{"id":10936,"date":"2021-01-04T01:20:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T06:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=10936"},"modified":"2021-01-04T04:39:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T09:39:23","slug":"bout-of-books-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=10936","title":{"rendered":"bout of books 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bout-of-books-button\" style=\"width: 200px; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boutofbooks.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/j3Bzaos.jpg\" alt=\"Bout of Books\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>This week kicks off Bout of Books 30, and I&#8217;m going to join in as a way to ease into 2021. What is Bout of Books and why should you join in?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. 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