I’ve been so busy with writing work. I’ve been in a reading slump. Or maybe an everything slump. But…
It’s Bout of Books 20!!!
I think my first BoB was #4 back in spring of 2012. I love me some BoB. 😘
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 21st and runs through Sunday, August 27th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 20 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team
TBR
All these books are in progress. If I finish them, I’ll be 9/10 for 10 Books of Summer. Also have “The Artist of the Beautiful” by Nathaniel Hawthorne to read this week.
Progress
During the Monday Twitter chat I proclaimed…
…Thus far, those books have been:
Challenges
Thursday: If you like this, try that . . .
Oh! I have something for this one!
If you like Ray Bradbury, especially his “Green Town” books, try Ellen Klages’ Wicked Wonders. Many of the stories have the same childhood magic vibe but with female protagonists.
Also, with Halloween just around the corner (it is, darn it!):
If you like Sherlock Holmes, M. R. James, or other authors of classic ghost mysteries, try Help For The Haunted: A Decade of Vera Van Slyke Ghostly Mysteries by Tim Prasil. Vera and Lida ghostbust with the best of them.
Monday: Introduce Yourself #insixwords
Simple Tricks & Nonsense 
Love The Princess Bride–admittedly, it is one case where I prefer the movie to the book….but so glad you’re joining Bout of Books!
The movie is the good parts version of the good parts version. 😉
In the Tweet chat with you now – nice blog!
Hey. I just posted my Bout of Books TBR also and I’m excited about sharing the reading experience with you and everyone else. All the best for the readathon and I followed your blog.
Good luck on meeting your reading goals this week!! I am participating on BOB 20 too and had a pretty go of things yesterday.
I also participated in the describe yourself in 6 words challenge yesterday as well too… I described myself as: Avid reader, blogger, knitter, wife, daughter!
Happy reading!
I LOVE your spreadsheet for tracking your pages. I’ve had a busier week than normal so I haven’t read much but I so love BoB! Good luck for the rest of your reading!
Haha, the spreadsheet is kind of due to laziness, but it works and looks nice. 🙂 Hope your week is going well!
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women looks like one of those off-beat books that make for interesting diversions.Looking forward to seeing what you have to say about it.
omg, you seem to have so much fun!
loving your syllabus of fun, your challenge, and your proclamations!!
Loving your detailed updates!
How is BoB going for you?