This one goes out to all the readathoners…

Lit Vogue, inspired (and aided and abetted by) maDAWNna of She Is Too Fond of Books

Read, read
Read, read

Go with the flow
Go with the flow

Come on, read
Let your eyes move across the page, hey, hey hey
Come on, read
Let your mind merge with the book, you know, you can do it

Look around everywhere you turn is bookstores
They’re everywhere that you haunt
You try everything you can to resist
The lure of books that you want

When all else fails and you long to be
Something better than you are today
I know a place where you can get away
It’s called a bookstore, and here’s what it’s for, so

Come on, read
Let your eyes move across the page, hey, hey hey
Come on, read
Let your mind merge with the book, you know, you can do it

All you need is your own imagination
So use it that’s what it’s for
Go inside, for your finest inspiration
Your dreams will open the door

It makes no difference if you’re black or white
If you’re a boy or a girl
If the story’s good, it will give you new life
You’re a superstar, yes, that’s what you are, you know it

Come on, read
Let your eyes move across the page, hey, hey hey
Come on, read
Let your mind merge with the book, you know, you can do it
Come on, read
Let your mind merge with the book, you know, you can do it

Reading’s where you find it
Not just at school in English Lit
Plot is in the story
That’s where I find the glory
As long as it’s not too gory
So get on over to the book store.

Come on, read
Let your mind merge with the book, you know, hey, hey, hey
Come on, read
Let your mind merge with the book, you know, you can do it

Read, read
Read, read
A book
A book
Read, read

Read, read
Reading’s where you find it
Read to succeed
Read, read
Reading’s where you find it
Go with the flow

Edgar Allen Poe and Stowe
Dickinson and Defoe
Maya Angelou, Jack Kerouac
On the cover of a trade paperback

J.K. Rowling, Stephen King
Both are the real thing
Murakami and the Gages
Roald Dahl, words from sages

They have style, they write pages
Anne Rice earned good wages
Anne, Emily, Charlotte, too
Jane Austen, we love you

Ladies with an attitude
Fellows that were in the mood
Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it
Read a book, there’s nothing to it

Read, read
Read, read

Let your eyes move across the pages
Ooh, you’ve got to just
Let your mind go with the flow
Ooh, you’ve got to

Let your eyes move across the pages
Ooh, you’ve got to just
Let your mind go with the flow
Ooh, you’ve got to

Let your eyes move across the pages
Ooh, you’ve got to just
Let your mind go with the flow
Ooh, you’ve got to

Let your eyes move across the pages
Ooh, you’ve got to just
Let your mind go with the flow

For the read-a-thon, I hosted a mini-challenge. I asked participants to create their top 10 list of anything related to the read-a-thon. For 2 hours, people sent me links to their lists, and for 2 hours I was highly entertained. Maybe it was the hour (15 hours into the read-a-thon) or maybe it was the caffeine (very possible, considering how many times it was mentioned in the lists), but there were some hilarious and clever entries. Here’s a sample:

From Joanne at Book Zombie: The Top Ten Things You Can Do While Reading That You Never Thought You’d Be Doing!

Jessi at Casual Dread: Jessi’s Top 7 Books Added to Her Wishlist Because of the Read-a-Thon

Kimmy at The Smug Cloud: The Top Ten Distractions You Must Carefully Avoid During The Read-a-thon!

Ashley at Book and Cranny: Top 10 Ways You Know You’ve Had Too Much Coffee During the Read-a-Thon

Steph at The Kea: Top 10 Reasons the Read-A-Thon Makes you Look Crazy to Non-Read-a-Thoner’s

Chris at Stuff as Dreams are Made On: Top Ten Ways To Keep Your Eyes Pried Open During the Readathon

To find the links to all of the lists, check out the comments page from the mini-challenge post.

it’s like the day after christmas around here. only it’s the day after the read-a-thon. and instead of a sad little christmas tree in the corner, i’ve got a ratty looking pair of neglected pom-poms lying at my feet. okay, not really, but i am kinda sad it’s all over, because i had a great time, even if i was only a cheerleader. and if you’re wondering why the capitals have left my blog, it’s because after leaving a bajilion and one comments yesterday, today i am a lazy typer…you should be grateful i’m using periods and commas and such.

you know, i really wanted to be a reader, but i knew i couldn’t stay up all night (i have to get up early tomorrow and go back to davis for another training, so sleep deprivation wasn’t an option). except now, after cheering all the readers on, i’m thinking i kinda like the idea of being a permanent cheerleader. i actually went the whole day without reading, and i survived. and it’s fun to kinda get a global perspective of the read-a-thon, to see what everyone is up to without worrying about not reading.

major kudos to dewey, the master-mind of the whole event, and her helpers, aerin, trish, nymeth and hannah. you guys totally rock!

as a cheerleader, i just have two suggestions. well, pleas really. the first is a plea to all bloggers to turn off their word verification for the day, because, i’m sorry, but when you’re leaving comment after comment after comment, that becomes a total pain in the buttinsky to deal with. and the second is…we need more cheerleaders! i was thinking it’d be easy to bop around and leave comments on everyone’s blog, but it’s not. easy, that is. i know there were blogs i never made it to (and yes, i have feelings of guilt) and there were blogs i stopped by a few times, and then there were bloggers who couldn’t shake me. and really, doesn’t everyone deserve a pain in the ass cheerleader to cheer them on?

Please post your top 10 list on your blog and leave me a link here in the comments so that I’m sure to find it. This mini-challenge will run for the next two hours…I’ll draw a winner at 9pm Pacific time.

Have fun! And if you can’t quite make it to 10, that’s okay…give me your top 5 or 6 or 7 list. I’m flexible.

Since today is the read-a-thon, here are a few quotes on reading:

It’s not too late to pick up a book and join in the fun!

Today is the read-a-thon!! Since I don’t have all day available to read, I’m participating as a cheerleader.

That means I’ll be popping in on the readers throughout the day to leave encouraging comments and egg them on. And bethany gave me permission to channel my inner teacher, so you might see me being bossy, too.

I’ll also be hosting a mini-challenge for those of you involved in the read-a-thon, either as reader, cheerleader, or organizer. This will occur at 7:00pm Pacific Time, so check back then!

Happy Reading!