We are heading into the home stretch of 2020, and I’m pleased to announce we have made our third quarter donation to the American Cancer Society in the amount of $175. That brings our total for the year to $325, and our grand total of donations to ACS from all of the Cannonball Reads increases to $6,925. Thank you very much to all of our donors and supporters. You can help Cannonball Read by making a donation, buying Cannonball Read merch, or just visiting this site […]
October CBR12 Bingo Check In
We are almost at the end!!!! Administrative Stuff Check your numbers! I caught a couple of bingo reviews that hadn’t been tagged correctly, so make sure I’ve got all of your reviews counted. There are 37 Cannonballers playing, and you have posted 399 reviews. This post is a place for you to ask questions, ask for recommendations for categories, and find a review buddy if you need one. You can always post your questions in our Facebook group – Cannonball Read Book Chat, or on Twitter @cannonballread. […]
This One Time, at Banned Camp…
It’s Banned Books Week, the American Library Association’s yearly event to spotlight attempts at censorship. If you have a censorship story to tell, we want to hear it. I come from a bookish people. My parents didn’t restrict my reading in any way and until I hit my tweens, I had never come across the concept of a book being “inappropriate.” At 12, I read well above my age group, within my age group, and was also a big fan of Clifford the Big Red […]
Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: Bea Pants
How many times have you participated in CBR? Has it changed the way you read? I think this is my 5th or 6th CBR. I’ve had varying degrees of success with participating. It’s definitely made me a more mindful reader because I have to think about how I’m going to talk about the book in a meaningful way without spoiling it. How do you decide what to choose next from your TBR stack? If I really have no idea which of the hundreds of books […]
CBR Diversions: Summer Reading Wrap Up – No Review Necessary
Congratulations, September has arrived and you are still here. To celebrate, let’s share our reads of the summer (time has no meaning, pick your own start date for “summer”), and what you are looking forward to reading next. Tell us about what you’ve read, tried reading, want to read in any way you want. Are you reading books, fan fiction, or articles on the internet? Are you listening to audiobooks? Categorize your reads however you want. You don’t have to have written any reviews. […]