Whether you celebrate the Cannonball Read Book Exchange, or some other Winter Gift Giving celebration, the Cannonball Read Volunteers have some thoughts and opinions on which books make great gifts. From social media, to newsletters, to the book exchange, we could not run as smoothly as we do without our volunteers. We have gathered links to reviews of their recommendations below. Mrs Smith Reads: The Hunger by Alma Katsu The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Frankkissstein by Jeanette Winterson Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez teresaelectro: Feminasty: […]
Thank you times a million
Congratulations to elemenopee, the winner of our 2019 33 Days of Giving Prize Pack! Thanks to everyone who donated to support our mission of sticking it to cancer one book at a time in our 33 Days of Giving fundraiser! In total we raised $1,750.00 – more than last year. Don’t forget though, we welcome donations year-round, and there are other ways to help support our mission.
Book Exchange Sign-up 2019 – Let’s Gift Books!
Book Exchange sign-up is Closed for 2019, Check Out the Book Exchange Tag to See this Year’s Gifts. Don’t Forget to Ship Your Gifts By Wed 12/11. After our biggest exchange ever last year we’re bringing back our voluntary Book Exchange and with the help of Emmalita I’ll be handling the organizational components once again. It’s a lovely part of our community here at CBR and a great way to get to know a fellow Cannonballer a little bit better. It’s also a great […]
Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: MarkAbaddon
Your bio says you sought out CBR to use writing as a release from the stress of the political atmosphere, which is a great reason! Have you found it helpful? As the ant said when pissing into the ocean, “Every bit helps.” Honestly, the political environment is so toxic and upsetting right now, I believe we all need multiple mechanisms to cope. Writing does help. So does alcohol. In one of your reviews, you said that “There are some books one reads as a teenager […]
Bon Voyage, Bingo!
Thank you so much to everyone who played the CBR11 Book Bingo Reading Challenge! Whether you filled every square, or just one, we are so glad you played. Some truly excellent reviews came out of the game. In the end, there were 49 players, 34 had at least one bingo and 16 of you completed your bingo card. Bingo resulted in 729 reviews over 4 months. A big congratulations to the Bingo Raffle winner: CarrieJay! She won this fantastic design by our own Lisa Bee […]
Bingo: The Final Count and a Survey
Bingoers! Congratulations! The game is over but your work is not yet done. Please check your totals below. The number of bingos you have achieved is the number of times your name will be entered into the Prize Raffle. If you completed the card, you have earned 15 entries into the raffle. If there is a difference between my count and your count, please let me know in the comments. I need all corrections by 10 am eastern time on Tuesday, November 5. Below the […]
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