ONE - START HERE - 2015 - Readathon Three Date: June 6th, 2015 - 8AM to Noon - Check-In - CHECKPOINT ONE - FIRST CHECK IN

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

2015 - Readathon Three Date: June 6th, 2015 - 8AM to NOON - Check-In - THIS IS CHECK-IN ONE

Please let us know who is reading during these this period of time.

Let us know the following:

Name of Book and Author or books and authors:

Genre or genres:

Number of Pages Read - Start Page and Finish Page for this four hour period.

Don't forget the proper citation - just do the best you can and we will assist you.

How much time did you read during this block of time:

Also, your location in the world and timezone

Did you complete any books during this time frame and what were they?

So for example:

The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott
by Paul Scott - Genre: Historical Fiction - pages start 1 - finish 80

If you finished a book - let us know that too and make sure to get it added to your readathon shelf so you can get credit for it. If it is added properly it will show up on your shelf. You have to make sure to have selected a readathon shelf and when you are done with the first book for your readathon - make sure to add the completed date and that the book is read versus currently reading.

It will show up on your shelf if you have done this properly.

Remember wherever you are you can participate in the readathon.

And if you only have one hour or four hours or plan to do this for the entire 24 hour period taking of course breaks for eating and sleeping - you can join for however long you want to read. We want to keep track of the books completed, the books started, the books in progress, the number of pages read by all, and the different genres. Great fun and this is only the second readathon - we will use the same readathon challenge for all of them so you can see your readathon shelves grow.

Additionally these books that you complete on the readathon can be added to other shelves for the Japan or India challenge or the 2015 50 Books Challenge or the goodreads yearly challenge - the sky is the limit. Any genre is welcome.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Remember folks this is the check in for anybody reading during the hours of 8AM until Noon on June 6th, 2015 (wherever in the world you are - use your time zone). If you want to get credit for any reading done during these four hours you must check in on this thread - Checkpoint 1. But for the check in to count - you must post between the hours of 8AM to Noon on June 6th in the time zone that you are in. This is the Checkpoint for those hours on June 6th. To get credit for these hours this is the thread you must post on

REMEMBER AT LEAST ONE CHECK-IN MUST REFLECT THE FOLLOWING TO BE COUNTED IN THE READATHON AND OF COURSE YOU MUST CHECK-OUT AT THE END.

Make sure to answer the following:

Name of Book and Author or books and authors:

Genre or genres:

Number of Pages Read - Start Page and Finish Page for this four hour period.

Don't forget the proper citation - just do the best you can and we will assist you.

How much time did you read during this block of time:

Did you complete any books during this time frame and what were they?

Also, your location in the world and timezone

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Folks everytime we do this we always find folks who want to participate but fail to join and set up their shelves properly so that they can get full credit:

You must join!

Very important:

How To Join In: - Go here first: https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...
Click on the title at the top - The HBC Readathons. Please then join by simply signing in at the bottom and say how many books you plan to read for one or more of the readathon dates - there will be six readathon dates throughout the year; then create your own personal shelf to add the books which you would like to tackle during one readathon or more readathons. That is all there is to it and goodreads will keep track. Become your own marathoner in reading books on the readathon dates and we will keep track of your progress in terms of titles of books, number of books, number of pages, and different genres. Give it a whirl and see how much reading you can get done and take a stab at that big "to be read" pile of books that we all have.

Note: Don't forget to set up your shelf first and then add the name of that shelf here when setting up the challenge for your readathon.

And here are some links to the Readathon folder which will be updated:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Samanta]

Good morning! Croatia checking-in.

I am continuing with:

Zagrebačke starine (In English: The antiquities of Zagreb) - Genre - History, geography, architecture - read from page 80 - page 144 - time spent reading: 3 hours - book not yet completed

by Mirko Marković (no photo)

Location: Croatia, CEST

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Good morning Croatia. Glad to have you with us Samanta.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Folks in the UK - you should have been starting about an hour ago - but plenty of time.

Any folks in Asia, South America, Africa participating? Other parts of Europe?

Portugal it is 9:10AM so you should be out of the gate too.

Kickoff for Eastern Standard Time folks (NYC) in another four hours.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Samanta make sure to answer all of these questions on each of the check - ins:

Make sure to answer the following:

Name of Book and Author or books and authors: - you have done that

Genre or genres: you have done that

Number of Pages Read - Start Page and Finish Page for this four hour period. (make sure to fill in your template before you move on to checkpoint two)

Don't forget the proper citation - just do the best you can and we will assist you. (citation fine)

How much time did you read during this block of time: (don't forget to fill in the ? marks)

Did you complete any books during this time frame and what were they?
(don't forget to fill in the question marks)

Also, your location in the world and timezone (done)

When you finish the above - you can proceed to Check-in Two - Checkpoint Two in about 40 minutes when it is Noon in Croatia.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...--

[Samanta]

Done! I'm going to get some lunch now and then continue.

[Karen]

Checking in
by Craig Johnson

Genre or genres: Mystery
Start page: 1 -
End page for this checkpoint:112
Total pages read:112
Total hours read: 3
Time frame: 8:00 - 12:00
Books complete: 0
Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania, EST

[G]

. By David Baldacci
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Start page (kindle) p264.
End page for this checkpoint: 304
Total pages read: 40
Total hours read: 1:15
Time Frame 8:00-12:00
Books Complete: 0
Location: Long Island, New York, EST

[Francie]

Hi, all. Checking in:

The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944

by Rick Atkinson
Genre: WWII History
Start page - 573 to End page for check-in - 589

Eisenhower in War and Peace

by Jean Edward Smith
Genre: Biography
Start page - 231 to Finish page - 250

Number of pages read: 37
Time read during this checkpoint: 2.5 hours
Completion of book during this check-in: Yes
Name of book completed: by Rick Atkinson
Location: Middle Georgia, USA, EST

[Douglass, HBC Admin/TL - Economics/Finance]

Checking in:

by John Knowles

Genre: Fiction
Start page: 159 to Finish page: 204
Total pages read: 45
Total time read: 2 hours
Books completed: 1
Location: Indiana, USA, EST

[Kathy]

Morning all! A late sleeper checking in:

by Joseph J. Ellis
Genre: History
Start Page: 214 to Finish. Now reading by David Mitchell
Total Pages Read: 32
Total Time Read: 1.5 hrs.
Books Completed: 1
Location: Toccoa, GA, USA. Poolside -- going up to 90 today -- perfect day for a readathon!

[Katie]

Good morning, everyone!

by Ann Leckie

Genre or genres: Science Fiction
Start page: 309
End page for this checkpoint: 354
Total pages read: 45
Total hours read: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Time frame: 8:00 - 12:00
Books complete: 1!
Location: St. Louis, MO

[Nita]

Hi Everybody!


The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan

Genre/genres: Fiction and Nonfiction
Start page: ix
End page for this checkpoint:
Total pages read:
Total hours read:
Time frame: 8:00 AM - 12:00 noon
Books complete: 0
Location: Lynchburg, VA

[Michael]

by John Keegan

Genre or genres: History (WWII)
Start Page:1
Finish Page for this checkpoint:34
Total Pages Read: 34
How much time did you read during this block of time:3 hrs
Location: Alberta, Canada Mountain Time Zone
Books Complete: 0
What were they?

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Checking In - Bentley here - Will update and make final before Noon Eastern Standard Time

Bentley here doing the initial check -in and registration:

Book and Author being read for June 6th Readathon:

Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff

Citation:

by Stacy Schiff

Genre: Historical Fiction

Start Chapter Fifteen (audible) - Chapter Nine in book - start - End Page for Check In - 109

Number of Pages Read - ? Chapter Nine

Time Read or Listening to a book during this checkpoint -30 minutes - doing admin work

Completion of Book during this Check In: no

Name of Book Completed -none

Location: Metro NYC - Eastern Standard Time

[M]

Good morning! Vancouver Canada checking in.

by Kate Mosse

Genre or genres: Historical fiction
Start page: 327
End page for this checkpoint: 598
Total pages read: 271
Total hours read: 3.5
Time frame: 8:00 - 12:00
Books complete: 0
Location: Vancouver, Canada; pacific time

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Samanta wrote: "Done! I'm going to get some lunch now and then continue."

I hope you enjoyed your lunch.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Karen wrote: "Checking in
by Craig Johnson

Genre or genres: Mystery
Start page: 1 -
End page for this checkpoint:
Total..."

Karen, you are in good shape - just complete everything by Noon and then you can proceed at Noon to Check In - checkpoint Two

[Helga]

Checking in
by Sonia Kaplan no photo
Genre Biography/memoir
Pages read 1-75
Amount of time read 2.5 hours
Location Columbia, SC EST
No completed books

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

G wrote: ". By David Baldacci
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Start page (kindle) p264."

G - good start but follow the template for Check-IN checkpoints 1 through 6 (look at message or how Karen did it in message 9 - you put in as much information as you can now and then add the rest at Noon.

After you complete the info here then you will be able to proceed to Checkpoint Two

[Teri]

Checking in:
by Ashton Lee (no photo)

Genre: Southern Fiction
Page start: 53
Page finish: 63
Pages read: 10
Total pages read: 10
Total time read: 20 mins
Books completed: 0
Location: San Antonio, Tx, central time zone

[Nancy]

Name of Book and Author or books and authors:

by Eça de Queirós

Genre or genres: European Literature

Number of Pages Read - Start Page and Finish Page for this four hour period. Start Page 330

Also, your location in the world and timezone: near Seattle, Washington, USA Pacific Daylight Time

Finish Page for this four hour period: 434

Number of pages read: 104

How much time did you read during this block of time: 2 hours 30 minutes

Did you complete any books during this time frame and what were they? No

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Checking in - now checking out.

by Gore Vidal
Genre: Historical fiction
Start page: 430 to Finish page: 492
Total pages read: 62
Total time read: 100 minutes
Books completed: 0
Location: California, USA, PDT

[Glynn]

Checking in.
Erik Larson

Genre or genres: History
Start page: 209
End page for this checkpoint: 242
Total pages read: 32
Total hours read: 1
Time frame: 8:00 - 12:00
Books complete: 0
Location: Central Florida, EST

[Karen]

Checking out, please see message 9

[Nita]

The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan

Genre/genres: Fiction and Nonfiction

Start page: ix
End page for this checkpoint: 165
Total pages read: 41
Total hours read: 1/2
Time frame: 8:00 AM - 12:00 noon
Books complete: 0
Location: Lynchburg, VA

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Nita, make sure to add the citation for the book and author as well as your timezone.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Glynn wrote: "Checking in.
Erik Larson

Genre or genres: History
Start page: 209
End page for thi..."

Good Glynn

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Vicki wrote: "Checking in.

by Gore Vidal
Genre: Historical fiction
Start page: 430 to Finish page:
Total pages read:
Total time read:
Books com..."

Good Vicki - just fill in the blanks before the end of the time segment and then go on to the next checkpoint

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Nancy wrote: "Name of Book and Author or books and authors:

by Eça de Queirós

(Reading a different edition, translation into E..."

Good Nancy - just fill in the blanks before the end of the time segment and then go on to the next check point at the right time.

[Jill]

Checking in.

by Julia Fox

Genre: British history/monarchy
Start page: 153
End page: 197
Total pages read: 44
Total hours read: 1 hour
Time frame: 10:30 - 11:30 am
Books completed: 0
Location: West Virginia, USA, EDT

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Teri wrote: "Checking in:
by Ashton Lee (no photo)

Genre: Southern Fiction
Page start: 53
Page finish:
Pages read
Total pages read:
Total time read:
..."

Teri good job - just fill in the blanks later on

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

G wrote: ". By David Baldacci
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Start page (kindle) p264.
Total pages read: 40
Total time read: 1;15
Loca..."

G always add the timezone too for those folks from around the world

So yours would be New York, Eastern Standard Time

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Francie wrote: "Hi, all. Checking in:

The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944

by [a..."

Francie good job

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Helga wrote: "Checking in
[bookcover:My Endless War. . .and My Shattered Dreams: My Survival of the Holocaust and the Recollection of My Unforgettable Memories of My Life Before World War II, My Life During the ..."

Helga good job - welcome back

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

M wrote: "Good morning! Vancouver Canada checking in.

by Kate Mosse

Genre or genres: Historical fiction
Start page: 327
End page for t..."

M - good job

[G]

Bentley wrote: "G wrote: ". By David Baldacci
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Start page (kindle) p264."

G - good start but follow the templ..."

Thanks, Bentley. I hope this is okay.

[Michael]

Checkout edited msg 16

[Nancy]

Checkout edited Message 24

[Marc]

Checking in.

by Erik Larson


Genre: History
Start page: 88
End page: 170
Total pages read: 82
Total hours read: 1.5 hours
Time frame: 10:00 - 11:30 am
Books completed: 0
Location: Golden CO USA MST

[Rosalinda]

Checking in:

by Karen Abbott
Genre: Non-fiction/crime/ Chicago history
Start page: 60
End page:
Books completed:

Total pages read:
Total hours read:
Time frame:
Time zone: MST

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Marc and Rosa -

good job Marc

Rosa you have to join - it is very easy - all 72 folks did it.

[Rosalinda]

This happened to me last time -- may be my phone --appreciate all your help!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

You should go to a computer to do this.

[Ebb]

The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood
by Alex Marwood

Genre: Fiction
Pages: start: pg.81 finish: pg.92 (11 pages)
Time Frame: 8:15-8:30 and 11:10-11:15
Total time: 20 minutes
Location: Orlando, Florida (EST)
Status: book not completed