What did you read this weekend?

Here at Scholastic, we think it's critically important to Read Every Day, but weekends are definitely prime time for catching up on the material we didn't have a chance to tackle during the week. On Twitter, people often share the names of the books they're reading using the hashtag #weekendreads, which got us thinking: what if what you read this weekend wasn't a book at all?

Inspired by Grub Street's "Grub Street Diet" series (which features a name of note answering the question, "What did you eat this week?") we took to the hallways of Scholastic to ask employees a similar question: "What three things did you read this weekend?" The answers were awesome. Below, a round-up of some of our favorites.

Tell us: what three things did YOU read this weekend? Share in the comments below!

Cassandra Pelham (Editor, Scholastic Press & Graphix):

1. The first draft of a manuscript written by one of the authors I work with.
2. A couple chapters in the Game of Thrones book I’m slowly reading.
3. A recipe for roasted carrots. (Basic, I know. Please don’t judge me.)

Michael Strouse (General Manager, The Scholastic Store):

1. The playbill of a local high school's production of Shrek the Musical.
2. Yet another great review of one of our spring books, Snicker of Magic. I have no idea why I haven't read this yet!
3. The words "Ho, Ho, Ho!" On top of one of my mother's music boxes. Their emergence is the official start of the holidays for the Strouse family! (Thank goodness our Elf on the Shelf waits a few more weeks...)

Katie Brickner (Senior Editor, Scholastic ART Magazine):

1. Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingslover.
2. Directions while on a road trip.
3. The menu at the Light Horse Tavern in Jersey City.

Jessie Lyons (Director, Government Relations):

1. The New York Times online while I had my first cup of coffee and listened to Morning Joe.
2. Elle Décor on the subway while wishing I had a bigger apartment (and more money!)
3. Countless emails and education publications upon arrival at work. Happy Monday!

Courtney Buckland (Associate Manager, Communications & External Relations for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards):

1. A haiku my boyfriend’s niece sent me in response to a drawing I had mailed her.
2. A Barefoot Contessa recipe for a saffron butternut squash risotto which I made last night.
3. The at-home instructions for my physical therapy.

Tyler Reed (Director, Corporate Communications):

1. This Coq au Vin recipe (which I made on Sunday).
2. This review of A Bed and A Chair (which I saw on Saturday).
3. The MTA's handy bus time app, which makes it possible to catch the B61 without waiting AGES outside.

Kate Goodin (Digital Editor, Scholastic Parent & Child Magazine):

1. I'm currently reading Gone With the Wind (and am dying to talk about it!)
2. I read (and baked!) a recipe for chocolate chip cookies.
3. I also read the first chapter of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo--I downloaded a Kindle sample to read because I'm not sure if I can handle the grittiness yet.

Heather Scott (Assitant Director, Merchandising & Social Media, Scholastic Reading Club):

1. Purgatory, the latest violent/funny/origina/suspenseful mystery from Irish author Ken Bruen (I even Instagrammed a favorite sentence!)
2. An article from The Atlantic Wire about how we (as an audience) have "failed Holly Hunter".
3. The brunch menu at Prime Meats -- sometimes everything sounds so good you resort to rock-paper-scissors to order brunch.

Joseph Argabrite (Senior Production Coordinator, Event Management Group):

1. Catching Fire (in anticipation of the film this week).
2. The brunch menu at Malthouse.
3. The Huffington Post.

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