This is the official start of 2024’s Cannonball Read 16. You may begin posting reviews to count towards your CBR16 total now. Veteran Cannonballers, please make sure that you have set your CBR16 goal in your profile. If you’re new to our site, please register here. Any questions, comments, ideas, concerns? Please reach out to us via the contact form. We want to hear from you!
The Best and Worst Books of 2023
While we’re glad to see 2023 go, participants in Cannonball Read 15 were happy to look back over the past year and put together a list of their best and worst reads of 2023 over at Pajiba.com. These are their top three books and one stinker to stay away from. Plus we’ve got links to reviews to further pique your interest. Get out your Goodreads app or your TBR notebook, and make sure to add these titles (or delete them!) Whether you agree with this […]
$1,000 Donation to American Cancer Society
Thanks to all of you who supported us on Giving Tuesday–we exceeded our goal by 30% this year. That generosity enabled us to make a $1,000 donation to the American Cancer Society this month. Consider fitting Cannonball Read into any year-end donations you may be planning–remember we are tax-deductible. It’s not too late to contribute to our efforts for this year, donate today!
Registration for Cannonball Read 16 Is Now Open
Registration for Cannonball Read 16 is open! Join us for our Sweet 16th year of sticking it to cancer, one book at a time.
Second Donation of CBR15
I’m so pleased to announce our latest donation to the American Cancer Society! We recently donated $300 to the American Cancer Society. That brings our grand total of donations to $11,150! Many thanks to all of our recent supporters. You too can help us kick cancer’s butt. Please make your donation via Paypal, or donate to @cannonball-read at Venmo. If your employer participates in matching donations, please contact us to coordinate.
A Summer Cordial
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
I did it! I completed reading the book that had been on my Goodreads “Want to Read” list longest. I don’t really remember adding Dandelion Wine on June 14, 2010. I added that along with 32 other books in a liking frenzy. (See my full list from that day at the bottom.) I probably was reading a list of books to make sure you’ve read by the time you were 45. I’ve only read 4 of them, but I’ve read Good Omens twice. Let’s call […]
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