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Shana Tova! Happy 5785!

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let's gooooooo

It's that time again! Announcing the #readsofawe Readathon 2024!

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When is it? Sunset 10/2 to sunset 10/12, from the beginning of Rosh HaShanah to the end of Yom Kippur, also called the Days of Awe (hence the name)

Who can participate? Anyone! Jews, non-Jews, big readers, one-book-a-year types, and anyone in between.

How do I participate?

🍎 Read Jewish books! You don't even have to tell anyone about it :) 📚 Follow the prompts on the bingo card, and post how many squares you fill 🍎 Share your TBR, reviews, and book photos on Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook, and/or Twitter with the hashtag #readsofawe

What’s the deal with the bingo board? It’s a fun challenge to encourage people to read widely within Jewish literature! Download or screenshot the board and mark off squares when you get them. Feel free to use one book per square OR mark as many squares as apply to each book! Go for a single square, a bingo, a blackout, or just a random pattern! And don’t forget to post your marked-up board when the readathon is over.

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starts tomorrow at sunset!!!!!

It's that time again! Announcing the #readsofawe Readathon 2024!

FAQ

When is it? Sunset 10/2 to sunset 10/12, from the beginning of Rosh HaShanah to the end of Yom Kippur, also called the Days of Awe (hence the name)

Who can participate? Anyone! Jews, non-Jews, big readers, one-book-a-year types, and anyone in between.

How do I participate?

🍎 Read Jewish books! You don't even have to tell anyone about it :) 📚 Follow the prompts on the bingo card, and post how many squares you fill 🍎 Share your TBR, reviews, and book photos on Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook, and/or Twitter with the hashtag #readsofawe

What’s the deal with the bingo board? It’s a fun challenge to encourage people to read widely within Jewish literature! Download or screenshot the board and mark off squares when you get them. Feel free to use one book per square OR mark as many squares as apply to each book! Go for a single square, a bingo, a blackout, or just a random pattern! And don’t forget to post your marked-up board when the readathon is over.

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#readsofawe Frum rep recs! What else do y'all recommend?

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two weeks until #readsofawe! What are you planning to read?

It's that time again! Announcing the #readsofawe Readathon 2024!

FAQ

When is it? Sunset 10/2 to sunset 10/12, from the beginning of Rosh HaShanah to the end of Yom Kippur, also called the Days of Awe (hence the name)

Who can participate? Anyone! Jews, non-Jews, big readers, one-book-a-year types, and anyone in between.

How do I participate?

🍎 Read Jewish books! You don't even have to tell anyone about it :) 📚 Follow the prompts on the bingo card, and post how many squares you fill 🍎 Share your TBR, reviews, and book photos on Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook, and/or Twitter with the hashtag #readsofawe

What’s the deal with the bingo board? It’s a fun challenge to encourage people to read widely within Jewish literature! Download or screenshot the board and mark off squares when you get them. Feel free to use one book per square OR mark as many squares as apply to each book! Go for a single square, a bingo, a blackout, or just a random pattern! And don’t forget to post your marked-up board when the readathon is over.

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It's that time again! Announcing the #readsofawe Readathon 2024!

FAQ

When is it? Sunset 10/2 to sunset 10/12, from the beginning of Rosh HaShanah to the end of Yom Kippur, also called the Days of Awe (hence the name)

Who can participate? Anyone! Jews, non-Jews, big readers, one-book-a-year types, and anyone in between.

How do I participate?

🍎 Read Jewish books! You don't even have to tell anyone about it :) 📚 Follow the prompts on the bingo card, and post how many squares you fill 🍎 Share your TBR, reviews, and book photos on Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook, and/or Twitter with the hashtag #readsofawe

What’s the deal with the bingo board? It’s a fun challenge to encourage people to read widely within Jewish literature! Download or screenshot the board and mark off squares when you get them. Feel free to use one book per square OR mark as many squares as apply to each book! Go for a single square, a bingo, a blackout, or just a random pattern! And don’t forget to post your marked-up board when the readathon is over.

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Come to our #readsofawe Buddy Read discussion with R. M. Romero TOMORROW at 7 est over on instagram!

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#readsofawe 2023 is over and I got a blackout! I read 16 books, met some incredible people, and had so much fun! Thank you to everyone who read, posted, came to a live, or liked any of my posts. I'm so happy to be going into a new year with all of you.

------- Wrap Up:

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon | 5 stars | Blue cover, Jews of Color, Adult, Disability/Neurodivergence Rep, LGBT Rep, Sci Fi/Fantasy

The Lost Ryū by Emi Watanabe Cohen | 5 stars | Blue cover, Themes of Renewal, MG/Children's, Non-Holocaust Historical, Jews of Color, Sci Fi/Fantasy

The Hotel Neversink by Adam O'Fallon Price | 3 stars | Out of my Comfort Zone, Non-Holocaust Historical, Adult

The Thick and the Lean by Chana Porter | 4 stars | 2023 release, Adult, Sci Fi/Fantasy

Maus I by Art Spiegelman | 5 stars | Published before 2000, Nonfiction, Comic/Graphic Novel, Adult

The Hardest Word by Jacqueline Jules | 5 Stars | Themes of Forgiveness, Fall Setting, Picture Book

What's the Buzz? by Allison Ofanansky | 4 stars | Fall Setting, Picture Book, Nonfiction, Blue cover

Other Covenants ed. Andrea D. Lobel | 4 stars | 2023 release, Poetry, Frum Rep, Blue Cover, Short story, Adult, Sci Fi/Fantasy

The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz | 4 stars | 2023 Release, Themes of Renewal, Adult, LGBT Rep, Sci Fi/Fantasy

Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea by Sarah Pinsker | 5 stars | Blue cover, Short Story, Adult, LGBT Rep, Sci Fi/Fantasy

The Ghosts of Rose Hill by R. M. Romero | BUDDY READ | 5 stars | Poetry, Jews of Color, YA, Romance, Sci Fi/Fantasy

Naomi Teitelbaum Ends the World by Samara Shanker | 5 stars | MG, Disability/Neurodivergence Rep, Contemporary, LGBT Rep, Sci Fi/Fantasy

The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner | 3 stars | Poetry, Frum Rep, Themes of Renewal, Non-Holocaust Historical, YA, Sci Fi/Fantasy

Rebecca Reznik Reboots the Universe by Samara Shanker | 4 stars | 2023 Release, Themes of Renewal, MG, Disability/Neurodivergence Rep, Contemporary, LGBT Rep, Sci Fi/Fantasy

Unholy Land by Lavie Tidhar | 4 stars | Out of My Comfort Zone, Blue Cover, Adult, Sci Fi/Fantasy

The Chateau by Jaclyn Goldis | 3 stars | Out of My Comfort Zone, Blue Cover, Adult, Contemporary

Akedah | Translation, Published before 2000

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#readsofawe photo challenge: Ritual

The Chateau is coming in my Tallis bag to Kol Nidre services, and will keep me company through Yom Kippur!

Have a meaningful holiday everyone 💕

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Last year I read We are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker for #readsofawe , and this year I read Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea. I own Song for a New Day, too--hopefully it doesn't take me ANOTHER year to pick it up, because Sarah Pinsker doesn't miss.

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#readsofawe photo challenge: first fruits

I've eaten tons of lychee flavored foods before, but never the fruit itself. It's so sweet! And what better to pair it with than The Lost Ryū by Emi Watanabe Cohen, an equally sweet middle grade book about cross-cultural connections, and also dragons!

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#readsofawe photo challenge: Fall Vibes

The Thick and the Lean is the newest release by one of my favorite authors! In a world where sexuality is normalized but eating for pleasure is taboo, one girl finds herself deeply hungry. Which is relatable, tbh.

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#readsofawe photo challenge: blue and gold!

I read Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon earlier in the week and it absolutely kicked my ass! What an incredible book.

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I got to announce Bogi Takács's new cover!!!

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#readsofawe photo challenge: Apples and Honey

The Hotel Neversink is a Catskills Gothic about several generations of a Jewish family and their relationship to the hotel they run, their secrets, and one another.

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Now!!!