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March 2020 Booktube Readathons, Readalongs, & Challenges

February 22, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin 2 Comments

March Booktube adventures! Now is the time to start planning for March 2020 reading. Booktubers often choose their literature by participating in readathons. This is a short list of Booktube readathons for March 2020. It is not a comprehensive list, meaning: there are other readathons that aren’t listed here for various reasons. These are the readathons I’m most likely to participate in.

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Six readathons are listed. If you want to find other March 2020 Booktube readathons, go to the YouTube search engine, enter “readathon announcement,” and filter for only one month. A lot of videos will appear that announce readathons, both these, and the ones I didn’t list.

March Mystery Madness

An announcement video for
March Mystery Madness:

Steeped in Books (Sarah)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOB-WEDxv8g
There are a lot of co-hosts listed in the description of her video. Please go there to find her video links.

On Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MarchMysMadness

On Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/184109-mystery-madness

When:
March 1-31, 2020
What to read:
1. Read five books.

2. Read a book with a celebration.

3. Read the fifth book in a series.

4. Read a book with five or more words in the title.

5. Read a book with a page count divisible by five.

6. Read a book with the number five or fifth in the title.

7. Read a book first published in a year divisible by five.

8. Read a book first published in March or May of any year.

9. Read a book with something made of wood on the cover.


Book Lady’s notes on March Mystery Madness:
I like mysteries so I’ll try to participate in this readathon.

Run Away, by Harlan Coben
This book fits the prompt for a book published in March or May. It was published on March 19, 2019.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson
This is good for prompt #4 – a book with five or more words in the title – and it is a classic book I’ve never read before. I just got a free (for Prime members) Kindle copy from Amazon.

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, by Hallie Rubenhold
Prompt #6 – a book with five in the title… and I don’t know that this is classified a mystery, but definitely, a crime book, and it is nonfiction. It demystifies the lives of the five known victims.

Long Bright River, by Liz Moore
This works for a book first published in a year divisible by five – it was published January 7, 2020.

A Timeless Celebration, by Dianne Ascroft
After a considerably long search I finally found a mystery with a celebration. This may be the first “cozy mystery” I’ve ever read. Okay, I’m game. Impress me.

There’s cats. You can’t go wrong with cats.



Middle Grade March

Announcement videos for
Middle Grade March:

1. Life Between Words (Katie)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqp2rBLQsUI
2. Books and Jams (Krista)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF10l5N659s

On Twitter: #mgmreadin #mgm2020 #middlegrademarch

When:
March 2020
What to read:
1. A book with illustrations

2. A book about books or stories

3. A mystery

4. A book set in another country

5. A book to screen adaptation

6. The group read.

The Book of Boy, by Catherine Gilbert Murdock. This is the group read that Katie and Krista chose. Amazon classifies this novel as “Children’s European Historical Fiction, Children’s Medieval Fiction Books, and Children’s Special Needs Books.”


Book Lady’s notes on Middle Grade March:
This readathon requires only ONE book to be read – the rest is optional. I probably have a book here that fits. More later.



Sherlock-A-Thon

Announcement videos for
the Sherlock-A-Thon:

1. Opalescent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C14LOuBbRIw
2. Dom p is here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_f1lmm_o_c
3. Olivia’s Catastrophe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOJDGwqVxpI

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/SherlockThon

When:
March 8-27, 2020
What to read:
1. The Game is Afoot – Read a book that begins in the middle of an exciting event .

2. Elementary – Read a good ol’ murder mystery.

3. High-Functioning Sociopath – Read a book with a morally grey protagonist.

4. My Dear Watson – Read a book starring a dynamic duo.

5. Inspector Lestrade – Read a book involving law enforcement

6. Nothing New Under the Sun – Read a book that is directly inspired by Sherlock Holmes


Book Lady’s notes on the Sherlock-A-Thon:
I might participate partially in this readathon, especially if my already planned-for novels fit any of these classifications. I will let you know later, after I do some book analysis.

Little Darlings, by Melanie Golding
This book starts with an exciting event – childbirth! On my birthday! It is also a book of the month for the For Love of a Book Goodreads group.

The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith
A sociopath book for prompt #3. It is also a book of the month for the For Love of a Book Goodreads group.

Shutter Island, by Dennis Lehane
This is for prompt #5 – as there’s a US Marshall… it involves law enforcement. It is also a book of the month for the For Love of a Book Goodreads group.

The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, by Laurie R. King
I’d really like to read this novel for prompt #6.





Sequelathon

Announcement videos for
the Sequelathon:

1. Yogi with a Book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ovECFFDe6M
2. Kathy Trithardt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcwjGUcr5sc
3. Tea Hags
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Oo4pKuPu5Q

At Twitter: https://twitter.com/sequelathon

When:
March 1-11, 2020
What to read:
1. Continue a series you started last year.

2. Read a sequel to a book you read 3 or more years ago.

3. Complete a series.

4. Catch up on a series in progress.

Book Lady’s notes on the Sequelathon:
1. Continue a series – how about the second book in the Crazy Rich Asians series? Unfortunately, I think I left that book in North Idaho and I won’t be going back there right away.
2. Read a sequel to a book you read 3 or more years ago – I might have one more book to read in the Uglies series.
3. Complete a series – possibly, if I read the last Uglies novel.
4. Catch up on a series in progress – I could read Cress, which is the third novel in The Lunar Chronicles.

In general, I’ve avoided reading most series books for years now, so I don’t have much to choose from.



March of the Mammoths

Announcement videos for
the March of the Mammoths:

1. bigalbooks (Alex)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPXvBNaXYWk
2. Totally Pretentious (Lukas)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iLQaJm1HcQ
3. Old Blue’s Chapter and Verse (Jason)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt1-Z1xSHf8

When:
March 2020
What to read:
Read one book 800+ pages in length.

Book Lady’s notes on the March of the Mammoths:
I already have an 800+ page book planned, so I will participate.

Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry

I’ll be participating because I’d already planned to read this weighty novel with a Goodreads group: Tackling the Pulitzer Prize Winners! It also fits a 2020 PopSugar Reading Challenge prompt, #37, a Western. It is 864 pages long, and qualifies.



Spring Into Reading-A-Thon

Announcement videos for
the Spring Into Reading-A-Thon:

1. Hardback Hoarder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nypX2T1rO8U
2. Completely Melanie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nypX2T1rO8U
3. Read’s Readers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJBRca9ZjpU

When:
March 19 through March 29
What to read:
Spring Cleaning – Read a book that has been collecting dust on your shelves.

Time for vacay! Read a book with travel or vacation in it.

Love is in the air – Read a romance or a book that involves friendship.

Tiptoe through the tulips – Read a book with pink and/or yellow on the cover.

Over the rainbow – Read a classic fairytale or retelling.

Women’s March – Read a book with a strong female character.

Spring Break Bash – the group read, If I’m Being Honest, by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka. Amazon classifies this novel as “Teen and Young Adult, Divorce & Marriage, and Self-Esteem.”


Book Lady’s notes on the Spring Into Reading-A-Thon:
I really doubt I’ll be able to participate in this one – but only because I feel my reading time is all booked up already! I also don’t understand why this readathon is scheduled for only ten days instead of giving us the entire month to read seven books. I like to read but I need to do other things too – and I’m not a fast reader.



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  • Book Lady’s March 2020 Reading Report
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