One of the very best parts of readathon is the food (trust me on this). I am all about planning my snacks and meals in advance, and the name of the game is, ALL THE CARBS. I try to eat healthy, I promise, but then again, mac & cheese exists in the world. It’s only a problem if you say it’s a problem, right?
I say, combat the sneaking suspicion that food and books are not as closely related as you might think by dreaming up your perfect dinner party. Who would you most like to attend a bookish dinner party with? Authors (living or dead), fictional characters, anything goes. That’s your next challenge: which five bookish people (or animals, I’m not picky) would be around your perfect literary dinner table?
Post a comment with your dinner party guest list; you have until Hour 48 at midnight ET tonight to enter.
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24in48 Readathon 
Dinner party guest list:
Cecelia Ahern
Jon Snow
Harry Potter
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This is seriously so hard. I guess Dumbledore, Bilbo Baggins, Dobby, Cassian, and ughhhh Fred and George (they are one;))
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which five bookish people (or animals, I’m not picky) would be around your perfect literary dinner table?
Fred and George Weasley(Harry Potter) Tobias Eaton(divergent) Mare (of fire and stars) and finally Rhysand (A Court Of Thorns and Roses)
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Can I say the whole Rampion crew from The Lunar Chronicles? I feel like they would be a blast to hang out with.
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Hm, the five people around my table would be:
1) Helen from Everything All at Once (my current read)
2) Laini Taylor (because yes)
3) John Green (because also yes please)
4) Hermione from Harry Potter (she’s so cool)
5) Suri From Every Heart a Doorway (because she’s so sweet and entertaining)
Now THAT would be an interesting dinner. 😂
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Five. Ugh. Crap.
Neil Gaiman
Amanda Palmer
Allie Brosh
Jenny Lawson
Mort
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For my literary dinner party I would invite all my favorite female authors, introduce them, and sit quietly in the corner with a notebook.
1. Jane Austen
2. Margaret Atwood
3. JK Rowling
4. Zadie Smith
5. Patti Smith
On Litsy @parttimedomestic
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5 bookish characters around my dinner table? Hmm that’s actually a really good question! First off, Delilah from the shades of magic series, as long as she doesn’t rob my house. Second, Jeannette Walls herself from the Glass Castle. Such an inspirational woman! Third and fourth both Noah and Jude from I’ll give you the sun. They are such vibrant characters and would add a lively atmosphere to my dinner! And lastly, Carolyn from The Library at Mount Char for her curiousity and skills. So there we have it, 4 lovely ladies and one gentleman! A thief, an inspirer, two world impacting twins, and a curious.
What a dinner that would be!
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Bill Bryson
Lisa See
Jhumpa Lahiri
Ken Follett
Lisa Scottoline
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I would want to have a dinner party with Laini Taylor (author of Daughter of Smoke and Bone and Strange the Dreamer), Jane Eyre (character by Charlotte Bronte), Dan Brown (author of Da Vinci Code), Susan Cain (author of Quiet) and Yasutani Jiko (character by Ruth Ozeki in a Tale for the Time Being).
I think that this group of people would have endless stories and conversations! Laini Taylor seems like a super sweet woman with great taste for books. Jane Eyre is absolutely fascinating character and she would have an endless amount of observations that no one else has noted. Dan Brown could share crazy detailed riddles over which everyone would ponder. Susan Cain would keep the air clear, everyone can be their own self, no need for pretending to be more outgoing or shy than you are as a person. Everyone would stop to listen Yasutani Jiko and would think over what she says for the rest of their lives.
That would be a truly life changing dinner party 😀
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Feyre, Rhysand, Katniss Everdeen, Harry Potter, Simon Snow & Charlie Freeman
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Which five bookish people (or animals, I’m not picky) would be around your perfect literary dinner table?
1. Mad Hatter from Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
2. Michael from Solitaire by Alice Oseman
3. Denise from On The Edge Of Gone by Corinne Duyvis
4. Ari from Aristotle And Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
5. Roald Dahl
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Oh, I’m Jacky from jacky-the-bibliophile.tumblr.com 😉
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1. Oscar Wilde
2. Seregil from the Nightrunner series by Lynn Flewelling
3. Roxanne Gay
4. James Baldwin
5. Magnus Bane
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1) Kiera Cass, my favourite author
2) Maxon Schreave, my literary crush
3) Hermione Granger, one of my fictional role models
4) Luna Lovegood, someone I would love to befriend
5) Hans Christian Andersen, my favourite fairy tale author
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Harry, Ron and Hermione to talk about their adventures! Feeding Munchee (Chaos Walking trilogy) under the table while laughing at Logen Ninefinger’s (The First Law trilogy) trying to eat ina civil manner. 😀
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1. Jean-Claude from the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series by LK Hamilton
2. Pipkin from Watership Down by Richard Adams (for the cuteness)
3. Circe from Homer’s Odyssey
4. Kaz from Six of Crows/Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
5. Emily St Aubert from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
I think they would be an interesting bunch to have at a dinner party. I imagine Jean-Claude and Circe would get on rather well.
@EllanaRose on Litsy and @EllanaRose_ on Twitter.
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1. Edgar Allan Poe (always has been and always will be the top of my list for this question)
2. Stephen King (always my close second)
3. Christopher Lee (he wrote his own biography so he counts 😊)
4. Nicholas Rhea, pen name of Peter Walker, author of the Constable book series the British TV show “Heartbeat” was based on.
5. Dr. John Watson (from the novels, not Martin Freeman)
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My five bookish people would be
1.Sir Terry Pratchett – intelligent & funny
2. Dame Agatha Christie – a woman ahead of her time
3. Stephen King – love to know how that mans brain works
4. George R R Martin – I’d bribe him with food to find out what’s happening with his books!
5. Karin Slaughter – she’s funny, intelligent & tells some great stories. I had the privelige to meet her once & hear her talk.
What a dinner party that would be!
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So many options to choose from! I think, for me to have the best dinner party ever, I’d want to invite all the geekiest characters with the strongest senses of humor:
1) Barry (aka Zzzzapp!) from Ex-Heroes – Always quick with a reference and has never failed to give me a laugh when I need it.
2) Roen Tam from the Lives of Tao series – He went from geeky gamer to secret agent while still being true to his roots. I’d love to get some advice from him.
3) Keiko Yamada from Kojiki – She’s incredibly quick witted and has no problems metaphorically smacking someone upside the head for being dumb.
4) Mrs. Weatherby from WBI: Witches Bureau of Investigation – She’d be good at and for reminding of us our manners, while still having fun. Plus, I’d love to see if her magic could work on some of the other guests (insert mischievous grin).
5) General Turyin Mulaghesh from City of Blades – Another older, fierce “lady”, yes, but she knows how to drink, laugh and would be really helpful if we were asked to leave for being too loud.
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Hmmmm id pick….
Edgar Allan Poe
HP Lovecraft
Edward Lee
Bentley Little
Stephen King
That would be one hell of a dinner party!
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My picks–VanChocStrawberry’s post on Litsy
http://litsy.com/p/V1Y2T2dLUDJE
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The five people at my dinner party would be:
1.) Melanie Hamilton from Gone with the Wind
2.) Dustfinger from Inkheart
3.) Ginny Weasley from Harry Potter
4.) Elinor Loredan from Inkheart
5.) Teddy Cutting from the Luxe series
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Margaret Atwood
Dana Scully (there’s books)
Eric Northman
George RR Martin
Stephen King
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Which five bookish people would I have around my perfect literary dinner table:
1. Jane Austen
2. L.M. Montgomery
3. Lucy Worsley
4. Maggie Smith
5. Hermione Granger
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My 5 Literary Dinner Guests, chosen quickly (so many characters came to mind so just kept it to authors, which is also so tough!)
1. Marilynne Robinson
2. Zadie Smith
3. Anne Lamott
4. George Saunders
5. C. S. Lewis
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Literary dinnerparty –
authors:
Neil Gaiman
Wilkie Collins
William Shakespeare
Jane Austen
Simone de Beauvoir
Characters:
-Bilbo Baggins
-Alec and Seregil from the Nightrunner series (they’re an item, they count as one)
-Elizabeth Bennet/Darcy
-Count Fosco from “The Woman in White”
-Sirius Black
(This party might get a bit intense…)
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Gandalf
Hobie from The Goldfinch by Donna Tart
Dobby from The Harry Potter books
Louise Erdrich
Malala Yousafzai
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1. The Foremole, and he’ll bring Deeper’n’ever Turnip ‘n Tater ‘n Beetroot pie.
2. Luna Lovegood would make excellent dinner conversation.
3. Always George RR Martin cuz I need me some Winds of Winter.
4. Old Dan and Little Ann from Where the Red Fern Grows so I can sneak them snacks under the table.
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Margaret Atwood
Darcy
Toni Morrison
Flannery O’Conner
Anne of Green Gables
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A dinner party of strong ladies 🙂
Hermione Granger
Katniss Everdeen
Captain Marvel
Nancy Drew
Matilda
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I’d invite :
Jo March (Little Women)
Levi (Fangirl)
Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter Series)
Celia Bowen (The Night Circus)
Henry DeTamble (Time Traveller’s Wife)
All fiction all the time at my dinner parties!
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Fred and George Weasley
Stephen Colbert (him, not his character – ha!)
April from Lumberjanes
And Tim Gunn
…this is sort of a weird combination but I think we’d have a good time!
@lizgotauco
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Umm..hmm…
Tyrion Lannister
Jamie Lannister
Elizabeth Bennet (I can imagine what she’d think of those two above!)
Hannibal Letter (I know I know)
Oscar Wilde
And Shakespeare.
That would be fun! Lots of discussions and debates! 🙂
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I would love to invite 5 women who I feel are fearless kick-ass authors who have inspired me to live a more authentic, fearless and fun-filled life:
1. Anne Tyler
2. Anne Lamott
3. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
4. Fannie Flagg
5. Carrie Fisher
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My five guests would be:
JK Rowling, Agatha Christie, Amy Tan, Maya Angelou, and George RR Martin.
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1) Kvothe from The Name of the Wind
2) Aza Ray from Magonia
3) August Flynn from This Savage Song
4) Werner from All the Light We Cannot See
5) Sherlock Holmes
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It would be great to have a dinner party with some of my favorite authors: Sarah Dessen, Jenny Han, Becky Albertalli, Stephanie Perkins, and Marie Lu.
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Progress, snacks, and my literary dinner table:
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Shakespeare
CS Lewis
JK Rowling
Dumbledore
Jesus (he’s in the Bible okay? 🤣)
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I’d invite:
1. Gandalf
2. JRR Tolkien—just so he can be like “Holy shit, this guy’s real.”
3. Edgar Allan Poe
4. Jenny Lawson
(Those two can have a weird-off together)
5. and finally Amy Dunne, because we need that one dinnermate who is capable of killing people, just in case.
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I’m going with just Harry Potter characters for this one! Hermione and Luna are a must since they are my favorites! Fred and George Weasley for comedic purposes o course, and Dobby because who doesn’t love that elf? (If we count Fred and George as one guest, I would also love to include Neville because I feel like he’s an under appreciated character!)
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J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Oscar Wilde, Mary Shelley, and John Keats.
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Margaret Atwood (to ask about the future)
George Orwell (to ask about the present)
Flannery O’Connor (for the humanity)
Mark Twain (for the humor)
Anthony Bourdain (for the drinks, music and entertainment)
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I’d have dinner with Gillian Flynn, I know I have mentioned before but I really really love her books. They are so original and the characters are interesting and most of the time disturbing but I love the way she keeps me interested.
I wish I could have dinner with her and ask her all about it.
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Neil Gaimon
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Barbara Kingsolver
Jeanette Winters on
Tana French
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My literary dinner party:
JK Rowling
George RR Martin
Roxane Gay
Diana Gabaldon
Stephen King
swishandflick’s post on Litsy http://litsy.com/p/QjljTUoxczVm
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Oooo, only 5?! Okay, my literary dinner party would be entirely fictional characters (sorry, authors) and would include Alucard & Lilah from the Shades of Magic series, Karigan and King Zachary from the Green Rider series, and Gallowglass from the All Souls Trilogy, with wishes I could also include Diana Bishop & Matthew Clermont (if I could scrounge up enough chairs!)
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1. Alice (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)
2. Mad Hatter (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)
3. Rhysand (A Court..)
4. Iko (Lunar Chronicles)
5. Luna Lovegood
This would either end in an amazingly hilarious time, or would blow up and go the total opposite. So down for it though.
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1. Dumbledore 2. Atticus from the Iron Druid series 3. Oberon from the Iron Druid series 4. Acheron from the Dark Hunter series. 5. Suzze and Jesse (ok I cheated) from The Mediator series.
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I like this one because it’s quite a challenge to pick only 5 dinner guests. but I would have to say that mine would be:
1: Iko (Lunar Chronicles)
2: Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones)
3: Minerva McGonagal (Harry Potter)
4: Brimstone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone) and
5: Ciri (The Witcher)
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