MY READER'S BLOCK: Yuletide Spirit Reading Challenge & Readathon

SCAM artist alert

Apparently there is someone calling himself "Luigi Calloway" out there who is claiming to be associated with the Mount TBR Reading Challenge. He is contacting authors and telling them if they pay him, then their books will be used for the challenge. It's possible he's also telling people they must pay to participate in any way. Please know that there is absolutely no charge associated in any way with this reading challenge and that this person does NOT represent me or anything associated with my blog. I DO NOT endorse anything that he claims.There will NEVER be a reason for anyone to have to pay for participation in any way for any of my challenges. If only people who exert this much time and effort on scamming people would put it into something worthwhile....like reading their own books! A message to Luigi: Please cease and desist contacting authors (or anyone) in my name or claiming to represent this reading challenge. You absolutely DO NOT.

Monday, November 21, 2022

Yuletide Spirit Reading Challenge & Readathon

Michelle at Seasons of Reading is once again sponsoring her holiday challenge & readathon. The rechristened Yuletide Spirit Reading Challenge & Readathon. In short, the challenge runs from November 21, 2022 through January 6, 2023. The books read for the challenge must be Christmassy in nature--novels, short story collections, books of poems, etc. Readathon books need not all be holiday-oriented.

Three ways to participate:

1. Challenge: Pick a level
      ~Candy Cane: read 1 book
      ~Mistletoe: read 2-4 books
      ~Christmas Tree: read 5-6 books (this is the fanatic level...LOL!)

2. Readathon: read as much (or as little as you want)

3. Participate in both!

Additional levels for watching Christmas movies and reading children's books with your kids--but you must complete one of the main reading levels to fulfill the challenge.

For more details and to join up, follow the link above.

As usual, I am joining at the Mistletoe level for Christmas books and the Readathon as well since I can also count non-Christmas books for that:

1. Wrapped Up in Crosswords by Nero Blanc [Christmas] (11/27/22)
2. Death Beneath the Christmas Tree by Robert Nordan [Christmas] (11/29/22)
3. The Last Noel by Jean Hager [Christmas] (12/3/22)
4. Holmes for the Holidays by Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg, & Carol-Lynn Waugh [eds] (12/21/22)

Mistletoe Level

5. The Longer the Thread by Emma Lathen [readathon] (11/25/22)

6. Murder in Black Tie by Sara Rosett [readathon] (11/26/22)

7. The Clue of the Velvet Mask by Carolyn Keene [readathon] (12/12/22)

8. Where Two Ways Met by Grace Livingston Hill [readathon] (12/12/22)

9. Murder at the College by Victor L. Whitechurch [readathon] (12/17/22)

10. The Hanover Square Affair by Ashley Gardner [readathon] (12/23/22)

11. The Candle Shop Mystery by Eileen Hill [Christmas] (12/25/22)

12. Sweet Poison by Douglas Clark [readathon] (12/26/22)

13. Murder Impossible by Jack Adrian & Robert Adey, eds [readathon] (12/30/22)

14. The Triple Hoax by Carolyn Keene [readathon] (12/31/22)

15. A Nameless Coffin by Gwendoline Butler [readathon] (12/31/22)

16. Mrs. Frisby & the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (1/1/23)

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And...that's a wrap. I did really well with reading in December and then fell off the reading wagon in the New Year. Not as many Christmas books as I might have liked, but I did meet my goal. Happy New Year, everyone!