We’re closing out the summer of 2021 with a Zoom Check-in on Saturday, August 28 2021. If you’d like to join in, please vote for your time preference below. What Time Do You Prefer for the August 28 End of Summer Zoom Check-In? We can meet up for a virtual lunch at 12 pm noon New York time or for an evening get together at 8pm. Enter your vote so we can select the time that the most Cannonballers can join. An Earworm I’ll close out […]
August Bingo Check-In
Congratulations to vel veeter for being the first to BINGO on July 17. Welcome to the cbr13bingo August check-in! Put some sunscreen on and grab a beverage for hydration. There are 28 Cannonballers playing, and you have posted 168 reviews. This post is a place for you to ask questions, ask for recommendations for categories. You can always post your questions in our Facebook group – Cannonball Read Book Chat, or on Twitter @cannonballread. Finally, we’ll be posting administrative notes and reminders. Administrative Stuff Photos […]
CBR Diversions – Fairy Tales, Fairy Tales, and More Fairy Tales
If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.–Albert Einstein, maybe. Even if the Library of Congress can’t find the exact attribution of this quote, from our modern perspective it makes sense that an emphasis on creative thinking would come from such a great scientist. To those of us with an eye on the book world, it’s no surprise to read articles that fairy tale retellings have become a […]
Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: The Book Omnivore
So you’re a “running nerd?” Do you listen to audio books while you dash up mountains? No, not when I dash up mountains 😁 but late autumn and winter here are usually cold and very dark, so during those months I need all the motivation I can get to go out and run. And audio books provide me with motivation and a well-needed distraction from the weather. I’ll never forget running in a dark forest last winter, with only my head torch for a light, in the […]
CBR13 Book Bingo Reading Challenge Begins
(Note: This reading challenge has ended. Please see the wrap-up post for final totals, and watch the main Bingo Reading Challenge page for details about future challenges.) Welcome to the 2021 Book Bingo Reading Challenge! Select five squares across, down, diagonally, or 5-up (four corners + center square), and get an entry into a drawing for some cool prizes. This year we have a special Ring Bingo – complete the ring of 8 blue-green squares for an additional entry. Complete the entire card – a […]
CBR Diversions – Show Off Your Pride!
While talking about books to celebrate Pride Month, andtheIToldYouSos brought up discovering Becky Chambers last year during Cannon Book Club’s The Future is Queer event. “That was a huge game changer- as a reader, queer person, and a disillusioned Harry Potter fan. Rowling was at her worst, and CBR gave me Chambers at their BEST.” Personally, I love recommending books that show all kinds of people, and especially queer people, finding joy and happily ever afters. I have a huge list, but right now I […]
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