Welcome to the Harry Potter Read Along sign-up post. This reading event will take place from September 1st to December 15th, 2012. The reason I am hosting this event is because I am taking a Harry Potter class this fall semester and thought it would be fun to get some other people involved.
I know the traditional way of doing a Harry Potter reading event would be to read books 1-7 and call it good, but I’m going to open the floor to any Harry Potter related book, whether that be a Potter-based J.K. Rowling book or a book by someone else relating to Harry Potter or J.K. Rowling. A few examples of this are:
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Harry Potter and Philosophy
Harry Potter’s Bookshelf
Unlocking Harry Potter
Harry, A History
The idea is that you read, get wrapped up in Potter, and post reviews of the books as you go along. You can also write about your Harry Potter experiences (a Potter-based trip to England or the Universal Studios park in Orlando), why you love Harry Potter, favorite or least favorite characters, etc. Each post you write will give you a chance to win prizes at the end of the read along. I personally will read and review all seven of the Harry Potter books, and perhaps a couple of the books mentioned above if I have time, but feel free to make this event your own.
I will host a giveaway in December, but if you would like to host a giveaway on your blog and/or write a guest post to be featured on my blog, please CLICK HERE.
If you want to sign-up for Harry Potter Read Along, simply leave a comment below. Make sure your name and blog URL are included so that I can add you to the list of participants. Feel free to include which books you’ll be reading and reviewing.
Since I am late on opening this post, you can sign up through September 15th. If you sign-up after this date, you can still participate, but may not be eligible for any early giveaway prizes.
Please also post the button somewhere on your blog (announcement post or on your blog’s side-bar) so that we can spread the word. I want this to be a fun reading event, and the more the merrier!
To Share/Discuss on Twitter, use hashatag #HPreadalong
Feel free to contact me with any questions. This is my first time hosting a reading event, so I’d like to know if anything is unclear.
Participants
1. Jenna @ Lost Generation Reader
2. Alyson @ The World was Hers for the Reading
3. Amanda @ Fig and Thistle
4. Chinoiseries @ Always Cooking Up Something
5. Athena @ Aquatique
6. Johanna @ Mrs Jo About Books and Other Interests
7. Jayney @ thebookwormery
8. Matthew @ Bibliofreak.net
9. Allie @ A Literary Odyssey
10. Gargi @ Gargi Sharma
11. Laura @ Devouring Texts
12. Jenn @ Booksessed
13. Jo @ Book Jay
14. Alison @ The Cheap Reader
15. Jillian @ A Room of One’s Own
16. Rikki @ Rikki’s Teleidoscope
17. Laura @ Owl Tell You About It
18. Kristin @ rukristin papercrafts
19. Christine @ the dead authors club
20. Melynda @ as told by melynda
21. Leigh Ann @ Silver Wings Reviews
22. Kait @ Dragon of Doom
23. Nerija @ Postcards from La-La Land
24. Rebecca @ Reading Wishes
25. Matt @ Matt_Doyle
26. Whitney @ She Is Too Fond Of Books
27. Bridget @ Bridget’s Books
28. Lindsey @ Sparks’ Notes
29. Rachel @ Resistance is Futile
30. Robert @ Reading the Plan
31. Devina @ Hot chocolate and books
32. Aaron @ Education of Coffeechug
33. Ian @ Lighting the Umbra
34. Marj @ In Library Paradise
Hey, Jenna! Sorry I’m so late to the party, but where I am it is actually Sept. 14 – or so my Time Turner would have me believe. I would LOVE to join the Harry Potter read along. Please include me in the fun!
My blog is http://lightingtheumbra.wordpress.com/
I think I’m way to late
Hi Lily! I’m fine accepting more people into this read-along if you think you can fit at least one book and review in by the end of December. Let me know if you’re interested and I can add you to the list.
Okay.. I’d love too but my own blog is private (though I have followers) and I’m an author on another, but not a administrator, soo..?
It doesn’t matter where you post exactly, but it would need to be somewhere others can interact if they so choose, because the main purpose of a reading event (in my opinion) is the interaction and discussing reviews, similar thoughts, different thoughts, etc. Wherever you’re most comfortable doing that is fine by me.
Okay so the one that I’m only an author one is http://tercessociety.com/ I’ll ask the person running it if its okay and do you need to have the button? On the sidebar?
A lot of people like to promote their reading events, but the button is not required. Don’t worry about that.