Sentences with phrase «marathon reading»

A marathon reading refers to a long event where people take turns reading aloud from a book continuously for an extended period of time. Full definition
CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16 CAAM LA, where admission is always free, is hosting a day of activities marathon reading of King speeches, alongside it regular exhibition programming, including «Hank Willis Thomas: Black Righteous Space,» multimedia presentation.
Without a cover — holding the Kobo Aura One at the bottom using the whole bottom of the screen to turn pages — I find it very comfortable and light to hold for long marathon reading sessions.
Unlike smartphones and tablets that are backlit, this leads to less eyestrain during marathon reading sessions.
Because this unit is the lightest Kindle DX, it weighs hardly anything and you can easily hold it in one hand for marathon reading sessions.
In December I finished a month - long marathon read of Robert Caro's The Years of Lyndon Johnson.
A 25 - hour marathon reading of John Cage's edited anthology, Silence: Lectures and Writings (1961) by over 80 invited collaborators.
Have a copy of A Sand County Almanac close at hand as communities around the world plan marathon readings of the iconic environmentalist's best - known work.
The.5 ounce weight difference isn't much, but given that both tablets are already so much heavier than their E-ink ebook reader counterparts, every little bit may count over marathon reading sessions.
From Moby - Dick to Ulysses to Gertrude Stein's The Making of Americans, Molly Fischer looks at the rise of marathon readings across the land.
But the Aura One weighs in at 230 grams and features the slimmest profile of any Kobo yet at 6.9 millimeters, so marathon reading sessions won't be an issue.
In the red Arena theater, designed (like the rest of the exhibition) by architect David Adjaye, there was a wonderfully lulling Charles Gaines musical performance drawn from his «Notes on Social Justice,» followed by the continuing marathon reading of Das Kapital, the undercurrent of this topical show.
And if the notoriously long The Making of Americans is too much for a beach read, you can always drop into Triple Canopy's annual marathon readings.
In 1973, her SoHo gallery began a decades - long tradition of hosting New Year's Eve marathon readings.
Because our test device (the black model) weighed a manageable 0.75 pounds, our wrist never got tired while holding the Novel, even during marathon reading sessions.
It's a decent size to hold in one hand as an ebook reader, but it's a bit too heavy for marathon reading sessions (the Kindle Paperwhite weighs 7.2 ounces, a big difference).
Also at 11 a.m., the Brooklyn Museum kicks off a marathon reading of Langston Hughes's «Let America Be America Again», 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn.
• Speaking of poetry, we're wishing we could attend this marathon reading of Emily Dickinson poems up in Buffalo tomorrow.
I marathon read the series via Crunchyroll and have eagerly kept up with the new chapters as they've been released.
Try her recipe for Shrimp Scampi — excerpted from The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook — to fuel your marathon reading sessions throughout the rest of Private Eye July.
I finished it in a marathon reading session (Susan S).
But weighing in at just 8.1 ounces, it doesn't feel unwieldy or uncomfortable to hold during a marathon reading session.
I marathon read the series via Crunchyroll and have eagerly... Read More...
You can get involved by joining readers across America in a marathon reading session on Saturday, January 24.
The last line in the book is beautiful and poignant, and an exquisite and uplifting ending to a marathon reading experience.
For the event (and volume launch), a marathon reading of passages from Baldessari's writings will take place.
With poet and painter Stefan Bondell, Bob Holman organized a marathon reading at Cooper Union's Great Hall to address these divisive times.
On the occasion of this exhibition, a marathon reading of Brainard's legendary memoir I Remember will be held, featuring readings by eminent New York poets.
Gertrude Stein's literature, life, and salons have recently been the subject of major museum exhibitions, painting shows, marathon readings, and a Hollywood film.
Iconic performance artist Pope.L's Cage Unrequited is a marathon reading of John Cage's edited anthology, Silence: Lectures and Writings (1961) by over eighty invited collaborators.
, was published by Semiotext (e) in 2013; subsequently, he performed «marathon readings» of the entire novel, lasting eight hours without pause, at the ICA in London and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.
The Brooklyn Museum is hosting a marathon reading of Langston Hughes's poem «Let America be America Again.»
And you're right, they're marathon reads, you can't put them down.
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