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I’m doing the Bout of Books again this week and it’s not too late if you want to sign up!<\/p>\n


\n\"Bout
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\nThe Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01 a.m. Monday, January 7th, and runs through Sunday, January 13th, in whatever time zone you are in. <\/p>\n

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 24 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. <\/p>\n

– From the Bout of Books team<\/p>\n

My goal for the challenge is to read every day, to finish An American Marriage<\/em> and Dear Mrs. Bird<\/em>, and to share my top ten reads from 2018.<\/p>\n

So far, I’m about two-thirds of the way done with Dear Mrs. Bird<\/em>, which I’m enjoying quite a bit and stuck in the first chapter of An American Marriage<\/em> because bad things are going to happen and I’m not feeling up to it.<\/p>\n

Monday’s challenge was to introduce yourself in six words<\/strong>: <\/p>\n

How about this?<\/p>\n

Would love to read for work.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Today’s challenge is to host a literary dinner party for five of your favorite characters.<\/p>\n

Who do you invite and what food do you serve?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Jo March<\/li>\n
  2. Thursday Next (who will likely already know everyone else)<\/li>\n
  3. Hermione Granger<\/li>\n
  4. Charlotte Holmes<\/li>\n
  5. Petrova Fossil<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And I’ll serve breakfast for supper — waffles, I think, or crepes, in case someone (I’m leaning toward Hermione) really wants vegetables with her dinner. And ice cream sundaes, of course!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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