San Francisco's Moby-Dick Marathon was one of the most transformative experiences of my year. Unlike Bloomsday, there's no set day for the celebration. Maybe I'll follow them, Deadhead style, throughout 2025. www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...

‘People are rooting for the whale’: the strange American tradition of Moby-Dick reading marathonsFor decades, diehard fans have joined together to read Herman Melville’s 600-page novel aloud in exotic locationswww.theguardian.com