Dewey's 24-Hour Readathon: April 18-19, 2026

HOURS 9-24

I read during Hours 9 and 10, then enjoyed dinner with my husband during Hour 11. I went back to reading during Hour 12, 13, and 14, and then I slept from Hour 15-22. I woke up early and I'm finishing the readathon during Hours 23 and 24. 

I finished two more books, for a total of nine books in all:

Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

Leyendas/Legends: 60 Latine People Who Changed the World by Mónica Mancillas

I did a Bingo blackout, with some squares marked off despite what others might regard as minimal effort. I only exercised for five minutes, for example, and, since it's storming outside, I only sat outside for five minutes. 

I ate some yogurt for breakfast and drank coffee. And that's the end of a lovely readathon.

HOURS 1-8

I've dived into books today, with very few interruptions. Happily, I've read:

Against Breaking: On the Power of Poetry by Ada Limón (Essay on poetry)

The Irish Goodbye: Micro-Memoirs by Beth Ann Fennelly (Memoir)

Lateral Thinking by Edward de Bono (Creativity; nonfiction)

Three Golden Keys by Peter Sís (Picture book)

I is for Immigrants by Selina Alko (Picture book)

When You Find the Right Rock by Mary Lyn Ray (Picture book)

Broken by X. Fang (Picture book)

I've enjoyed mixed nuts, Gardettos, M&Ms, a Heath bar, and Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream.

I took a thirty-minute nap. Yay! Back to reading.

PREP WORK

Snacks assembled.

Bingo card ready.

Ridiculously tall stack of books

prepared for possible reading.

SAVE THE DATE

Dewey and I go way back. Way, way back. 

I became a blogger in June of 2008, and I participated in my first readathon later that month. I read eight books, all BookCrossing books, and then I gave them away after the readathon. 

I participated every year, at least once a year, until 2021. I only participated one time, briefly, since then. 

I think this will be my 30th readathon!

I learned this morning that the next readathon is next weekend, April 18-19, 2026. Yay! We will start reading at 7 am Central Time April 18th, and end at 7 am April 19th. The goal is to try to read for twenty-four hours straight. 

I shall do Dewey's up big this year:

1. I will compile a stack of books to read for twenty-four hours (or as long as I can until I fall asleep). 

2. I will stock up on some fun snacks and drinks for the 'thon.

3. I will create a template on Canva to keep track of the books I read.

4. I will use one of the two Bingo boards posted on FB for Dewey.

5. I will have fun reading!

 

Some memorable readathons from the past:

My First Readathon...Readathon Lite...A Readathon with a New York, New York Theme...Readathon with a Sidekick, My 18-Month Old Granddaughter, Annie 

To inspire me:

So, what do you think?

Will you join in for the readathon this year?