Do you have your book?  Are you excited?  Terrified?  Skeptical?  ALL OF THE ABOVE?

The read-along kicks off today, but if you’ve already started reading, feel free to start blogging or tweeting about it!

Previously

Here’s the link to our completely nonbinding schedule guide; information about book and ebook editions; casting information for the miniseries; some lovely production info about the miniseries; and some behind the scenes photos from filming.

A brief and incomplete list of what to expect

Link round-ups: I plan to post these to nonmodernist once a week.  Drop me links to your reactions, related fanworks, or anything else — in comments, tweets, emails, or by carrier pigeon!

On Twitter: Tag your tweets #ParadesEnd, then check the tag to see what others are saying.

On Tumblr: Tag your posts #Parade’s End, then check the tag to see what others are posting.  (I for one would love to see some gifs or manips/fanart start making the rounds!)

LJ/DW discussions: I’ll throw up regular discussion threads at LJ and DW.

nonmodernist:

Presenting:

The Parade’s End read-along!  

This will be a fandom-friendly* read-along of the Ford Madox Ford tetralogy, spanning several months, in anticipation of the (as-yet-undated) airing of Parade’s End, written by Tom Stoppard, directed by Susanna White, and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall.

When: The read-along will begin on February 1, 2012.  Check the schedule guide here for a week-to-week breakdown of reading.

Why: Because of ~reasons~ obviously.  For instance, we love early twentieth-century literature; we’re excited for the upcoming BBC/HBO television adaptation; we love Downton Abbey and want more things like it in our lives.

Where: All over the internet!  This read-along will primarily be hosted through nonmodernist and on Twitter (using #ParadesEnd), but we love all the corners of the internet and we want them all to join us!  Look for discussion posts on Dreamwidth and Livejournal, and links to content all over the place.  Feel free to blog your responses at your own site or the service of your choice — as long as you send them to us, we’ll put the links in our round-ups.

How: Read the books!  Post about them!  Join our discussions and submit your posts to our linkspams!  Livetweet your reading sessions!  There’s no right or wrong way to participate.

Get started: First, spread the word!  This only works if you all get involved (and corral your friends, enemies, neighbors, and family members to do the same).  Follow nonmodernist for more updates as we approach the start date.  Then acquire a copy of the book and get ready to start reading!

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* “fandom-friendly”: we mean that this read-along will be a safe space for fandom-style participation.  We recognize and defend your right to create fanworks of any and all kinds, flail over anything and everything, and use as much fandom slang as you desire.  While some discussions may get a little academic, others will be shallow and all about the pretty.