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2021 Read-a-Thon #1: Team Rose
Good morning team! It's 0° right now in northern Colorado with snow predicted all weekend, so I expect to snuggle up with a book for most of it! I don't plan to walk the dogs in this so audiobook time will come while doing some chores and working on a puzzle.Feel free to go ahead and add a column with your name and the books you are planning to read this week.
How does your week look?
Hey Nancy and the rest of Team Rose!It's been snowing all week here in eastern England, which is unusual for us. It's only a few inches deep but I've seen lots of people sledging and building snowpeople.
I've had a look at the prompts and there are a couple I think I could help with:
- I'm currently reading Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and I'm expecting to have at least 100 pages left to read tomorrow, so we could use that towards "title contains the letter P" under the 4 books section
- I've just loaned All the Ways We Said Goodbye from my library and it has one person on the cover (1 book section)
- I've got Hamnet and Hag-Seed on my shelves and they are both connected to Shakespeare (2 book section)
I'll add them to the tracking tab, but I'm flexible with my plans so if someone else already had those prompts in mind then I'm happy to change books.
Hi, team!I have no idea what the weather will be like here. This week has been really warm, the air conditioner kicked on at work but the weather app is predicting snow Sunday.
The books I have planned this week The House in the Cerulean Sea (I just got the library book and have only listened to 30mins) , One by One ( I have around 10hours left of the audiobook) and Midnight Sun (the library copy just came in and I have not started it). I also have some books that I might finish but they have less than a 100 pages so they will just count towards the page count.
I added an edit for where I’m at in my books. They are all at or near the beginning.
I have a little over 2 hours left on Party of Two, so I'll make sure to leave 1.5 left and I'll get that done tomorrow for sure.I'm also about halfway through Half of a Yellow Sun, it's really good but a little slow going so I hope to hunker down and get through it by the end of the weekend.
The Worst Best Man is next up on Libby, and I have to read What's Mine and Yours for NetGalley, but other than that I'm pretty flexible on what I read this week.
Hi everyone! This is my first readathon - I'm excited!I'm in the middle of Bring Up the Bodies. Next up on Libby are The Yellow House and Deacon King Kong. I have a bunch of physical books I can choose from so will look at the prompts and decide!
Hello Team Rose!I'm currently reading the following and will have enough pages and hours left to start the Read-a-thon:
The Turn of the Key
Little Beach Street Bakery
The Poet X
The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
I'll enter on the planning tab where they might fit.
Happy to be reading with you!
Hey all,This is my first also my first readathon, so I'm really excited.
It looks like a cold, snowy week here in Northern Colorado, so I should be able to get a lot of reading done.
I'm also trying to broaden my reading this year, so I'm open to trying to cover any prompts if we are struggling.
Emma R. wrote: "Hey all,This is my first also my first readathon, so I'm really excited.
It looks like a cold, snowy week here in Northern Colorado, so I should be able to get a lot of reading done.
I'm also t..."
Hello from Fort Collins!
Hi team! It's 31 in central Tennessee today. My public library is closed for the next 4 weeks to replace some carpeting, but I have 22 books checked out, which I hope will keep me in reading materials. I'm listening to One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow and have about 15.5 hours left on it, so I'll probably leave the rest for the read-a-thon. Today, I've been transcribing documents for the LOC Douglass Day Mary Church Terrell transcrib-a-thon. In my former life as an academic librarian, she was one of our faculty's research areas, and I used to get Interlibrary Loans for her. Now I'm retired, and she's moved on to another university.
Nancy wrote: "Hello from Fort Collins!"Hello from Wellington!
What are you guys thinking about for Two books with "matching" covers (however you define that)?I have
and
with covers that feature large houses, and
and
which feature water. What are you all thinking?
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I added my book title to the blue bar and marked the spot with an X.During the last read-a-thon, we had the planned books on left side of the spreadsheet. Then once a book was finished we moved it over to the right. It seemed to help keep the planning tab organized. I will admit, I'm not sure how to do that though.
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I cannot think of any read-a-thon where we have actually switched prompts around even though we always discuss the option.Off topic, I really wish my spell check would stop changing read-a-thon to read-a-thin. Is there even such a thing as a read-a-thin?
The last time my team did it by person which is why I started it that way, but I like the books on the top instead. What do you all think of marking a book as in progress vs. done on the sheet? e.g. if I see that Aimee, e.g., is reading a book that fits a prompt already, I may change my next book to fill a different prompt.
I just realized that I have 102 pages left of Ross Poldark for some reason I thought I had 50. As of right now, I think it will count for a book with out romantic love but the main character just got married so I'm going to wait until I finish to know for sure. Otherwise, I think it just works for the P.
Nancy, I'm not really sure I understand your question/suggestion. The planning tab is for all books in progress or planned (some of them likely will not be read) and the tracking tab is for books once they are done. Do you mean maybe using one color to show that a book is done and a different color to show that it is currently being read?
I have Midnight Sun as a planned book but I'm not sure if I will actually finish this week so I wouldn't want the group to count on me finishing it. Especially if someone has a book they want to read that will work for the prompt I think it might work for.
Sorry I was in a meeting and only half paying attention to what I was writing. I meant books that are in progress vs those that aren't started yet, not done.
Hi all! I'm super excited to do this read a thon with you! I have added the books I'm currently in progress with along with the next book I plan on starting. I'm West of St Louis here. Tomorrow night I'll be in a hotel room mostly by myself so I plan on reading lots then. Let me know if you decide on any color coding and I will change my updates. I won't be on a computer much tomorrow but will definitely check in Sunday. You might not see too many updates from me tomorrow.
I think that makes sense and sounds like a good idea. So, on the planning tab maybe we could highlight our row light green if we are currently reading and are close/likely to finish soon. Yellow for probably going to read but it will likely take 3+ days to finish. Then maybe light pink for a possible book but won’t be finished until near the end of the read-a-thon. Then we can stick to the default gray for once a book is finished.This might be helpful for the teammates who are willing to read books for prompts that no has a planned book.
I just learned I have Monday off work so I'll be reading even more than expected! It's also snowing this weekend in Seattle, and I am recovering from knee surgery so I'm super unable to go anywhere or do anything. Hooray!
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Off topic, I really wish my spell check would stop changing read-a-thon t..."
😂 I hear ya. It really is a miracle that I’ve never accidentally posted a new topic for a read-a-thin event.
I did find out that a read-a-thin is a read-a-thon where you are only allowed to use books you own or have checked out from the library before the read-a-thon starts. I guess thinning down your shelves. I went ahead and added gray stripes on the planning tab. It was too hard for me to see which box to mark with everything being white.
Hello all from Australia! I'm currently reading Ultimate Resolve. I can't work out how to add more columns to the spreadshee to add it in.I'm listening to The Last Sister on audio.
Bec,It looks like someone added some more spots.
I really don't like the spreadsheet set up that way, I guess I didn't see anything wrong with names across the top and books in the slots, although it did make the multiple book options tricky if one person was reading several. I'll probably not use the planning tab and just add them to the finished tab when I'm done. Sorry.
On my past teams we always have one book per spot on the planning thread so I'm use to it working that way. I really like Nancy's idea though to know where people are at reading on their books especially with having so many planned books. Though, it is a bit hard to know where my books will actually fit until I read them.
Bec wrote: "Hello all from Australia! I'm currently reading Ultimate Resolve. I can't work out how to add more columns to the spreadshee to add it in.I'm listening to [book:The Last Sister|461..."
I finally got on my computer, I added your books to the spreadsheet.
Just finished reading A Spark of Light. I can't figure out where to put it? Except for the "p" in the title. Or the protagonists at different stages of life? Although I don't know which character I would pick as the protagonist.
Johanna wrote: "Just finished reading A Spark of Light. I can't figure out where to put it? Except for the "p" in the title. Or the protagonists at different stages of life? Although I don't know w..."We need four books for the "p" prompt so if it doesn't quite fit anywhere else then that seems a good place to put it. From the planning tab it looks like we will manage to find 3 others easily.
Jillian wrote: "I went ahead and added gray stripes on the planning tab. It was too hard for me to see which box to mark with everything being white."Thanks for that, it's helpful. I forget to do that in spreadsheets. I also added boxes around each grouping to make it easier to see if a prompt is part of the 1, 2, 3, or 4 category.
I see you put Spark of Light under no romantic love, I'm going to take Emily's idea and highlight that column so we know it's done. I'm trying to figure out if there's a way on the planning sheet to know that 1 of 3 is done for that one? We could add another column but I'm not sure I want to do that.
Nancy wrote: "Jillian wrote: "I went ahead and added gray stripes on the planning tab. It was too hard for me to see which box to mark with everything being white."Thanks for that, it's helpful. I forget to do..."
Maybe once, all the spots are filled in the tracking tab we can just highlight the row darker gray like you did for a completed book. So, if the planning tab is white or light gray there are still open spots.
I finished
Ross Poldark by Winston Graham 2/13/2021and put it in the prompt: Four books that make you feel "warm and fuzzy"
I finished Party of Two. Since we have a lot of other options for P in the title, I'm putting it in "two people on the cover" for now. It also works for matching covers, with The Worst Best Man, which I'm starting next.
I finished The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here and put it as the second book in "3 books in which a romantic love story is not features." So we need one more book for that prompt.What does the "Yes" mean in the last column?
Kathy wrote: "I finished The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here and put it as the second book in "3 books in which a romantic love story is not features." So we..."Great - I'm expecting to finish Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy tomorrow and that doesn't have a love story either, so I'll use it as the third book for that prompt.
Just finished The Rules Do Not Apply and put it in as one of the LGBTIA+ Books Featuring a Love Story, but it would fit a lot of other categories if need be!
Kathy wrote: "I finished The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here and put it as the second book in "3 books in which a romantic love story is not features." So we..."Not sure why the YES is there? BTW I moved your book to a different row instead of on the same row as A Spark of Light. I think it's supposed to be one book per row.
Found a copy of Sense and Sensibility with a ❤️ on the cover on my shelves. will read that next
I finished Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood and put it down as Coming of Age on the tracking sheet. Since there was only one book for this prompt, I put Yes in the Complete? column. Is this what we are doing?
Emily can you clarify the Complete? column? Do we mark it when a prompt is done, or when a group is done? e.g. do we need 3 books for a 3-book prompt, or just put Yes when each row is done?
Nancy, Emily will probably see your question sooner if you post it in FAQ thread.
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Also, when you're ready to use a Wild Card, you'll write Wild Card in the Complete column.
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Got it, thanks.I went through and added Yes for each row with a book in it, we have 6 completed.
I’m going to switch from reading Midnight Sun to Heartless since it is 200 pages shorter and has a heart on the cover.
Jillian wrote: "Bec wrote: "Hello all from Australia! I'm currently reading Ultimate Resolve. I can't work out how to add more columns to the spreadshee to add it in.I'm listening to [book:The Las..."
Thanks!
Around the Year in 52 Books
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This week, you will be working together to complete a series of prompts. While some prompts only require one single book, others will require 2 or 3 or 4!
Use your spreadsheet to track which prompts you've completed, as well as any Wild Cards you've earned. Please place only completed books on the Tracking tab, and use the Planning tab for planning purposes.
*Wild Cards: For every 1000 pages read or 15 hours of audio listened, you will earned one Wild Card, which can be used in the place of one book. Your spreadsheet will track how many Wild Cards you've earned and used.
MEMBERS:
Team Captain: Nancy
Aimee
Kathy
Johanna
Bec
Caitie
Jillian
Lois
Emma
Kim
THE PROMPTS:
Single Book Prompts
For those who are rocking it solo this Valentine's Day
A coming-of-age book
A book with themes related to hope, self-love, or self-respect
A book with an inspiring title or cover
A debut author
A book featuring an activity you consider "self care" (i.e. travel, pets, video games, reading, cooking, etc.)
A book about fresh starts
A travel book
A book where the character moves to a new home
A book with just one person on the cover
A book with the word "one" in the title (can include "someone", "no one", "everyone", etc)
2 Book Prompts
For those of us in love
Two books whose titles start with "L"
Two LGBTQIA+ books featuring a love story
A book written by a male and a book written by a female
Two books featuring elderly characters
Two books with "matching" covers (however you define that)
Two books with two people on the cover
Two books with hearts on the cover
Two books featuring the enemies-turned-lovers trope
Two YA rom-coms
Two books connected to Shakespeare
3 Book Prompts
Grab a friend and share a book
Three books featuring a theme of friendship
Three books that span more than 10 years
Three books in which a romantic love story is not featured
Three books featuring protagonists at different stages of life (one YA, one new parent, one elderly character, for example)
Three books that feature roommates who are not romantically involved
4 Book Prompts
We love our four-legged friends
Four books featuring characters who have pets
Four books that make you feel "warm and fuzzy"
Four books that have the letter "P" in the title
5 Book Prompts
We will be there at 5 for our Valentine's date
Five books related to food, cooking, restaurants, or culinary hobbies
Five books in which the main character goes on a date
Five books with flowers on the cover