Dewey's 24-Hour Readathon

I've joined the many readers participating in the Dewey's 24-Hour-Readathon! I admit, I'm not really good at these things. Out of the five or so readathons I participated in, I've only succeeded in one. But I'm going to try to devote myself to the 24-Hour-Readathon because it sounds fun.

Within a 24 hour period, readers go on a reading spree and participate on social media. I'll be live-feeding my progress primarily on Twitter using hashtags #Dewey #Readathon and #24HourReadathon. Also, everyone starts at the same time, which is pretty cool. (More information HERE). Since I'm in Los Angeles, my start time is 5am. Maybe I'll wake up in time to start at 5am? If not, I'll still devote my entire Saturday to finishing Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. That's it! I don't want to stress myself out and add to my TBR pile.

I'll be back to update once the readathon is over. Now below is the obligatory TBR photo :)

 

Quarterly Update | Bookish Musings

Whew, it's been such a long time! I admit, I'm disappointed with myself that I've let myself go 3 months without posting anything... But it feels really good to be back in the ol' blogosphere. I think now is a good time to give an update on how I'm doing with my New Year's Reading Resolutions, considering that was my previous post.

1. Read at least 50 books, which is my Goodreads 2015 Reading Challenge. I've increased my Goodreads Reading Challenge to 75 books! I've already read 33 books this year and I didn't want to complete my challenge too early. Might as well climb a mountain, than go over a hill. Yay!
2. Read at least one classic a month. This is pretty much a fail. I'm ashamed to admit that I've only read 1 classic (Fahrenheit 451) so far! I've hauled a bunch of classics 2 months ago, but I've been having the worst reading slump. Maybe I'll be able to catch up by reading 3 classics this month?
3. Read more books by the authors of my favorite books, i.e. Charlotte Bronte, Cormac McCarthy, Margaret Atwood, E.M. Forster. This is going moderately well. I've read another book by Cormac McCarthy (The Child of God) and E.M. Forster (Maurice). I've read 3 of 4 published books by Simone St James, who is my new found favorite gothic/romance/historical author. And, I have a lineup of 3 books by Sarah Waters on my TBR shelf. 
4. Read at least 15 books of diversity. This is also a fail :(. I have Amy Tan's The Joyluck Club sitting on my TBR shelf, yet I haven't picked it up. It was on my Read-O-Rama readathon TRR, but I didn't even finish any book during the readathon!
5. Finish or catch up with the series I've started and are on my shelf. I'm working on this! I'll be so proud of myself once I finish The Bronze Horseman and Mistborn trilogy. I can do it!

 

2015 New Year's Reading Resolutions | Bookish Musings

It's the brand new spankin' New Year, which means New Year's resolutions (hurrah!). And I'd like to put my New Year's Reading Resolutions in writing so I'll actually remember and try to live up to them. Without further ado, here they are!

1. Read at least 50 books, which is my Goodreads 2015 Reading Challenge.
2. Read at least one classic a month.
3. Read more books by the authors of my favorite books, i.e. Charlotte Bronte, Cormac McCarthy, Margaret Atwood, E.M. Forster.
4. Read at least 15 books of diversity.
5. Finish or catch up with the series I've started and are on my shelf.
 

Here's to 2015!