It’s just around the corner now, guys. The Read-a-Thon starts in a mere 15 and 1/2 hours, and I could not be more excited. For Heather and I, joining the Read-a-Thon team really means two things:
1. Helping maintain and perpetuate a much-loved community event.
2. Honoring Dewey’s memory.
We’ve come so far now and done so many Read-a-Thons, many of you probably never had the pleasure of meeting Dewey. I still have Dewey’s Hidden Side of a Leaf feed in my Google Reader, and I was doing a little reminiscing and reading through her posts. This one stuck out to me as a great example of what made Dewey so lovable and fun.
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March 1, 2008
Today I was just asked the best question I’ve ever been asked about my blog.
This question was asked by what is commonly known as an IRL friend, though I dislike that term because I think my internet time is Real Life and I think internet friends are Real and have Life outside the internet.
But this friend is what one of my internet friends calls a “flesh friend,” and I think you will agree that her question has Best Ever status:
“Are you still reading books for the internet?”
Yes, internet, it is for you that I read all these books! I hope you know what a great sacrifice it is for me to do you this favor. Please send all million-dollar donations expressing your gratitude to:
Dewey
Real Life
U.S.A
Earth
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We miss you, Dewey. Thank you for showing us the way. 🙂 Cheers!
Andi, Heather, Shesten, Trish, and the rest of the team.
Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon 
Classic Dewey. Thanks for posting that! Here’s to “reading for the internet!”
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Man I miss Dewey. Thanks for posting this.
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Thank you so much for this lovely vignette. I did not know Dewey, and I have often wondered about her. She sounds like something special, and I am bummed her blog was taken down. Would really like to read it. How great that you all continue the wonderful Readathon in Dewey’s memory.
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I love doing this event twice a year in her memory….it’s always a special time. Let me know if you guys need any extra help last minute while I loved hosting last year….I’ll be reading this year and taking it easy. Thanks for all the hard work! Let’s Read! 😉
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I miss Dewey’s wit. Her blog posts were always such a joy to read. I bet now she’s somewhere still reading though no long for the internet.
Thanks for posting this.
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Dewey was probably the second book blog I ran across before I made Confuzzled Books. I was in awe of a community(still am) who loves books just as I do. I only talked to Dewey a few times she was very nice.
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What a great post. I never “met” Dewey, but I’ve participated in this read-a-thon a couple of times and I’m thrilled to have a free Saturday to do nothing but read and blog with some of my favorite people. Thanks for keeping this challenge going, but more importantly, for keeping Dewey’s memory alive.
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Thanks for this post – I hope we remember Dewey in such a tangible way every Read-a-Thon! I hadn’t been following Dewey for very long before she died (less than a year) and had only done one ‘Thon, but her beautiful spirit made a big impact on me.
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I wish I had known Dewey. I was just beginning to enter the book blogging world when she died. I had known OF her, but had never met her and never spoken to her when I heard about her passing. She sounds like a wonderful person.
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Wonderful! I wish I could have known her. She was definitely a great person. I can tell just from reading that post. You all are angels for keeping her alive for us and letting us know her vicariously. 🙂
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I wish I had been around the blogging community back then. She sounds like she was an amazing person, thank you for keeping this event alive!
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Awww, thank you for this. Can’t tell you how much this made my heart smile. And can’t even express how much I miss Dewey.
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I became a book blogger because I wanted to participate in Dewey’s Readathon, and now I’ve been blogging 3 years. I love that she still means so much to our community, and I am so thankful to the wonderful bloggers who continue to make Readathon happen!
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This is my second Dewey’s read-a-thon. Just getting warmed up. Have fun everyone.
Chris
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