sunday salon: Read-a-thon

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It's time for Dewey's Read-a-thon again! The spring read-a-thon will be Saturday, April 10. It begins at 8 a.m. Eastern time. For all of the details, visit the read-a-thon's blog and sign up!

I had a lot of fun with my first read-a-thon in October, and I'm looking forward to participating again. I won't be reading most of the day this time, however, as the read-a-thon is the same day as the Empire State Book Festival.
It's the first ever Empire State Book Festival, and I'm thrilled to have such a fantastic collection of authors and events right here in Albany. The festival will be 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., but I'll try to read a little before I go and read until I fall asleep when I get home.

Have you done the read-a-thon before? Are you doing it this spring? Are you going to the Empire State Book Festival?

Comments

  1. AnonymousMarch 28, 2010 at 7:17 PM

    The Book Festival sounds like fun...I love the logo.

    I'll be cheering (as usual) during the readathon. Cheerleading is a bit addicting...I have yet to tear myself away and actually participate as a reader.

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  2. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzMarch 28, 2010 at 7:59 PM

    I'll be doing the Readathon my way...Readathon Lite, I call it.

    I'm hosting a giveaway on my Sunday Salon post today. I plan to give away two $10 gift cards to Amazon on Easter Sunday. I hope you will stop by and sign up!

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  3. AmusedMarch 28, 2010 at 8:28 PM

    This is my first year participating in the Read-a-thon so I am pretty excited :)

    Have fun at the Book Festival!

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  4. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaMarch 28, 2010 at 8:50 PM

    Have fun; I'll probably be just cheering you along :)

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  5. Marie CloutierMarch 31, 2010 at 8:09 AM

    The Book Festival sounds awesome! :-)

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  6. AnonymousApril 4, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    I won't be able to participate in the read-a-thon this time unfortunately. Have fun at the book festival--I am envious!

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  7. Charles SalzbergApril 12, 2010 at 10:08 PM

    I was one of the authors at the Book Fair, and I was incredibly impressed by the organization, the panels, and most of all by the people who attended the event, obviously all of them book lovers.

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  8. Charles SalzbergApril 12, 2010 at 10:08 PM

    I was one of the authors at the Book Fair, and I was incredibly impressed by the organization, the panels, and most of all by the people who attended the event, obviously all of them book lovers.

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