SeriesPalooza – The Kickoff
Dec
14
categories : Event
Hooray! Hooray! SeriesPalooza is here!
The time has finally arrived where we’re all going to have a good excuse to take the time to dedicate ourselves, and reading, *only* to the books in a series (or multiple series). For this week starting today December 14 through December 20 (Sunday at midnight EST) Seriespalooza will be in full effect. How does it work? Well, participants will read only books in a series they are either currently reading or are wanting to start. It’s a relaxed affair where you can read at your leisure so there isn’t any pressure. It’s just a great excuse to dip into the pile of books you want to read instead of those you may have scheduled to read as a result of other obligations.
As part of the fun, over the course of the week I’ve got a couple of awesome guest posts and anything I have to say will be exclusively about series books and authors. Not only that but you can follow all the fun using the Twitter hashtag #seriespalooza. Oh and because no party is complete without presents I’ll also be dipping into my bag of tricks to award prizes for people who are participating!
Because of my move and the fact that all my books are tucked away in boxes at the moment my reading plans have shifted a bit. I’m still hoping to dig out a few books that I originally listed but thankfully I have recently acquired a copy of Susan Beth Pfeffer’s The World We Live In, the third in her moon series, via NetGalley so I’ll be starting there. I still hope to get to the fourth in Marsden’s series as well.
If you’re participating I’d love to hear what you are going to read, how you’re doing over the course of the week and just general chatter about SeriesPalooza. If you happen to post please come on back and add a link to the comments here so all of us participating can come on over to chat and cheer you on. Of course posting is *not* required to participate only encouraged
Welcome to SeriesPalooza! Let the fun commence!

Colleen:
I’m in! http://lavenderlines.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/seriespalooza/
December 14, 2009 at 6:30 am Colleen(Quote)
Nicole:
I’m in! I might only be able to participate for a single day because of other commitments but I plan to at least get a few chapters of something in.
December 14, 2009 at 6:58 am Nicole(Quote)
Whitney:
I’m in too! http://bookwormwhit.livejournal.com/137296.html
December 14, 2009 at 7:21 am Whitney(Quote)
Stephanie:
I am definitely in! I have to finish a non-series book tonight but I only have about 50 pages so it shouldn’t take too long. I plan on reading New Moon, the second book in the John Marsden series, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I am sure it will take me past Sunday but I am dead set on reading those three books so if it takes me longer, oh well!
December 14, 2009 at 7:48 am Stephanie(Quote)
Jenn's Bookshelves:
I’m in: http://www.jennsbookshelves.com/2009/12/14/seriespalooza-kickoff/
December 14, 2009 at 8:03 am Jenn's Bookshelves(Quote)
Jennifer:
I posted my proposed reading list on my What are you reading? post.
http://readingwithtequila.blogspot.com/2009/12/what-are-you-reading-10.html
December 14, 2009 at 8:06 am Jennifer(Quote)
Jen - Devourer of Books:
I can’t wait to here what you think about the new Pfeffer book. I’m reading “Life As We Knew It” right now and if I only had an e-reader I’d be jumping over to Net Galley right now to request “This World We Live In,” even being only halfway through.
December 14, 2009 at 10:52 am Jen - Devourer of Books(Quote)
Jodie:
I finished a series book last week (‘Throne of Jade’ – Naomi Novik) but I’m coming back for more, powering through ‘New Moon’.
December 14, 2009 at 3:36 pm Jodie(Quote)
Carrie K.:
I’m starting The Dead and the Gone tonight – and hopefully the 4th Marsden tomorrow.
December 14, 2009 at 11:38 pm Carrie K.(Quote)
Wendi:
After a long day of work yesterday that culminated with a Family Literacy Event that I organized I curled up in the warmth of my bed with Harry Potter and the Prisoner from Azkaban and promptly fell fast asleep. Let’s hope that today gets me to turn a few more pages.
December 15, 2009 at 1:37 pm Wendi(Quote)
Aarti:
I just finished my first book for this! I don’t know if I’ll be able to finish another one, but I plan to at least get a few pages read in the next book in my pile tonight
December 16, 2009 at 9:38 pm Aarti(Quote)
Dawn - She is Too Fond of Books:
I hope the snowpocalypse has given you plenty of reading time this weekend
December 19, 2009 at 6:57 pm Dawn - She is Too Fond of Books(Quote)
Debbie:
Bummed I missed this but I did manage to get through 6 books in the Carrie Vaughn’s Kitty series in December. I am now reading book 7. I also got the third book in Susan Beth Pfeffer’s series so I need to hurry up and read book 2. I hope they are as good as book 1.
January 4, 2010 at 10:58 pm Debbie(Quote)