{"id":7253,"date":"2017-08-22T20:48:39","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T01:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=7253"},"modified":"2017-08-22T20:48:39","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T01:48:39","slug":"bout-books-20-signup-day-1-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=7253","title":{"rendered":"bout of books 20: signup &#038; day 1 progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/boutofbooks.blogspot.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Bout of Books\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/nhfiVnq.jpg\" alt=\"Bout of Books\" style=\"border: none;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s once again time for Bout of Books:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>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 12:01 a.m. 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 <a href=\"http:\/\/boutofbooks.blogspot.com\/\">Bout of Books blog<\/a>. &#8211; From the Bout of Books team<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>My goal is a low, but excellent, bar: read a little every day.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, I took part in the Bout of Books opening day Twitter chat, and read from three books. 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