72+ Readathons To Help You Tackle Your To-Be-Read Book Pile This Fall (UPDATED)

What better way to spend these cold fall evenings than joining these 2019 readathons to help you get through your to-be-read book pile, right book lovers? 

Following our previous list of readathons, we thought we’d come up with an updated list for 2019 and 2020. So grab your hot chocolate mug, your favorite fuzzy blanket, and a good book and let’s get started.

Readathons 2019:

1. A Very Merry Burton Halloween (October 1-31)

2. BookeymanAThon (October 1-31)

3. Disability Readathon (October 1-31)

4. Gothic Readathon (October 1-31)

5. HypeAThon (October 1-31)

6. Immaneedspaceathon (October 1-31)

7. LOL Surprise Readathon (October 1-31)

8. Lottery-A-Thon (October 1-31)

9. Mande-A-Thon Readathon (October 1-31)

10. Nightmare Before TBR (October 1-31)

11. Ole Hallows Eveathon (October 1-31)

12. OWNtober (October 1-31) 

13. Page-a-thon (October 1-31)

14. ReadTober (October 1-31)

15. Sims-a-thon (October 1-31)

16. Supernaturalathon (October 1-31)

17. Trick-or-Treat-a-thon (October 1-31)

18. Victober (October 1-31)

19. YA Icons Month (October 1-31)

20. Strangeathon (October 13-31)

21. Spookathon 👻 (October 14-20)

22. I Put a Spell On You Readathon (October 17-31)

23. Michael Chricton Readathon (October 23 – November 4)

24. Witchathon (October 24-31)

25. Sbooktober (October 25-31)

26. Scream-a-thon (October 25-31)

27. Series Scaredown (October 25 – November 4)

28. Boo-👻-thon (October 26)

29. Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon (October 26)

30. eBookathon (October 27 – November 2)

31. Trick or Readathon (October 28-31)

32. Alphabethon (October 29 – November 3)

33. Believathon (November 1-30)

34. Minecraft Readathon (November 1-30)

35. Remember November (November 1-30)

36. ThankfulAThon (November 1-30)

37. Tree Hill Readathon (November 1-30)

38. #AYearAThon (November 4-10)

39. Triwizard Tournament Readathon (November 11-17) – First Task

40. Friends Readathon (November 19-30)

41. The Paper Tavern Fall Readathon (November 24-30)

42. Triwizard Tournament Readathon (November 25 – December 1) – Second Task

43. Christmas Spirit Readathon (November 25 – December 8)

Readathons 2020:

44. January Jam Jar (January)

45. Buzzword Readathon (January)

46. 24in48 Readathon (January)

47. Fairytaleathon (February)

48. Read-a-thin (February)

49. Rereadathon (February)

50. 25in5 Readathon (February) 

51. March Mystery Madness (March)

52. Read-O-Rama (March)

53. Bookly #StayAtHomeReadathon (April 13 – 19)

54. Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon (April 25th)

55. OWLs Magical Readathon (April)

56. UnsolvedAThon (April)

57. Off the Grid Readathon (April)

58. Escape to Book Island Readathon (April)

59. Mini Believeathon (May 1-15)

60. Bookemon Reading Raid (May 1-31)

61. Hype-a-thon (May 1-31)

62. #AYearAThon (May 11-17)

63. #24B4Monday Readathon (May 29-31)

64. Bout of Books 24 (May)

65. Strangeathon (May)

66. Mythical May (May)

67. TBR Jar Readathon (May)

68. Vault-a-thon (June 15-21)

69. The Lit Coven Readathon (June)

70. A Game of Booksathon (June)

71. Queer Lit Readathon (June)

72. Off The Grid Readathon (July 17-19)

73. The Bookie Trials (July)

74. The Reading Rush (July)

75. High Summer Readathon (August 1-31)

76. Read-India-thon (August 10-16)

77. Bout of Books (August 17-23)

78. ARC August (August)

79. Sequel September (September 1-30)

80. Tome Infinity and Beyond (September)

81. Ladies of Horror Fiction Readathon (September)

82. MonsterAThon (September)

83. Mythothon (September)

84. Princess-A-Thon (September)

85. 5 Star Love Readathon (September)

86. Frightfall Readathon (October 1-31)

87. Hocus Pocus Readathon (October 1-31)

88. Thankfulathon (November 1-30)

89. Believathon 2.0 (November 1-30)

90. Triwizard Tournament (November 9-15)

91. Christmas Spirit Readathon (November 25 – December 8)

Pfew! Now that’s a list that could spook even the most unspookable of bookworms! 👻🐛

But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Here we’ve prepared some tips & tricks to help you get through these 2019 readathons easier:

Tip #1 Buddy reading

Reading the same book as others is so much more exciting! This is why some readathons provide challenges that can help you get plugged into the group. But even without these challenges, you can still get your BFFs to read the same book and compete against each other.

Tip #2 Audiobooks

Sometimes you need to take a break to avoid headaches and eye fatigue. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still keep reading! Audiobooks provide a unique opportunity to remain immersed in the storyline, without overexerting your eyes. 

Tip #3 Keep track of what you’re reading

If you don’t have someone to challenge you to read more, you can also compete with yourself. Just open the Bookly app, set your goal, and watch your progress. 

Tip #4 Don’t get too comfortable

Few things feel better than reading in bed, but if you want to go through your to-be-read book pile faster, you need to stay a little bit uncomfortable. So maybe pick up your book and read on your couch instead.

Don’t feel like joining any of these fall readathons? You don’t have to! You can launch your own readathon for 2019.

Go through your To Be Read book pile, pick a date that works best for you, and get readin’! If you’re really just interested in seeing how much you can read in 24 hours, there’s nothing wrong with making it a private affair. It might take some pressure off, letting you enjoy what you’re doing for what it is.

Is there a readathon you’d like us to add to this list? Let us know in the comments below!