4th Annual Book Hoes Read-a-Thon

So what's your reading goal for the year? And why not get a headstart on it alongside your fellow book hoes?

Come celebrate your love for reading with a good old-fashioned readathon ! You can track your reading every day in minutes and pages to complete or to just see how much you can read. Though this is a "competition" and you can push yourself to read more than you may normally, this is also just a chance to connect with your fellow readers and celebrate the literary community. Never feel pressured to read a certain amount, or go crazy with your reading. The hope for this month is to enjoy the beginning of the year while sitting, reading, and relaxing. Throughout the readathon month, you'll also have access to a special readathon Geneva group chat with all other book hoes participating in the readathon. You can set up reading meetups and get some great recs from one another throughout the month.

HOW THE READATHON WORKS:

Every day you will fill out a Google Form where you track the amount of time you've spent reading and the number of pages you've read.

All reading materials you're interested in reading are valid for this readathon. Any time you spend reading outside of your normal day-to-day, record it. Any pages you read, keep track.

In regards to audiobooks, the goal for this readathon is to set aside time for reading and relax into a good book. Audiobooks can only count towards 'time read' if you are physically setting aside time to sit, listen, and engage with the book. Audiobooks do not count towards pages number tracking, since there are ... no pages. Listening to an audiobook throughout the day while working or multitasking does not count. This has worked well for past readathons and we will continue to implement this rule going forward.

PLEASE NOTE: THE READATHON WILL START ON JANUARY 1ST. THE FINAL CELEBRATION PARTY WILL BE AT BANANAS RESTAURANT IN THE EAST VILLAGE ON SATURDAY, JAN. 31ST AT 7PM

There will be two winners for this readathon - the most time read and the most pages read. All participants will receive the tracking form on December 29th with instructions on how to use it. You will need to save this link and fill it out every day. The readathon will officially start on January 1st so please do not track any reading prior to that. If you miss a day of tracking, no worries ! Just add the amount to the next day's tally and submit it all in one form.

TICKET OPTIONS:

RESIDENT TICKET: $25 - this ticket includes participation in the readathon, admission to the aterparty on Jan. 31st, attendance to any of our reading meet-ups throughout the month in NYC, and access to our virtual community space in our BFF group.

VIRTUAL TICKET: $10 - this ticket ONLY includes participation in the month-long readathon, and access to our virtual community space in our BFF group. *You must have a RESIDENT ticket in order to participate in all the meet-ups throughout the month, and to attend the final celebration. If RESIDENT tickets are sold out, VIRTUAL tickets will not provide admission to the party.

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INFORMATION REMINDER: Please be aware all tickets are final sale - no exchanges or refunds. Tickets are non-exchangeable between book clubs and events and are non-refundable.

This event will be photographed for promotional purposes. We take a group photo at the end of every book club (optional to be in), but photos are also taken during book clubs and events to promote the Book Club for Book Hoes on Instagram and TikTok. Photos are taken by both the organizer and by members who can take their own photos throughout our time together. If you do not wish to be photographed in the group photo, that is totally okay.

All communication for any questions, comments, or inquiries are via email at nycbookhoes@gmail.com. Due to high influx of DMs on social media, DMs are not answered on a timely basis and may not be seen. The primary and preferred communication is via email. Responses will come during work hours 9am - 6pm.

Follow @nycbookhoes on Instagram for more information. You can also find an FAQ available in the bio link. Any emails sent with questions that can be answered with the FAQ will be provided the FAQ link. All other questions will of course be answered on a timely basis.