It’s Giving Tuesday, a day where we can recover from all the crazy spending and shopping after Thanksgiving, and take a moment to give back. So I’m passing the virtual hat and asking you to consider contributing a few dollars to help with the costs of running the blog. We’ve got big plans for Cannonball Read 8, but as we grow, we’ll need more funds for website hosting. We always pay our website hosting bills first out of any revenue from our fundraising efforts, and […]
A Reminder from MsWas: Don’t Forget Us in Your Holiday Shopping!
As you wend your way through Amazon’s Cyber Monday deals, don’t forget about our affiliate link,which just happens to be to a book written by one of the founders of Cannonball Read, Brian Prisco. You don’t have to buy Brian’s book, especially if you already have it on your shelves, but click over to it, and then shop. Every. Time. You. Shop. At. Amazon. Every time!! By doing so, you will be kicking cancer’s butt and donating to the American Cancer Society at no extra charge to you. So whether […]
Two Lists for Thanksgiving from MsWas
Things I am thankful for: Family Books Cannonballers Books Jr. Cannonballers Diana Gabaldon CBR Book Exchanges Rainbow Rowell Inspector Gamache Pumpkin pie Books Things I’d like to say “no thanks” to: Spam comments Hotlinking bastards (who cost us $20 and group blog downtime) Manual leaderboard updates (curse you, PHP!) I’m most thankful that the first list is longer than the second, and that’s because of you, Cannonballer. Well, you and books. We’re having a fantastic year so far, and I’m excited for some new things coming […]
Our Cannonball Holiday Tradition – Book Exchange
It’s time for our Cannonball Holiday Tradition – Book Exchange! Katie (faintingviolet) has offered to handle the arrangement of the exchange again this year. You can email her directly with any questions and to sign up (see the directions below). The CBR Book Exchange is completely voluntary, but it’s a nice way to add another layer to our sense of community here at CBR and a lovely excuse to purchase something via the Cannonball Read Buy Hole. Remember, 100% of the percentages generated through the Buy Hole go […]



