There are times in life when you’re riding pretty high. You think well of yourself. Any task is within your reach. Oh, you’re almost 40 years old and want to learn how to play a musical instrument for the first time in your life? Sure, why not? Pick up that guitar and start teaching yourself. Oh, you drifted through six years of learning the Russian language and walked away knowing only a handful of phrases and the first stanza to one song? Sure, sign […]
CBR Diversions – Whale Hello There!
Welcome to January 2021! What a year the last two weeks have been. Four years ago I wrote a post in which seasoned Cannonballers gave advice to new Cannonballers. I hope it helped a few people, and it’s all still good stuff. This year we thought we would start off with a chance for new folks and veterans to introduce yourselves, tell us what you are looking forward to reading, and ask any questions about Cannonball Read that come to mind. In that vein, there […]
Cannonball Read 13 Has Begun!
Cannonball Read 13 has officially begun, and you may begin posting your reviews for 2021.
Final Donation to the American Cancer Society
I’m pleased to announce that in the final hours of 2020 we made our fourth quarter donation to the American Cancer Society in the amount of $1325. That brings our total for the year to $1650, and our grand total of donations to ACS from all of the Cannonball Reads increases to $8,575. 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 with your adblocker turned […]
Cannonball Read 12 Has Ended
CBR12 is now complete! In about half an hour (12:30 p.m. EST or so), the site will enter maintenance mode, and you won’t be able to access it until January 1, 2021. This includes registering for CBR13, but don’t worry – it’ll be back up soon. Any posts that haven’t been published on the group blog at this point can be counted towards CBR13. If you aren’t sure if you completed registration for CBR13, when the site is back up, please go to your profile and make sure that under Cannonball […]