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June Read-a-thon!
June is Pride Month in the US and many other countries, so we are celebrating Pride with a Read the Rainbow style read-a-thon. This will start on June 16th at midnight (in your timezone) and end on June 30th at midnight (in your timezone).

For this read-a-thon, we will have prompts related to some of the flags that represent this community. In total, there are thirty-two flags on this, and each flag will have two tasks.

The goal is to finish as many of the prompts below as possible! Each prompt is repeatable. Any book that you finish between June 16th-30th is eligible to count, including graphic novels and comics. Please only post books once they have been FINISHED.

What you need to do in order to participate:
Step 1 - Sign up on this thread!
Step 2 - Post your progress each day!
Step 3 - Have fun and read lots of good books!

Anyone is welcome to join, and happy pride!

How to post:
Every time you finish a book, make a completion post like this:

Completion Post:

1987 Pride Flag: Number in title

Prompts:

Gilbert Baker Pride Flag:
-Read a book from the Rainbow Book Covers! list
-MC is a baker


1978 Pride Flag:
-Number in title (ex: 44 Cranberry Point)
-Page count has 3 of the numbers from 1978 in it (ex: 197, 987, 178, etc.)


Traditional Gay Pride Flag:
-MC is gay
-Series title starts and ends with a letter in TRADITIONAL


Philadelphia Pride Flag:
-Set in Pennsylvania
-Author is bipoc


Progress Pride Flag:
-Features a political/social movement
-Alliterative title


Bisexual Pride Flag:
-MC is bisexual
-Book is part of a duology


Pansexual Pride Flag:
-MC is pansexual
-Features magic

Asexual Pride Flag:
-MC is asexual
-Black cover


Labrys Lesbian Pride Flag:
-Weapon on cover
-MPG Mythology


Polyamory Pride Flag:
-Tagged ‘Polyamory’
-5+ POV’s


Intersex Pride Flag:
-Yellow cover
-Features a character that doesn’t follow social norms (your interpretation)


Transgender Pride Flag:
-MC is transgender
-’Parade’ in text (pg/% & quote)


Genderfluid Pride Flag:
-MC is genderfluid
-White cover


Genderqueer Pride Flag:
-MG is genderqueer
-Green cover

Androgyne Pride Flag:
-Published in July (any year)
-Blue cover


Leather Pride Flag:
-Tagged ‘BDSM’
-’Kink’ or ‘Fetish’ in text (pg/% & quote)


Bear Brotherhood Pride Flag:
-Animal in title
-MC has facial/body hair


Straight Ally Pride Flag:
-MC is cisgender or heterosexual
-Features a supportive character


Twink Pride Flag:
-Author is gay
-Features a character with no facial or body hair


Aromantic Pride Flag:
-MC is aromantic
-No romance


Demigender Pride Flag:
-Gray cover
-Feature a demi-god

Lesbian Pride Flag:
-MC is lesbian
-Female POV’s only


Demiromantic Pride Flag:
-Friends to lovers
-MC’s first name starts with D


Nonbinary Pride Flag:
-MC is nonbinary
-Published in 2024


Omnisexual Pride Flag:
-MPG Romance
-Title starts and ends with a letter in OMNISEXUAL


Queer People of Color Pride Flag:
-MC is queer
-MC is bipoc


Hijra Pride Flag:
-Author’s first name starts with H
-’Divine’ in text (pg/% & quote)


Questioning Pride Flag:
-Question mark in title (ex: Can I Tell You Something?)
-Title has a word ending in ‘-ing’

Two-Spirit Pride Flag:
-Dual POV’s
-Published in December


Neutrois Pride Flag:
-’Neutral’ in text (pg/% & quote)
-Author’s initials in NEUTROIS


Drag Pride Flag:
-MC is a drag artist
-Crown on cover


Agender Pride Flag:
-MC is agender
-Set in space

TBA

Participants:
Alaina
Jenn
Maira
Molly
Anshika
Aly
Cindee
Ashley
Faith
Lisa

I'm in!

Jenn wrote: "I'm in!"

Woohoo! Yay!

I’m in 🙂

I’m in!

Maira wrote: "I’m in 🙂"

Woohoo! Yay!

Molly wrote: "I’m in!"

Woohoo! Yay!

I'm in😊

Anshika {semi-hiatus} wrote: "I'm in😊"

Woohoo! Yay!

Me!

Aly wrote: "Me!"

Woohoo! Yay!

I'm in

Cindee wrote: "I'm in"

Woohoo! Yay!

....and happy pride month! The read-a-thon starts today, I hope you all enjoy your books and have a great weekend!

This is my first read-a-thon, I'm in and so excited!

Ashley wrote: "This is my first read-a-thon, I'm in and so excited!"

Woohoo! Yay!

Completion Post:


Two-Spirit Pride Flag: Dual POV's

Progress Post:
(Separate from Completion posts)

16th: Wildfire - 84 pgs
17th: Wildfire - 235 pgs, A River Enchanted - 114 pgs
18th: A River Enchanted - 150 pgs
19th: A River Enchanted - 203 pgs
20th: Check & Mate - 74 pgs
21st: Check & Mate - 279 pgs, City of Ruin - 11 pgs
22nd: City of Ruin - 462 pgs, The Wolf and the Witch - 92 pgs
23rd: The Wolf and the Witch - 188 pgs, That's Not My Name - 297 pgs, How to Survive Your Murder - 299 pgs, You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight - 230 pgs, Empire of Storms - 112 pgs, Tower of Dawn - 83 pgs
24th:
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30th:

Pages Read: 2913

Books Completed:

Completion Post:


Nonbinary Pride Flag: Published in 2024

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Traditional Gay Pride Flag: MC is gay

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Hijra Pride Flag:
-Author’s first name starts with H (Hannah)

Jenn wrote: "Progress Post:
(Separate from Completion posts)

16th: Wildfire - 84 pgs
17th: Wildfire - 235 pgs
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I love how you have this broken down! I'm going to use it too and adjust it for hours listened instead of pages read since most of my books are Audiobooks. I'm interested to see how many hours I listen each day! You are off to a great start!

Progress Post:
(Separate from Completion posts)

16th: The Upside of Falling : 1 hr
17th: Worst Wingman Ever : 1 hr, 5 min
The Guncle 4.5 hours
18th: The Guncle 3.5 hours
19th: The Guncle 3.5 hours
20th: Beach Read 2 hrs
21st: Beach Read 4.5 hrs
22nd: Beach Read 3.5 hrs
23rd: The Last 240 pages
24th: Book Lovers 3.5 hrs
25th: Book Lovers 8 hrs
26th: You Shouldn't Have Come Here 1 hr
27th:
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30th:

*Hours listened: 36.5 hours
Pages Read: 240

Books Completed:


*I'm a mom of 6 so I listen to my books while chasing my kids all over, otherwise reading would be another hobby I lost to these wild years with little ones underfoot :)

i’m in!

Ashley wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Progress Post:
(Separate from Completion posts)

16th: Wildfire - 84 pgs
17th: Wildfire - 235 pgs
18th:
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26th..."

Thank you! Every readathon I've done has always had a progress post. I love it cause then you can really see how much you get done :)

I am in for the Read A Thon!

Completion Post:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Faith wrote: "i’m in!"


Woohoo! Yay!

Lisa wrote: "I am in for the Read A Thon!"


Woohoo! Yay!

Completion Post:

Hijra Pride Flag: ’Divine’ in text (pg/% & quote)
How it fits: Pg. 230. "Yes, and there are higher divine laws.."

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Straight Ally Pride Flag: Features a supportive character

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Bisexual Pride Flag:
- Book is part of a duology

Completion Post


Traditional Gay Pride Flag: MC is gay

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Nonbinary Pride Flag: MC is nonbinary

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Bear Brotherhood Pride Flag: Animal in title
How it fits: Lark is a bird

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Bisexual Pride Flag: MC is bisexual

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Intersex Pride Flag: Yellow Cover

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Pansexual Pride Flag: Features Magic

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Bisexual Pride Flag: MC is bisexual

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Pansexual Pride Flag: Features magic

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Genderfluid Pride Flag: White cover

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Two-Spirit Pride Flag: Published in December

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Lesbian Pride Flag: Female POV’s only