Readathin
hosted by: momsbookcollection & mandathebiblio
Meet the Hosts
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Reading Prompts
Activity Prompts
Helpful Guides
Donna (DonnaMarieReads)
She/Her
Manda (MandaTheBiblio)
They/Them
Bingo Board
Trackers
Badges for May 2025
Reading Challenges
| Prompt | Explanation |
|---|---|
| A BOOK THAT HAS INVISIBLE DISABILITY REP | The Invisible Disabilities Association defines this as "an invisible disability is a physical, mental or neurological condition that is not visible from the outside, yet can limit or challenge a person’s movements, senses, or activities. Unfortunately, the very fact that these symptoms are invisible can lead to misunderstandings, false perceptions, and judgments." |
| BOOK WITHOUT "THE," "OF," OR "AND" IN THE TITLE | Just read a book that does not contain any of these words. |
| BOOK IN A SERIES | This can be anywhere in the series, though we prefer it to not be the first book. Try to get through those series you've already started. |
| POLL PICK | There will be a channel in Discord where you can put your poll, if you'd like. But feel free to do the poll anywhere you want. This can be YouTube, Instagram, ask your family to vote, or anywhere else you could think of. Be as creative as you want with this. Make your pets vote if you want! |
| TWO WORD TITLE | Read a book with a title that's only two words |
| LGBTQIA+ | Read a book with a character who is LGBTQIA+ and/or by an author who is |
| A BOOK FROM YOUR PHYSICAL TBR | Read a book from your physical shelves. If you don't have physical shelves, a book you bought on your ereader (or audio platform of choice) |
| A BOOK THAT INVOLVES A MOTHER, MOTHERHOOD, OR MENTIONS MOTHER'S DAY | Pretty self-explanatory, but read a book that has a mother in it or is about mothers. |
| BOOK WITH NATURE ON THE COVER | Think trees, flowers, grass, etc. Not animals or people |
| BOOK YOU'VE OWNED LONGER THAN ONE YEAR | Don't worry about being super exact with it, but choose one that you've owned since 2024 or earlier. The older it is, the better. |
| BOOK PUBLISHED IN MAY | It does not have to be this year. It can be any year, just has to be May |
| UNDERHYPED BOOK | Read a book that you don't hear many people talking about. If you want an exact number, find a book with under 1,000 reviews on StoryGraph/GoodReads. If you're going by ratings number, choose a book that isn't an arc that isn't released yet. Obviously those would have less reviews because they aren't even out yet. |
Activity Challenges
| Prompt | Explanation |
|---|---|
| SELF CARE DAY | Whatever YOU classify as "self care," spend the day doing that. This can be taking the day to relax and reset or spending the day cleaning your entire house |
| DUST YOUR BOOKSHELF | Physically dust your shelves. If you don't have physical shelves, clean up your ebook shelves or your want to read on StoryGraph/GoodReads |
| CREATIVE TIME | Take some time to do something creative. This can be coloring, drawing, painting, diamond painting, crocheting, knitting, posting a photo on Instagram, making a graphic on Canva, etc. |
| PARTICIPATE IN READING SPRINTS | Donna will be running sprints throughout the month on YouTube and likely we will have some in Discord. To complete this prompt, you do not need to participate in official Readathin sprints. Any sprints will do. But we would be happy to have you! |
| HAVE A DATE | Whether you have a date with a partner, a friend, or by yourself, treat yourself! |
| DECLUTTER SOMETHING | Find a room or area of your house and declutter it! You could also declutter something on your phone like apps or photos or on your computer like downloads or your cloud storage. |
| FREE SPACE - READ 100 PAGES | Read 100 pages over the course of the whole month |
| GET SOME FRESH AIR | Sit by an open window, go for a walk, ride in the car with the window down. Just get some of that fresh Spring air. |
| LISTEN TO MUSIC/PODCAST OR AUDIOBOOK | Another self-explanatory one, but feel free to share your recommendations in the music channel in Discord! Or Reviews/Recommendations in the Bookish Threads section, if it's a really good audiobook. |
| MAKE A GOAL TO FINISH BY SUMMER | Set a goal for yourself and make sure to get started on it! It can be a reading goal or a goal for something else in your life. |
| SUMMER HOPEFULS LIST | Make a list of books or other stuff you hope to get done this summer! |
| SPINNER WHEEL CHOOSES HOW LONG YOU READ FOR | Put a bunch of different amounts of time to read for on a spinner wheel and spin it to find out how long to read for. You can do this once at the beginning of the month and read that amount every day, uses larger amounts of time and try to read for that amount throughout the whole month, or even spin it every morning |
| COMPLETE A TASK FROM YOUR TO DO LIST | Whether you write an actual to do list or not, completing a task that you have to get done completes this task! Though checking it off the actual list is much more satisfying so I recommend making a list |
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