The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are daily challenges, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For Bout of Books 28 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

If you read my “Monday’s Minutes” post, you know that I’m in need of a digital detox, and a week-long readathon is the perfect thing for that. I will likely be concentrating on my reading assignments for the 2 online classes I’m currently taking, “The American Renaissance: Classic Literature of the 19th Century”, and “The Story of The Hobbit.” The first one is through edX and the second course is through Signum University. However, I do have 3 other books I’m in the middle of reading, so it’s a toss up as to what I’ll actually read this week.

My Goals

• Read.  Read.  Read.
• Finish at least one of the books I’m currently reading.
• Finish one more book from my TBR.

Books to Read

• The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
• A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel
• Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist
• The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
• At least one book from my “TBR” bookshelf on Goodreads.

Updates

I will be posting an update each day with the amount of time I read, the number of pages read that day and the titles of any of the books I’ve finished.