Dewey's Readathon October 2026 Wrap-Up

How am I supposed to get any reading done when this cat is so cute?

I made it to the end!!! I somehow managed to stay up the full 24 hours! I'm posting this several hours later because I'm really tired today and don't feel like doing anything. I didn't read as much as I wanted to because I have a six month old kitten named Sally and my life revolves around playing with her, cuddling with her and taking pictures of her. But I did manage to finish two books and two graphic novels (Disney's Doug Chronicles: The Funnie Haunted House by Tim Grundmann, Witch-Cat by Joan Carris, Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen and Tender by Beth Hetland), plus I started off by finishing the last 70 pages of my current read, It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas, and I read half of The Grave by Christopher Pike.

Total books read: 4 and 3/4
Total pages read: 713

Dewey's October 2026 Closing Survey
1. How did your Readathon go overall? What were the highlights for you? Disappointments? Things you might do differently next time?
Making it to the very end was the highlight for me! I really didn't think I would be able to stay up for a full 24 hours, but I did it! But I was disappointed by how little I actually ended up reading. I want to not get distracted by my cat next year and focus on actually reading (oh who am I kidding, that will never happen haha).
2. Are you continuing to read for the rest of the weekend? 
Yes, I want to finish reading The Grave by Christopher Pike. I read a bit more today and I only have 50 pages left and I'll probably finish it before I go to bed tonight. I'm really enjoying it. It's so weird and unique, just like all of his books are.
3. How many books have you read in this Readathon? How many have you finished? Which was your favorite? 

4 and 3/4. Tender by Beth Hetland was my favourite. I loved the artwork and the story. Plus, the ending was totally twisted. The Grave by Christopher Pike might end up being my favourite once I'm finished.

4. Do you plan to do other reading events or readathons between now and our next Readathon? 

I probably will since I love participating in reading events. I'm not sure which ones though, and probably not another 24 hour one.

5. Have you added any tempting books to your TBR during this Readathon?

Yes, there were tons that I thought looked interesting. I kept saving posts on Facebook to remember the titles.

Dewey's Readathon

 

It's time for Dewey's Readathon again! Once again, I will attempt to spend a full 24 hours reading. Those are the six books on my TBR that I definitely want to get to, plus I have a bunch on my Kindle too. 

Dewey's October 2026 Opening Survey

1. How many Dewey's Readathons have you participated in?
This will be my 27th time participating 

2a. If this is not your first Dewey's Readathon, what are your favorite things from past Dewey's readathons? Are you trying anything new or different this time?
My favorite thing has always just been the books. When I was looking at my posts on here to check how many readathons I've participated in, I saw all the amazing books I've read during past readathons, like Baxter by Jessica Hamilton (Hellhound by Ken Greenhall) and Blood Secrets by Craig Jones. I can remember reading them late at night during the readathons and those are great memories for me. This time I'm going to focus just on reading and less on social media, since the books are my favorite part. 

2b. What are your goals, and what are you looking forward to during this Readathon?
I want to read the six books on my physical TBR because I feel like they have been on my TBR for years. I'm really looking forward to finally reading The Grave by Christopher Pike. That's one of his only books I have yet to read. He's one of my favorite writers and I've been holding back on reading the few books by him that I haven't read yet because I'm going to be sad when I have no more of his books to read. 

3. What are you looking forward to eating and drinking during this Readathon?
I'm going to be ordering takeout for dinner and I'm really looking forward to that. 

4. Are you sticking to our official Readathon times or adjusting for your schedule/ preferences/etc.? 
I might not make it the full 24 hours this time since I'm not as young as I was when I first started participating in the readathon. If I can't, I'll make up the hours on Sunday.

5. Where are you reading from today?
Oakville, Ontario

Dewey's October 2025 Readathon

 

I haven't done a 24 hour readathon in a long time, but I thought it might be fun to participate this year for my birthday (which is on Sunday). These five books are my priority reads, but I have lots more books on my Kindle and comics I checked out from Hoopla on my TBR as well.

Opening Survey:

1) Will you be reading from home? If not, are you traveling somewhere specifically for the Readathon?

I will be reading from my home in Oakville, Ontario.

2) Is anyone else going to be reading with you in person? If not, will you be alone and have peace and quiet?

I'm going to be alone, so I will have peace and quiet and hopefully read a lot.

3) Do you have food and drink planned and acquired?

I have a lot of snacks: pumpkin bread, cheese strings, Halloween candy, spinach dip and my favourite iced chai latte concentrate.

4) Do you have a TBR planned or are you winging it?

I have a TBR, but I have so many items on it that I'll kind of be winging it because I still have a lot of books to choose from. My physical TBR will be my priority because it only has five books, but I made a readathon folder on my Kindle and added about 30 books to it, and I borrowed a bunch of comics and graphic novels from Hoopla for today.

Dewey's Readathon

My TBR for today

Opening Event Survey:

1. Which part of the world are you reading from today?

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

2. Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

I'm really excited to re-read the Bunnicula books

3. Which snacks are you most looking forward to?

Spinach dip

4. Tell us a little something about yourself!

My birthday was on Thursday. I turned 36

5. What are your goals for this readathon?

To read as much as possible

Horror Galore: 300 Fantastic Fright Flicks You Might Have Missed by Nathaniel Tolle

I watch a lot of horror movies and I'm always on the lookout for hidden gems. This book has tons of films I've never heard of before, and the ones I've already seen I've loved. Plus, anyone who appreciates the genius that is Basket Case 2 has a trustworthy opinion.  

I love reading books with horror movie recommendations, but I always find that the movies suggested are more serious fare, while I'm more into cheesy, so-bad-they're-good movies. I'm so happy to have found a book that has recommendations for both! Whatever your personal preference, this book has a horror film for you. And they're divided into sections based on specific subgenres (like How to Cook Forty Humans and More Reasons to Get a Vasectomy), so it's easy to find whatever you're in the mood for.

I noticed a bunch of the movies mentioned are available for free on Tubi and I plan on using this book as my Tubi movie guide, because I never know if the horror movies on there will be good bad or bad bad. I've already watched a few movies recommended in the book and they were weird and cheesy in the best possible way. I can't wait to watch more!

Readathon Wrap-up

I fell asleep around 6:00 am I think. So, I almost made it to the end. I think I spent more time on the hourly Instagram challenges than I did reading, but I still had fun.

Books read: Spook by Jane Little, Susannah and the Poison Green Halloween by Patricia Elmore, The Bailey School Kids: Aliens Don't Carve Jack-o'-lanterns by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones, Baby-sitters Little Sister: Karen's Pumpkin Patch by Ann M. Martin, Two of a Kind Diaries: Dare to Scare by Judy Katschke, Goosebumps Series 2000: Headless Halloween by R.L. Stine, Sweet Valley Twins: The Haunted Burial Ground by Jamie Suzanne, and half of The Baby-sitters Club: Baby-sitters' Fright Night by Ann M. Martin.

Total pages read: 843

Closing Survey

1. How would you assess your reading overall? I didn't read all the books in my stack and I gave into distractions. It wasn't the most I've ever read during a readathon, but overall I think I did OK.
2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it? Not really, just to read as much as possible.
3. What was your favorite snack? My homemade pumpkin bread turned out well.

Mid-Event Survey

1. What are you reading right now? Goosebumps Headless Halloween
2. How many books have you read so far? Five: Spook, Susannah and the Poison Green Halloween, Aliens Don't Carve Jack-o'-lanterns, Karen's Pumpkin Patch and Dare to Scare.
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the readathon? Baby-sitters Fright Night
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? I've just been giving into all my distractions, which is why I haven't read much so far. Planning on making up for that in the second half!

Dewey's Readathon

Today is Dewey's Readathon! I'm ready to read for 24 hours and eat some delicious snacks!

Here's what I'll be reading today:

1. Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge
2. Goosebumps Series 2000: Headless Halloween by R.L. Stine
3. Spook by Jane Little
4. The Bailey School Kids: Aliens Don't Carve Jack-o'-lanterns by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
5. Peanut Butter and Jelly: The Haunted House by Dorothy Haas
6. Baby-sitters Little Sister: Karen's Pumpkin Patch by Ann M. Martin
7. The Baby-sitters Club: Baby-sitters' Fright Night by Ann M. Martin
8. Sweet Valley Twins: The Haunted Burial Ground by Jamie Suzanne
9. Sweet Valley Twins: Evil Elizabeth by Jamie Suzanne
10. Two of a Kind Diaries: Dare to Scare by Judy Katschke
11. You're Invited to a Creepover: No Trick-or-Treating! by P.J. Night
12. Susannah and the Poison Green Halloween by Patricia Elmore
13. Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror Spine-tingling Spooktacular

What I'll be eating:

• Homemade pumpkin bread
• Deviled eggs
• Veggies and dip
• Cheetos
• Peanut Reese's Pieces
• Starbucks pumpkin spice latte iced espresso

Opening Survey

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

Oakville, Ontario

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

Baby-sitters' Fright Night because I wanted to read it during the last October readathon, but didn't get to it.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

The pumpkin bread that I baked last night for the readathon.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

This past Wednesday I turned 35 and my readathon buddy, my cat Betty, celebrated her 16th birthday last month.

Readathon Wrap-Up

I did it! I stayed up the whole 24 hours, but I was too tired to post my wrap-up at 8:00 am. I fell asleep right away and have been sleeping most of the day. The fire alarm went off in my apartment building at 2:00 am and I was like, "good, now I won't fall asleep!" But I also couldn't concentrate on reading either. My building didn't burn down or anything, there are false alarms all the time, to the point that I'm never worried and if there was actually a fire I could probably die because I would just ignore the alarm.

Books read: Dollies by Pat Graversen, The Charming by Jane Polcovar, Evil on the Bayou by Richie Tankersley Cusick, Cheerleaders: The Evil Lives! by R.L. Stine, Bury Me Deep by Christopher Pike, Ghost World by Daniel Clowes

Total pages read: 1054

Closing Survey

1. How would you assess your reading overall?

I only read six books and one of them wasn't even on my TBR, but I think 1054 pages is pretty good. I never read that much on an average day.

2. Did you have a strategy, and if so,  did you stick to it?

Not really, just to read as much as possible. 

3. What was your favourite snack?

I ordered pizza from Papa John's for the first time and I loved it!

4. Did you add any new books to your TBR/wishlist after seeing what everyone else is reading?

Yeah, I always do. 

5. What was your favourite book or experience from this readathon?

Ghost World by Daniel Clowes--I thought it was hilarious.

Mid-Event Survey

 1. What are you reading right now? 

Bury Me Deep by Christopher Pike

2. How many books have you read so far? 

One and a half. I wanted to finish Dollies by Pat Graversen before I started on my TBR and I still had quite a bit left, so that took most of the day. I'm halfway through Bury Me Deep.

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? 

Cheerleaders: The Evil Lives by R.L. Stine. I still haven't read that yet, despite mentioning how much I'm looking forward to it in my previous post.

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? 

I've been spending a lot of time taking photos for the Instagram challenges and have given into other distractions instead of reading. 

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

How little I've read. I'm going to focus more in the second half and hopefully get more books read.