Fall Into Reading 2008: …The End

Fall Into ReadingChristmas is right around the corner; snow is blanketing large chunks of the United States; and I’m curled up on the couch under a cozy afghan. Those are all signs that the Fall into Reading 2008 challenge has come to an end. Another clue is that my calender tells me today is the last day of fall.

I want to thank each person that participated in this year’s challenge. You spread the word, you posted your lists, and you shared your enthusiasm for reading — all of which made the challenge fun. And in case you weren’t watching the list, it kept growing and growing throughout the fall—we ended up with 286 participants!

Now that we’ve reached the end, I’d love to hear how the challenge went for you. I hope you’ll take the time to write a wrap-up post and link to it using the Mr. Linky below.

Last weekend, I offered some suggestions for what you might want to write in your wrap-up post, but of course, feel free to write it however you’d like. Once your post is up, come here and sign up on the Mr. Linky below. Don’t forget—include the URL to your wrap-up post, not just your general blog web address, to make it easy for people to find your post.

Also, if you have any final book reviews you’d like to post, I’ll leave the Mr. Linky on the Fall Into Reading Book Reviews post open for a few more days. (There are already more than 500 reviews up, so that post is a great resource if you’re trying to decide what to read next!)

And don’t forget…there’s still a $10 Amazon.com gift certificate up for grabs. To be eligible, please post your wrap-up post (and put it on the Mr. Linky) by midnight EST on December 24th to get your name in the drawing. I’ll announce the winner a few days after Christmas.

Thanks again to all the participants. I’ve enjoyed reading with you!


1. Katrina, Callapidder Days
2. Deborah (Books, Movies and Chinese Food)
3. Robin of mytwoblessings
4. Joyful Days
5. Carrie, Rreading to Know
6. Kristen S
7. Maria (A Book Geek)
8. Francesca (Scribacchina)
9. Shalee
10. Erin @ Finding the Funny
11. Sally, Book Critiques
12. Kari @ Alas3Lads
13. Thea @ I’m a Drama Mama
14. Lindsay(Whitcomb Family)
15. Randi
16. Nancy @ Life With My Boys
17. Jen @ mommablogsalot
18. Andrea @ Under Grace & Over Coffee
19. Becky (Becky’s Book Reviews)
20. Tami
21. Kara S
22. Viv
23. Tonia
24. Kara
25. Jane (Much Ado)
26. katney
27. Brittanie (A Book Lover)
28. Mad
29. Memory @ Stella Matutina
30. Linda
31. Sherrie
32. Alea (Pop Culture Junkie)
33. BecauseImTheMommy
34. The Round File
35. Dynamic Uno
36. Alyce (At Home With Books)
37. Annell @ dragonflowersandbooks
38. Jen’s Scribbles
39. Nise’
40. Barbara H. @ Stray Thoughts
41. alisonwonderland
42. Sheri
43. Beth F
44. eva @ phoenix-muse
45. Shauna
46. Jennifer, Snapshot
47. Twiga
48. Holly (2 Kids and Tired Book Reviews)
49. Eden
50. Laura N
51. Kathy (BermudaOnion’s Weblog)
52. Mark (Random Ramblings from Sunny Southern California)
53. Ronnica (Ignorant Historian)
54. Julie
55. Sarah
56. Cindy(cindysloveofbooks)
57. Mocha with Linda
58. Joy @ Pressing On
59. Sandra (Fresh Ink Books)
60. Kim: Page After Page
61. Jolanthe @ No Ordinary Moments
62. Beth/Mom2TwoVikings
63. Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)
64. Angie @ Never A Dull Moment
65. Bobbi (Blogging Along and MomE and Loving It)
66. Carrie K.
67. Lauren (Reading Comes From Writing)
68. Janna – Cornhusker Academy
69. Ruth (Ever Striving)
70. Lisa in ME (Berry Patch)
71. Jenny @ MyBucklingBookshelf
72. Sunny (That Book Addiction)
73. Chan
74. Jaime (Confessions of a Bibliophile)
75. Eileen
76. Annaliese (storyengineer)
77. Tara
78. Anna (Diary of an Eccentric)
79. Mimi B (Woven By Words)
80. Veronica (the First Draft…)
81. Lynn @ Learning By Living
82. Jen
83. Alessandra (Out of the Blue)
84. MizB @ Challenged2Read
85. Mrs. Bubba @ Living La Vida Normal
86. Heather @ Joyful Wandering
87. Pattie
88. tammy (one step at a time)
89. tammy (one step at a time)Hopefully this link works….
90. 0
91. Heather P. (34 books completed)
92. Jeanette
93. Lisa
94. Katrina @ Callapidder Days

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Comments

  1. 1
    Deborah says:

    as always, had a blast with the challenge and thank you so much for hosting it katrina! looking forward to the next one!

  2. 2
    Robin says:

    Thank you so much Katrina and look forward to the spring challenge. I had so much fun decided to do a winter reading challenge. :)

    Thanks again.

    Robin

  3. 3
    Joyful Days says:

    I’m really glad I did participate–I wish I had more time to read. Will be considering the audio-book route next time.

    Thanks so much for hostessing this!

    Julie

  4. 4
    Sally says:

    Oh, I had so much fun! This was my first reading challenge, and I can’t thank you enough. You made it so doable. I will see you in the spring, but I’d like to see you drop in and visit as a friend.

  5. 5
    Randi says:

    Thank-you for hosting this challenge. I had a great time!!

  6. 6
    Andrea says:

    I enjoyed reading you, too!

  7. 7
    Kara S says:

    This was my first challenge and I’m definitely looking forward to springtime! I finished 24 books and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of reading. :)

  8. 8
    Carrie says:

    Thanks for doing this! It was a lot of fun and I would TOTALLY be up for doing something like this again in the Spring. Absolutely! (I’m now thinking about what books I should put on a Spring challenge list….)

  9. 9
    Viv says:

    Thanks Katrina. It was good to participate in something like this. 6 out 7 isn’t bad, right?

  10. 10
    Jenni says:

    love the accountability that this challenge gives me! thanks!!!

  11. 11
    Jane says:

    Hi Katrina, thanks for hosting. I am looking forward to coming back to this post and looking at the reviews at a more leisurely pace. Happy Christmas

  12. 12
    katney says:

    Great challenge. I have posted my wrap-up. Now I’m running late to go sell and earn some books!

  13. 13
    Brittanie says:

    Thank you Katrina for hosting. I loved it and I look forward to the Spring Reading Challenge. :)

  14. 14
    Sherrie says:

    Hi!
    Thank you so much for hosting this reading challenge. It was lots of fun! I got to read several new authors and found some that surprised me. My wrap-up is posted. You can see it here:
    JUST BOOKS: FALL INTO READING WRAP-UP

    Have a safe and happy holiday season! Looking forward to spring!

    Sherrie

  15. 15
    Alea says:

    Thanks so much for hosting! I had a great time! Happy Holidays!

  16. 16
    Just Mom says:

    Like some of the other posters, this was my first reading challenge. And, I agree with them that you made it a great experience. Thanks for hosting, I’ll look forward to the next one!

  17. 17
    Heather says:

    Thanks for hosting this challenge again Katrina. Even though I didn’t finish my list, I still enjoyed reading those books I did manage to finish. I can’t wait to read about everyone else’s progress. Merry Christmas!

  18. 18
    Sheri says:

    I didn’t quite make it… but, almost! It was my very first challenge!

    Thanks for hosting it!

  19. 19
    Sheri says:
  20. 20
    Beth F says:

    Thanks so much for hosting this. Like several others, this was my first ever reading challenge. I loved it and now I’m addicted.

  21. 21
    Mimi B says:

    I have mine set to post on the 23rd. I try and have reviews on my blog have their own day. Today and tomorrow have book reviews so I have the 23rd open. As I’ll be out of town, I can’t guarantee that I’ll get my Mr. Linky up. We’ll see. Thanks so much Katrina for hosting this Challenge.

    Merry CHRISTmas,
    Mimi B

  22. 22
    Laura says:

    I really enjoyed this challenge and loved visiting the reviews to see what other people were reading.

  23. 23
    Mark says:

    Thanks as always for hosting this fun challenge.

    See you in the Spring.

  24. 24

    Thanks for hosting! It always amazes me how many books I’ve read when I list them all in one place. All those times in the car line, piano lessons, etc. really add up! It was lots of fun, as usual!

  25. 25
    Joy says:

    This was a fun challenge. Look forward to the next one.

  26. 26
    Katrina @ Callapidder Days says:

    eeeeeeeee

  27. 27
    Jolanthe says:

    Looking forward to the spring challenge! My mom used to work for Corrie ten Boom before she and my dad were married and Corrie actually officiated my parents wedding. :) My mom and I are working on a scrapbook together right now of a visit to Holland to meet Corrie when I was about one.

    Jolanthe

  28. 28
    Janna says:

    I wrapped my challenge up – 49 books total. I’m looking forward to the Spring challenge – they help me stay focused on my backlog of reading!
    My wrap up post -
    http://cornhuskeracademy.blogspot.com/2008/09/fall-into-reading-challenge-and.html

  29. 29
    Jenny says:

    Thanks Katrina! Looking forward to the Spring Challenge.

    Happy Reading and Merry Christmas, ya’ll!

  30. 30
    Chan says:

    Thank you for hosting this! Looking forward to next years challenges!! Have a Merry Christmas!

  31. 31
    Eileen says:

    Thanks Katrina!

    I posted my wrap-up post – it is not written very well since I am so busy getting ready for Christmas! But I did my best. Thanks again!

  32. 32
    Anna says:

    Thanks for hosting the challenge! This was my very first challenge, and even though I didn’t complete my list, I still had a great time!

  33. 33
    MizB says:

    Thanks for hosting this one again, Katrina! I love these challenges of your’s, and look forward to coming back for the Spring challenge! ;)

    I finally finished one, btw! ;)

  34. 34
    Pattie says:

    Katrina, I actually linked my end post on the reviews page…so I missed your 24th deadline here since I wasn’t online. Oh well! I had fun!

  35. 35
    Gail says:

    Thanks for doing this Katrina, I always enjoy it and know everyone else does too! I finished my book list but didn’t get to do a wrap up post….my laptop hard drive died right before Christmas, bummer! I’m lost without it but hoping it’s fixed soon.

  36. 36
    Lisa says:

    Thanks so much for hosting the Fall Into Reading Challenge…I didn’t finish my list, but I certainly read more than I would have otherwise. I’ll be back next time around!

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