October Readathons | Jo Linsdell

October Readathons


October Readathons

October Readathons: Your Guide for a Month of Reading Fun

There’s something magical about October—the crisp air, cosy vibes, and of course, the perfect excuse to curl up with a book (or several). And if you're like me, there’s nothing better than a good readathon to keep that TBR pile moving and connect with fellow bookworms.

Let’s face it—life gets busy. It can be tough to carve out time to read, even when we want to. That’s why I love participating in readathons. They give me the motivation (and let’s be real, the excuse) to make reading a priority again.

So, if you're looking for a little reading inspiration this month, I’ve got you covered. Here’s a list of some of the readathons happening in October 2018. Grab your planner and start marking those dates!


Readathons Happening This October:

  • BYOBthon – October 1–31

  • Boo to You Readathon – October 1–31

  • OWNtober – October 1–31

  • FrightFall Readathon – October 1–31

  • YA-a-thon – October 8–14

  • Duodecathon – October 8–14

  • Mateathon – October 12–19

  • StrangeAThon – October 13–31

  • Spookathon – October 15–21

  • ebookathon – October 14–21

  • Witchathon – October 24–31


 Know of more great readathons happening this month? Drop the info in the comments section below.

 Which readthons are you planning on participating in this month? Do you like readathons? Why/why not?

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20 comments

  1. Robin Loves Reading6 October 2018 at 14:58

    Excellent list. I am doing #BYOBthon this month.

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    1. Jo Linsdell6 October 2018 at 17:08

      I'm having fun doing the BYOBthon too. I missed the zombie crawls on Twitter this week, but I'm doing a Hydra for the creature challenge and adding a head for each book I read. Already finished one book. Currently reading my second.

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  2. Bookworms Corner6 October 2018 at 18:08

    I must try one of these some time.

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  3. Karla J. Strand6 October 2018 at 19:11

    That is a lot of challenges! I saw a Frankenstein one somewhere too... I love Frankenstein but my TBR Is way to long to take on anything else this month! Happy reading!

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    1. Jo Linsdell6 October 2018 at 19:17

      There are loads of readathons. There's lots of 24 hours ones that pop up last minute too. They might be doing another DEARathon too towards the end of the month. A Frankenstein one sounds interesting. Not heard of that.

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  4. DJ Sakata6 October 2018 at 19:32

    Wow - my regular calendar is challenge enough for me ;)

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    1. Jo Linsdell7 October 2018 at 19:46

      I love readathons. They're a fun way to help me get through my TBR.

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  5. Jennifer6 October 2018 at 20:30

    I have so much from the library to finish. Let's wait until November and see what that's all about.

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    1. Jo Linsdell7 October 2018 at 19:47

      There's lots of readathons in November too (I'll do another post for those soon ;)).

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  6. Kate @ Bitch Bookshelf6 October 2018 at 23:44

    I haven’t ever tried something like this! I want to get through the ARCs I promised to review, and then I’ll look into these more.

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    1. Jo Linsdell7 October 2018 at 19:49

      You could always see if any of your ARCs fit with the challenges of any of these readathons. I always try to fit books from my current TBR to the challenges of the readathon I want to do.

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  7. Alex Astrid7 October 2018 at 09:57

    I don't really like them :(

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    1. Jo Linsdell7 October 2018 at 19:49

      Readathons aren't for everyone. They can be lots of fun though. I particularly like no pressure one's like DEARathon and BYOBthon.

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  8. BOOKWORM7 October 2018 at 19:32

    I would like to join one of them. But first I need to finish my TBR pile

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    1. Jo Linsdell7 October 2018 at 19:50

      Use books from your TBR to fit the readathon challenges- That's what I do ;)

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  9. Katiria8 October 2018 at 00:44

    Ohh great list I have heard about some of these readathons challenges, thank you so much for sharing your awesome post.

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    1. Jo Linsdell8 October 2018 at 12:43

      I love a good readathon. Currently enjoying BYOBthon :)

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  10. Gayathri Lakshminarayanan8 October 2018 at 20:10

    Wow that is a lot of readathons. And ashamed to say I have never taken part in a readathon ever. What do you say, should I try it?

    Gayathri @ Elgee Writes

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    1. Jo Linsdell9 October 2018 at 13:04

      Readathons can be a lot of fun. If you've never taken part in a readathon before I suggest trying one of the more relaxed ones like DEARathon where the only challenge is to read as much as possible. BYOBthon is pretty relaxed too. There are challenges but they are optional. You just pick the ones you want to do without the pressure of trying to do them all. Others like Booktubeathon tend to be more demanding as they have fixed goals and daily additional challenges on top of the big challenges for the month.

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