The Readathon Calendar Returns

We're back, and submissions for 2026 readathons are open! To add a readathon to the calendar, please fill out this form.

There are several ways that you can stay up-to-date on all the upcoming readathons:

1. Readathon Calendar page

Be sure to bookmark the Readathon Calendar page so you can easily reference the calendar and list!

2. Teamup Notifications

If you create a Teamup account, you can turn on email notifications so you don't miss any updates to the calendar. Head to Preferences > Change Notifications > Email Notifications and toggle the Active button. I'd also recommend switching the frequency to Daily Summary.

3. Google Calendar

I've exported the calender to Google Calendar, if you'd prefer to add it to your Google account and check for updates there. It just won't be colour-coded by readathon length.

4. Social Media

We're also across social media so we can reshare announcements, updates and news from the readathon creators to your feed. You can follow us on:

PONDATHON SIGN UP | Meet Pip

I'm sure you all know that I love readathons... and if not then hi, I'm Caz and I love participating in readathons. I try to join them every opportunity I can and I am so excited about the Pondathon, which is now underway!

What is the Pondathon?

The Pondathon is a co-operative and story-driven readathon hosted and run by CW from The Quiet Pond. The aim of the Pondathon is to read books and collect points to protect the friends over at The Quiet Pond from the encroaching malevolent forces that threaten our friends in the forest.

The Starless Sea | Review

When I first heard that Erin Morgenstern was releasing a new book, I knew I needed it in my life. And it certainly did not disappoint!

See below for my review and a giveaway for a SIGNED hardcover edition of The Starless Sea thanks to the folks at Penguin Random House Australia!

GIVEAWAY | The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier

I’m so excited to be a part of The Harp of Kings blog tour! Excitingly for you, I have one copy of the book to give away thanks to Pan Macmillan Australia.

GIVEAWAY | Faecrate DarkDawn Hangover Recovery Kit

Thanks to the amazing Faecrate crew I am offering one Darkdawn Hangover Recovery Kit (Book Included)! They have put together an amazing box for all you Nevernight fanatics, it's not one you'll want to miss out on.

The box will include a bunch of awesome goodies, but here is what has been announced/confirmed so far for the Book Included box:

🗡All copies of Darkdawn will be SIGNED and include a letter from the author

🗡A booklet included that has DELETED SCENES by Jay himself!

🗡A Mia Corvere Plushie (see below for the reveal!)

🗡 A FULL DUST JACKET SET for the entire series designed by none other than @nanfe1789

Graphic made by the amazing @lkdesign.studio

November Readathons

It's time to start preparing for next month's readathons! Here is a list of readathons happening in November, with further information about challenges/themes.

Be sure to check back here in case this post is updated with more/new readathons!

For the complete readathon calendar for 2018, visit this page.



Hallowreadathon is an annual readathon bringing together readers who want to spend their Halloween with their nose in a book.

31 October - 1 November

Challenges:
Read a book with a magic world
Read a book with green on the cover
Read two books

ANNOUNCEMENT

Meet the Characters: Strange the Dreamer

The Strange the Dreamer duology is filled with a myriad of wonderful, strange and fascinating characters whose lives are interwoven in complex and surprising ways. If you haven't had the pleasure of meeting them yet, then I hope you enjoy this short introduction to just a handful of the characters you will meet - and this is just a taste, you'll have to read the books to really get to know them!

The amazing character art below is stunning! I believe they were all designed by Lesya of BlackBirdInk, go and check out the rest of their work here!

LAZLO STRANGE aka Strange the Dreamer

I like to call Lazlo the 'loveable librarian'. He is a curious soul, filled with so much wonder and amazement. He loves stories and, most of all, wants to unravel the mysteries of the mythical city of Weep.

SARAI aka The Muse of Nightmares

Sarai... sweet, sweet, Sarai. She is compassionate and full of love and longing. Sarai is loyal, but she also stands by what she believes.

Cover Reveal | WE THREE HEROES by Lynette Noni

Happy Friday, lovely readers!

I have something extremely exciting to share with you today, and I have been drooling over it ever since I saw it.

You may know that I have been reading (and loving) the books from The Medoran Chronicles by Lynette Noni as they have been released, and one of my favourite things about this series are the characters. And whilst I would love to talk about which characters I love and why (*ahem* mainly Nyx), that's not the extremely exciting something I'm sharing today - though it is somewhat related!

Later this year, Pantera Press is releasing We Three Heroes, a collection of three novellas set in Medora. Each story will follow one of Alex Jenning's (the MC of the series) best friends: D.C., Jordan, and Bear. Oh yeah, it is their time to shine!

Until now, We Three Heroes hasn't had a cover... are you ready to see what it looks like?

🥁 🥁 🥁

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April Readathon Guide

It's time to start preparing for next month's readathons! Here is a list of readathons happening in April, with further information about challenges/themes.

Be sure to check back here in case this post is updated with more/new readathons!

For the complete readathon calendar for 2018, visit this page.



SuperheroAThon is, you guessed it, based on superheroes!

25 March - 8 April

Challenges:
Iron Man - an oldie but a goodie
Captain America - a book that represents your country
Captain marvel - a new release that has grabbed your attention
Ant-Man - a tiny book that packs a punch
Hulk Smash! - an intimidating book on your TBR that you want to smash out
Black Panther - a book with a POC main character
Thor - a book set in a different world

ANNOUNCEMENT

BIBLIOTHERAPY || #NowWeRise

I am thrilled to be a part of the #NowWeRise blog tour, to celebrate the release of CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE by Tomi Adayemi!

For this video, I drew inspiration from the maji Healers of the Iwosan clan, to bring you some books that heal/cure your (not-so-bookish) ailments

Welcome to today's Bibliotherapy session...

March Readathon Guide

It's time to start preparing for next month's readathons! Here is a list of readathons happening in March, with further information about challenges/themes.

Be sure to check back here in case this post is updated with more/new readathons!

For the complete readathon calendar for 2018, visit this page.

The Irish Readathon focuses on reading books with Irish authors, stories, publishers, etc. readathon aims to encourage people to read books written by Irish authors and celebrate the brilliant literary past and present of the country.

1-31 March

Challenges:
A book by an Irish author published in the last 10 years
An Irish classic (or modern classic)
A book by a female Irish author
A book based or focused on an event in Irish history

ANNOUNCEMENT

#TheReadingQuest | WEEK THREE UPDATE

I can't believe we only have one week left! Let's see how I've done so far...

Huge thanks to Aentee of Read at Midnight, the genius mind behind this reading challenge, and CW of Read, Think, Ponder, for the incredible character art.

PAGES READ: 2925

BOOKS STARED: 8

BOOKS COMPLETED: 7

CHARACTER QUESTS COMPLETED: 0

SIDE QUESTS COMPLETED: 3

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CURRENTLY READING

TO BE READ

ROGUE PATH

• A BANNED BOOK: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol
• A BOOK COVER WITH A PARTIALLY OBSCURED FACE: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
• A BOOK WITH <500 RATINGS ON GOODREADS: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
• A BOOK PUBLISHED BY A SMALL PRESS: Graevale by Lynette Noni
• A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE: Moonrise by Sarah Crossan

MAGE PATH

• A BOOK THAT CONTAINS MAGIC: Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser
• A BOOK BASED ON MYTHOLOGY: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
• A BOOK SET IN A DIFFERENT WORLD: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
• THE FIRST BOOK IN A SERIES: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

SIDE QUESTS

• POTIONS: Because You Love to Hate Me anthology edited by Ameriie
• MULTIPLAYER: TBD
• GRIND: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee
• TIME WARP: The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley
• OPEN WORLD: Northern Lights by Phillip Pullman
• RESPAWN: TBD
• EXPANSION: Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
• MINI-GAME: Fullmetal Alchemist 3-in-1 Volumes 19-21 by Hiromu Arakawa
• ANIMAL COMPANION: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

#TheReadingQuest | WEEK TWO UPDATE

We are halfway through #TheReadingQuest! Let's see how I'm doing...

Huge thanks to Aentee of Read at Midnight, the genius mind behind this reading challenge, and CW of Read, Think, Ponder, for the incredible character art.

PAGES READ: 2085

BOOKS STARED: 6

BOOKS COMPLETED: 4

CHARACTER QUESTS COMPLETED: 0

SIDE QUESTS COMPLETED: 2

READ

CURRENTLY READING

TO BE READ

ROGUE PATH

• A BANNED BOOK: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol
• A BOOK COVER WITH A PARTIALLY OBSCURED FACE: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
• A BOOK WITH <500 RATINGS ON GOODREADS: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
• A BOOK PUBLISHED BY A SMALL PRESS: Graevale by Lynette Noni
• A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE: Moonrise by Sarah Crossan

MAGE PATH

• A BOOK THAT CONTAINS MAGIC: Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser
• A BOOK BASED ON MYTHOLOGY: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
• A BOOK SET IN A DIFFERENT WORLD: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
• THE FIRST BOOK IN A SERIES: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

SIDE QUESTS

• POTIONS: Because You Love to Hate Me anthology edited by Ameriie
• MULTIPLAYER: TBD
• GRIND: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee
• TIME WARP: The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley
• OPEN WORLD: TBD 
• RESPAWN: TBD
• EXPANSION: Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
• MINI-GAME: Fullmetal Alchemist 3-in-1 Volumes 19-21 by Hiromu Arakawa
• ANIMAL COMPANION: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

#TheReadingQuest | WEEK ONE UPDATE

We are a week into #TheReadingQuest! I began my journey along the ROGUE path, and this is how I've done after one week.

Huge thanks to Aentee of Read at Midnight, the genius mind behind this reading challenge, and CW of Read, Think, Ponder, for the incredible character art.

PAGES READ: 745

BOOKS STARED: 2

BOOKS COMPLETED: 1

CHARACTER QUESTS COMPLETED: 0

SIDE QUESTS COMPLETED: 0

READ

CURRENTLY READING

TO BE READ

ROGUE PATH

• A BANNED BOOK: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol
• or The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• A BOOK COVER WITH A PARTIALLY OBSCURED FACE: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
• A BOOK WITH <500 RATINGS ON GOODREADS: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
• A BOOK PUBLISHED BY A SMALL PRESS: Graevale by Lynette Noni
• A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE: Moonrise by Sarah Crossan

MAGE PATH

• A BOOK THAT CONTAINS MAGIC: Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser
• A BOOK BASED ON MYTHOLOGY: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
• A BOOK SET IN A DIFFERENT WORLD: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
• THE FIRST BOOK IN A SERIES: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

SIDE QUESTS

• POTIONS: Because You Love to Hate Me anthology edited by Ameriie
• MULTIPLAYER: TBD
• GRIND: Fullmetal Alchemist 3-in-1 Volumes 19-21 by Hiromu Arakawa
• TIME WARP: The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley
• OPEN WORLD: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee
• RESPAWN: TBD
• EXPANSION: Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
• MINI-GAME: My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris
• ANIMAL COMPANION: TBD

#TheReadingQuest | TBR

When I first saw Aentee of Read at Midnight reveal that she was working on a video-game-quest-inspired reading adventure game (woo, mouthful), I knew I had to participate. For all of the details of #TheReadingQuest, be sure to take a look at this signup post.

#TheReadingQuest runs from August 13th - September 10th. I will be posting weekly updates on the blog, and (hopefully) vlogging the whole time so I can post a video wrap up after it has finished.

I will be embarking on the ROGUE path: These adventurers have absolute mastery over stealth and speed, and they slip in and out of the quest through the Fifth Across path. They celebrate underappreciated books and half-forgotten stories.

(Also, how amazing is the character art, courtesy of CW of Read, Think, Ponder!?)

I will be starting at the bottom right corner of the board and working on all of the 5 boxes along the bottom. If I complete all of these, I can then continue along the Mage's path. I can also choose to do any of the side quests (middle boxes) at any time.

Below is a tentative TBR of the books I hope to read for the Rogue path, as well as some book options should I choose to do any side quests or continue along the Mage path.

ROGUE PATH

• A BANNED BOOK: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol
• or The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• A BOOK COVER WITH A PARTIALLY OBSCURED FACE: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
• A BOOK WITH <500 RATINGS ON GOODREADS: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
• A BOOK PUBLISHED BY A SMALL PRESS: Graevale by Lynette Noni
• A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE: Moonrise by Sarah Crossan

MAGE PATH

• A BOOK THAT CONTAINS MAGIC: Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser
• A BOOK BASED ON MYTHOLOGY: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
• A BOOK SET IN A DIFFERENT WORLD: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
• THE FIRST BOOK IN A SERIES: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

SIDE QUESTS

• POTIONS: Because You Love to Hate Me anthology edited by Ameriie
• MULTIPLAYER: TBD
• GRIND: Fullmetal Alchemist 3-in-1 Volumes 19-21 by Hiromu Arakawa
• TIME WARP: TBD
• OPEN WORLD: TBD
• RESPAWN: TBD
• EXPANSION: Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
• MINI-GAME: My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris
• ANIMAL COMPANION: TBD

Will you be participating? Share your blog posts below!

Exclusive High Tea Competition

I am back with ANOTHER exciting giveaway for a double pass to meet Wanda Wiltshire, author of the Betrothed series! To celebrate the release of Telophy, the fourth book in the series, Wanda will be in Sydney for an exclusive high tea event. Wanda will also be the guest author at the Dymocks YA Book Meet on Saturday July 1st from 1:30pm-3:30pm.

All you have to do is enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below. A winner will be chosen on June 23rd.

Event details:

• Saturday July 1st 2017
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm
• Sydney location
• All ages event
• Meet the author over a delicate faery cake or two

The prize is entry for you and a friend/guardian to the event. You are responsible for transporting yourself to and from the venue. 

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Medoran Chronicles Meet & Greet Competition

I have some really exciting news and a giveaway to share with you today! For those of you that live near Sydney and would like the opportunity to meet Lynette Noni for an exclusive 'The Chosen One' event, I am giving away ONE double pass for you and a friend!

All you have to do is enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below. A winner will be chosen and emailed the super secret location on March 28th.

Event details:

• Saturday April 1st 2017
• 10:00am - 11:00am
• Secret location will be near Museum Station, Sydney
• All ages event
• Food and beverage available to purchase at venue

The prize is entry for you and a friend/guardian to the event. You are responsible for transporting yourself to and from the venue. 

(You may also receive a Dillyberry Juice or two).

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The Chosen One | Draekora Cover Reveal Competition

In anticipation of the third book of the Medoran Chronicles, Draekora by Lynette Noni, the publisher is hosting a cover reveal competition! I am so excited to share this with you, and would urge all Akarnae fans to enter, because this is such a special opportunity. I wish I could enter myself, but I will actually be one of the judges for the competition, so I look forward to seeing all of the entries!

The winner will receive the following prizes:

• honour of revealing the cover of Draekora on their blog/channel/social media, internationally
• the first SIGNED ARC copy of the book
• signed copies of Akarnae, Raelia &Draekora to give away on their blog/channel/social media to a lucky reader
• the chance to interview Lynette Noni at Melbourne or Brisbane Supanova 2017

There will also be 49 runner-up prizes, where you could win a SIGNED ARC copy of Draekora. These are the only physical review copies of the book being sent out, so if you want to get your hands on them, this is your chance.

For details on how to enter, and what your entry needs to include, take a look at the competition page HERE. You will need to submit your entry by 12noon AEST September 30th.

SIGNED ARC GIVEAWAY | Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

I am giving away a signed advanced reader copy of Nevernight by Jay Kristoff! The book is set to release on August 6th, and is an incredible book about assassins, shadows that talk and move and a kick ass main character who is out for revenge. This has fast become one of my favourite books of the year and I want to share my love of this book with you all.

Before entering I have a couple of things to bring to your attention:
- This is open INTERNATIONALLY
- You must be 18+ to enter, or 13+ with permission from your parents as I will need your mailing address to send you the book.

That's about it. Enter away!



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#TomeTopple Read-a-thon | TBR

This is a little belated, but I am participating in the #TomeTopple, created by Sam from Thoughts on Tomes! This readathon runs from June 5th to June 19th, and is all about reading big books (those with 500+ pages). 

This readathon has a few reading challenges you may wish to complete:

• Read more than one tome (500+ pages)
• Take a graphic novel break (doesn't need to be over 500 pages)
• Read a tome that is part of a series
• Read over 500 pages in one week
• Read an adult novel

One of my reading goals for the year is to read some large books. Especially when I'm at university, I'm bogged down with readings for class and have very little time to read for pleasure, if at all. Because of this, I tend to read shorter books. The big books are a little daunting. So this readathon is perfect for ticking some of those unread books off my list. I do have a couple of books that aren't considered tomes, but I need to finish them for a uni assessment during the readathon. 

TBR

• All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (531 pages)
• Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 1-3 by Hiromu Arakawa (576 pages)
• Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (659 pages)
• A Clash of Kings (761 pages)
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margeret Atwood (324 pages)
• The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wood (352 pages)

It's a fairly ambitious list, I'll admit, but a couple of the tomes shouldn't take too long to read. Fullmetal Alchemist is a graphic novel and Gemina is... an interesting book. Since it plays with form and isn't set out like your typical novel, it's a surprisingly fast read for it's size.

I wish you all the best of luck with your reading over the next 2 weeks! Happy reading :)