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It's time to mark your calendars for our next quarterly read-a-thon! It will take place Friday Sept 8th at 12.01am and continue until Sunday September 10th at 11.59pm in your local time zone - 3 full days :)

Our goal in the last Read-a-thon of 34,500 pages was just passed, so this time it will be 35,000 pages :)

Don't forget our Challenge Guidelines here

Please post your interest here in this thread up until we begin the challenge - when the weekend is over the page numbers read will be tallied:)

If possible, check in at least once a day, more often if you want. Our cut off time for you to add your final totals with a NEW POST will be Monday evening 11th September AEST:)

Participants

Baz
Sally906
Brenda
Carolyn
Michael
Odette
Zoey
Sharon
Kylie
Leonie
Phrynne
Ace
Rosie
Jenny
Li'l Owl
Krystal
MaryG2E
Valerie
Renee
Noelene
Elias
Kerri
Jo
Marianne
Veronica
Suzanne
Diana
Jen
Nikk
MichelleG
Loren
Lyn
Helen
Susan
PattyMacDotComma
Row
Kerri_M
Jane
Sue
Samantha
Tracey Allen
Nicole
Kira
Dree
MinyHannah
Rosie (rosy_posy77)
Helen Simic
Karen
Melissa
Amanda
BenWolf23
Niamh
Bron
Chloe Hollis
Ellen
Katherine
Chloe
Steph
Nat
Deborah

Calenderised, diarised, ready for lock-down to commence.
I'm in :)

Excellent Baz - and ready to focus ;)

LOL @ Baz - you must have been poised to pounce :)

I will, of course, be partaking in the count :)

As will I ;)

I'll put my hand up but will have a competing event so my reading total will be modest.
My DH has a garden-athon organised that weekend to remove vegetation off our fenceline in preparation for new fences the following week, so I don't see me being able to sneak away to read too often!

Oh Carolyn - I know what I'd prefer to be doing!!! lol Perhaps you could listen to audiobooks while gardening?

Count me in please.

Count me in please :)

I'll be joining in. Can't wait :)

I'll be signing up too thanks Brenda. :) Can't wait! :)

I'll pop my hand up too, but with a warning that I'll be at a course all weekend, so my totals will probably be pretty dodgy.

I'm in of course:)

I'll participate too, looking forward to it. 35000, is that a new target? We will need Michelle's speed reading.

Yes a new target Ace :) We've been able to go up gradually every quarter :D

Count me in

Count me in!

I'm in too! Ready to unplug everything and everyone for my weekend with snacks and pajamies! Kitties are in but I might even send the dogs camping with their daddy for the weekend, too!! =o)

Pretty sure I'm working all weekend but I'd like to attempt a mini social-media ban so please count me in! See how much reading I can get done by cutting out Facebook!

Please count me in Brenda.

Krystal wrote: "Pretty sure I'm working all weekend but I'd like to attempt a mini social-media ban so please count me in! See how much reading I can get done by cutting out Facebook!"

That's a great idea!

Li'l Owl wrote: "I'm in too! Ready to unplug everything and everyone for my weekend with snacks and pajamies! Kitties are in but I might even send the dogs camping with their daddy for the weekend, too!! =o)"

Yay Owl, special snacks for intensive reading sessions - I like having savoury things I can just heat up in the oven or microwave, then cut into bite sized pieces. Cold food includes sandwiches cut into neat little triangles. I can snack along without needing to take my eyes off the pages for too long!

Brenda wrote: "Oh Carolyn - I know what I'd prefer to be doing!!! lol Perhaps you could listen to audiobooks while gardening?"

Good idea Brenda, but I think I'll need my ears to hear all the instructions sent my way! Will just have to work hard and get time off for good behaviour, and maybe some long tea breaks!

I'm in please :)

Carolyn wrote: "I'll put my hand up but will have a competing event so my reading total will be modest.
My DH has a garden-athon organised that weekend to remove vegetation off our fenceline in preparation for ne..."

Oh nuts, Carolyn! I don't suppose you could take a sickie?
(I'm still using my handy dandy Aussie dictionary!)

MaryG2E wrote: "Li'l Owl wrote: "I'm in too! Ready to unplug everything and everyone for my weekend with snacks and pajamies! Kitties are in but I might even send the dogs camping with their daddy for the weekend,..."

Finger foods are definitely required for this particular situation, Mary!! =o)

I'm in - so looking forward to it.

Carolyn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Oh Carolyn - I know what I'd prefer to be doing!!! lol Perhaps you could listen to audiobooks while gardening?"

Good idea Brenda, but I think I'll need my ears to hear all the instr..."

**Or long loo breaks;)**

Li'l Owl wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "I'll put my hand up but will have a competing event so my reading total will be modest.
My DH has a garden-athon organised that weekend to remove vegetation off our fenceline in pr..."

Well said Owl - that Aussie dictionary is seeing you right. Sickie is a well known word here ;)

I have a tight schedule that weekend but I am in. Probably will only be a few hundred pages

That's great Noelene - every little bit helps!

Li'l Owl wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "I'll put my hand up but will have a competing event so my reading total will be modest.
My DH has a garden-athon organised that weekend to remove vegetation off our fenceline in pr..."

Good use of the Aussie slang Owl! Unfortunately I think my hubby would guess I was faking if I stayed in bed all day reading a book instead of dealing with the jungle in the backyard (there's another one for your Aussie dictionary Owl)- but it does sound tempting! I could take up Brenda's suggestion and hide a book in the loo!

Haha! I think that's a good plan Carolyn ;)

I wasn't able to join the last one, but I'm sure I might be able to get some pages in this time.

That's great Elias :)

count me in

Carolyn wrote: "Li'l Owl wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "I'll put my hand up but will have a competing event so my reading total will be modest.
My DH has a garden-athon organised that weekend to remove vegetation off ou..."

LOL! I knew that dictionary would be useful!

I'm in!

I'm in !

I'm in. I read all formats now, overdrive, audio and paper. Must remind myself to keep an accurate count!

Suzanne wrote: "I'm in. I read all formats now, overdrive, audio and paper. Must remind myself to keep an accurate count!"
Me too Suzanne. This is my best friend for keeping tabs on my page counts vs percentage read.

I have a few things to do that weekend including making my Book Week costume but reading will be second to that so please add me to the list of participants.

You're all added guys! If I've missed anyone please let me know :)

Please add me

Ace wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I'm in. I read all formats now, overdrive, audio and paper. Must remind myself to keep an accurate count!"
Me too Suzanne. This is my best friend for keeping tabs on my page counts ..."

Thank you Ace - this is excellent!!

It's great to see so many joining in again :)

I am in - my daughter is with my parents that weekend so I will have time to read 😀

Count me in :)