Cannonball Read, Inc. became an official 501(c)(3) organization in 2022, and not only that, we topped that milestone by reaching, and then exceeding, the $10,000 mark in our total donations to the American Cancer Society. To think all this began as a friendly wager on a pop culture site between a couple of Pajibans–AlabamaPink and Prisco! We’ve read over 27,000 different titles and written more than 49,000 book reviews. I’m in awe every day at what folks are writing… Read the full wrap-up at Pajiba.com […]
The Official Start of Cannonball Read 15
This is the official start of 2023’s Cannonball Read 15. You may begin posting reviews to count towards your CBR15 total now. Veteran Cannonballers, please make sure that you have set your CBR15 goal in your profile. If you’re new to our site, please register here. Any questions, comments, ideas, concerns? Please reach out to us via the contact form. We want to hear from you!
CBR14 Has Ended!
Thank you everyone, we have come to the end of CBR14! Please hold all new reviews until tomorrow, when we resume for CBR15. We’ll be going offline soon for upkeep and maintenance to switch over to CBR15. Thank you all very much!
Our Latest Donations to the American Cancer Society
Friends, I post today to announce our latest donation of $700 to the American Cancer Society. I must admit that it’s bittersweet to write about the good news of the donation right along with the sad news of who we honor. Jennie Baxla (baxlala) was a Cannonballer from the very beginning, and we made a donation in her memory today. You can still read her wonderful reviews and add her book recommendations to your own TBR list. We welcome In Memoriam donations if you would […]
Sharpen Your Pencils and Your Wit, It’s Time to Submit Your Best/Worst of the Year
Submit the three best and one worst books you read during 2022 below. Include links to your posts so people can read your reviews. The books may have any publication date, you just need to have read them this year. If you have something you must tell the world about any of the books, add your comment. Please submit your choices by Saturday December 10, 2022! Then watch for our yearly wrap-up post. To see the choices we made in years past, visit our About page.
Please Support Cannonball Read Today for #GivingTuesday
Thank you so much to all of our donors on Giving Tuesday this year, we exceeded our goal and raised $626.00! Though I don’t write reviews for CBR, I’m definitely still reading—this year I’ve put a double Cannonball on my Goodreads “Read” shelf! And so, on this Giving Tuesday, I’m donating 50¢ per book I’ve read in 2022 to Cannonball Read! Who’s with me? How many books have you read (and/or reviewed!) this year? If you’ve completed a half Cannonball, that’s 26, would you […]
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