Along with busily reading and reviewing up to the end of the year, our current Cannonballers have submitted their picks for the best and worst books they read in 2013.  Hands down, our new favorite author is Rainbow Rowell – just look at how many reviews of her books were posted this year! See if your favorite of the year made it onto our list of favorites. Our worst books of 2013 included several final books in YA trilogies, and to the surprise of some of […]

We have 105 Cannonballers as of this morning! Please keep spreading the word so we can make this the best year ever. Remember, no posting until January 1, but you can still read, read, read!

Guy Gondron, aka protoguy on Pajiba and the artist behind our fantastic Godtopus/CBR header above, is a talented artist living in the not quite so lovely land of Arizona. A mecca for artists, the state government’s conservative mindset has wrought havoc with Guy’s healthcare situation.  A two year cancer survivor, Guy is still battling illness, and the state healthcare system. You can read more in this post I wrote back in September or  follow Guy’s blog, Work in Progress. But in the midst of all of this, Guy […]

This is the sixth Cannonball Read (CBR) honoring Amanda “AlabamaPink” Amos, our fierce warrior queen who lost her battle with cancer in 2009. She was a true Pajiban, filled with eloquence and sass. Cannonballers since that time have read over 7,000 books in her memory. This site has become a virtual book club where participants read what they want, write what they want, and say what they want. We invite you to visit us often, even if you aren’t planning to register. (But you really […]