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Which Amanda? THIS Amanda!

December 19, 2017 by MsWas Leave a Comment

I must admit that when I received my Book Exchange gift, I had to check with faintingviolet to see just which Amanda had sent it! I remembered from November’s Cannon Fodder newsletter that there are FIVE Amandas signed up for CBR9!  Never fear though, her CBR handle was right there in front of me: thank you Amanda!

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Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: Emmalita

December 6, 2017 by MsWas 16 Comments

How many times have you participated in CBR? Has it changed the way you read? This is my 5th year. I think I read both more thoughtfully and with less anxiety. My first year, I was anxious and writing reviews as if they would be graded. That influenced the books I chose and the way I read them. As I became more integrated into the community, I have become less self conscious about my reading choices and more focused on what I have to say […]

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We Need YOU to help the CBR10 Stats Round-ups for 2018!

December 5, 2017 by MsWas Leave a Comment

For over a year, ingres77 has been graciously volunteering a lot of his time writing posts with very detailed monthly statistics about the previous month’s reviews. While these posts are really popular, it has become a very time-intensive task, and so we are asking you to help us figure things out for 2018. Please fill out our brief survey […]

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Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

November 30, 2017 by MsWas Leave a Comment

This was our most successful #GivingDay ever, and it’s all thanks to you wonderful people!

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Can you give Cannonball Read a hand?

November 28, 2017 by MsWas Leave a Comment

You’ve made it through Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and now it’s #GivingTuesday. If you’d like to make sure that we continue CBR far past CBR9 and way into double digits, consider making a donation to Cannonball Read.

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Top Ten Reasons I’m Thankful This Year

November 22, 2017 by MsWas 5 Comments

It’s been a tough year. You know it, and I know it. But when I tally up everything I’m thankful for, maybe things aren’t so bad after all.

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