tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91438680127909132042024-03-05T05:22:06.587-06:00Bout of BooksAmanda @ On a Book Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975515860710635598noreply@blogger.comBlogger390125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143868012790913204.post-36699486383022614282024-01-08T00:00:00.005-06:002024-01-08T16:22:41.534-06:00Bout of Books 39 Wrap-Up<p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations!</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">You have survived Bout of Books 39!</span></b></div><br />In this post, we invite you to link up to your overall progress for Bout of Books. You don't have to create a wrap-up post--it can be an update post with day 7's progress.<br /><br />Whatever works for you, works for us.<br /><br />We'd like to thank everybody who signed up and participated in the readathon. We're always striving to make this event the best it can be and we couldn't do that without your enthusiastic participation.<br /><br />Here are important informational nuggets you probably want to know:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bout of Books 40 will be from May 13th</b><b> to May 19th.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Following this blog is the BEST way to stay up to date on EVERYTHING.</b></div><br />Seriously, follow us here for the latest news. You can also follow our the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">Bout of Books Instagram account</a> where we count down the weeks until the next Bout of Books or you can <a href="https://discord.gg/kVWCPdEWp8" target="_blank">join the Discord</a> to talk books between readathons.<br /><br />Once again, thank you to everyone who helped make Bout of Books 39 a success! We appreciate that you love books and how vocal you are about sharing it!<br /><br />-Kelly and Amanda
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{Update forms and links for Bout of Books 39 removed once read-a-thon ends. Check the CURRENT Bout of Books posts (if a read-a-thon is in progress) for details and examples on how to update}<br />Kelly Rubidouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143868012790913204.post-69651700102989948622024-01-02T00:00:00.007-06:002024-01-08T16:41:29.307-06:00Bout of Books 39 Day 2<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations!</span></b></div><h2><div style="text-align: center;">You survived the first day of the read-a-thon!</div></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the schedule of events for today:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>11:30 a.m. Eastern | 8:30 a.m. Pacific: Daily Announcements</b><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Instagram Photo a Day</b></div><br />For those of you who use Instagram, don't forget to post your daily Bout of Books photo. Find out more on our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">Bout of Books Instagram page</a>!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Discord Daily Qs</b></div><br />For those of you who use Discord, don't forget to check out the <a href="https://discord.com/channels/770794834528174080/1058065141058523156" target="_blank">chat forum</a> where daily questions will be posted for you to answer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Updates</b></div><br />The way these updates work is that you post whatever you want your fellow readathoners to see TODAY. Whether that's your progress for the previous day (today's link would be to your progress for the first day of the read-a-thon), your reading-in-place report, an incredibly witty tweet about the book you're reading, or a hygge reading picture you posted on Instagram, link it here. The linky will be open for 24 hours. There will be another linky tomorrow. <b>Please include a DIRECT LINK to your update so we don't have to go clicking around to find it</b>.<br /><br />If you have questions, please tweet us <a href="https://twitter.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">@boutofbooks</a> or email us (boutofbooks at gmail dot com).<br /><br />{Update forms and links for Bout of Books 39 removed once read-a-thon ends. Check the CURRENT Bout of Books posts (if a read-a-thon is in progress) for details and examples on how to update}<br />Kelly Rubidouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143868012790913204.post-77693319904225136362024-01-01T00:00:00.005-06:002024-01-08T16:41:04.945-06:00Bout of Books 39 Day 1<h2 style="text-align: center;">Welcome to Bout of Books 39!</h2><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the schedule of events for today:</span></b></div>
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<br />For those of you who use Instagram, don't forget to post your daily Bout of Books photo. Find out more on our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">Bout of Books Instagram page</a>!<br />
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This is a re-post of the sign up linky. If you've already signed up (with direct link to sign up post/tweet/update!), you're good to go.<br />
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<h3><u>Reading-in-Place Times</u></h3>
Reading-in-place times, or reading sprints, are transitioning away from Twitter. They're now on Discord and spontaneous. ANYONE can start a sprint, at any time. Jump into the <a href="https://discord.com/channels/770794834528174080/797972108444827668" target="_blank">#reading-in-place</a> channel and get your read on!<br />
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Discord sprint commands:<br />
<b>/sprint 20</b> (Start a 20 minute sprint. Max length is 1 hour)<br />
<b>/sprint for 20 in 5</b> (Start a 20 minute sprint in 5 minutes time) Or: /sprint 20 5<br />
<b>/sprint at :15</b> for 20 (Start a 20 minute sprint at quarter past the hour)<br />
<b>/cancel</b> (Cancel the active sprint)<br />
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For those of you who use Instagram, don't forget to post your daily Bout of Books photo. Find out more on our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">Bout of Books Instagram page</a>! Prompts for the current read-a-thon are posted the Friday before the read-a-thon begins.<br /><h3><b><u>Discord Daily Qs</u></b></h3>
While over on Discord, don't forget to check out the <a href="https://discord.com/channels/770794834528174080/1058065141058523156" target="_blank">chat forum</a> where daily bookish questions will be posted Tuesday-Sunday for you to answer.<br /><br />Kelly Rubidouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143868012790913204.post-65843831008137368192023-12-18T00:00:00.014-06:002024-01-08T16:53:29.866-06:00Bout of Books 39 Sign Up<h2 style="text-align: center;">Are you ready to SIGN UP?<br />
THIS IS WHERE YOU SIGN UP.</h2><br />
Here's what you have to do:<br />
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<b>1. Post on your site, Twitter, Tumblr, Goodreads, YouTube, Instagram or Facebook account and declare your intentions to join us.</b> It's EASY. We ask you share info to help spread the word. Please link back to us so others can find us here.<br />
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If you're posting on your blog, grab the official blurb (below) and our button (in the sidebar) and create a post. (Need an example? Check out <a href="https://paranormalbookreviews-kelly.blogspot.com/2023/12/bout-of-books-39.html" target="_blank">Kelly's (incredibly simple) Bout of Books 39 post</a>!)<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 1st and runs through Sunday, January 7th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, daily Discord questions, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. <b>For all Bout of Books 39 information and updates, be sure to visit the <a href="http://boutofbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bout of Books</a> blog.</b> - From the Bout of Books team</blockquote>
<b>2. Add the direct link to your sign up post to the linky in this post.</b><br />
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<b>3. On January 1st, READ! If you join after that, READ!</b><br />
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Official Sign Up</h3><b>Remember: we ask that you post a DIRECT LINK to your sign up post.</b><br />
<b>If you're only participating on Twitter/YouTube, link up your "I'm participating in Bout of Books!" tweet/video, NOT your Twitter/YouTube profile.</b><br />
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<b>A direct link is...</b><br />
<b>http://yoururl.com/your-sign-up-post</b><br />
<b>http://twitter.com/YOURHANDLE/status/thenumberofyourstatus</b><br />
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(And if you have questions on how to find a direct link, <a href="https://boutofbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/tips-and-tricks-how-to-direct-link.html" target="_blank">we have a post for that</a>!)
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<iframe height="1200" src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSGWMtmbwKGIdM9rp_cjPVOMB5bvgBSpEOL728_j5hmz-yVeE9dMRsWi3xSDdv6ckjCb9vxZcwZO5ke/pubhtml" width="640"></iframe>Kelly Rubidouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143868012790913204.post-55335147832949648382023-12-11T00:00:00.014-06:002023-12-11T00:00:00.127-06:00Bout of Books 39 Call for Experts<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;"> </span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span>We need YOU.</span></span></b></p>
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The #BoutOfBooks-ers community is mighty. But your hosts are not always able to jump in, answer questions, and cheer everyone on. Also, why limit the fun to Kelly and Amanda?<br />
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What makes a person a Bout of Books expert, you ask?<br />
<ul><li>You've participated in AT LEAST four Bout of Books prior to Bout of Books 39</li>
<li>You love Bout of Books and want to make sure everyone knows how awesome it is</li>
<li>You're willing to commit some of your free time to helping us</li>
<li>You love connecting with fellow book lovers and cheering them on</li>
<li>You enjoying leading sprints (either on Discord or Twitter)</li></ul>
<div>We will be closing this form on December 23rd. If you're interested in helping us, make sure you get on our list before then!<br /><br />
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Find out more on our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">Bout of Books Instagram page</a>!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Discord Daily Qs</b></div><br />For those of you who use Discord, don't forget to check out the <a href="https://discord.com/channels/770794834528174080/1058065141058523156" target="_blank">chat forum</a> where daily questions will be posted for you to answer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Updates</b></div><br />The way these updates work is that you post whatever you want your fellow readathoners to see TODAY. Whether that's your progress for the previous day, your reading-in-place report, an incredibly witty tweet about the book you're reading, or a hygge reading picture you posted on Instagram, link it here. The linky will be open for 24 hours. There will be another linky tomorrow. <b>Please include a DIRECT LINK to your update so we don't have to go clicking around to find it</b>.<br /><br /><br />If you have questions, please tweet us <a href="https://twitter.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">@boutofbooks</a> or email us (boutofbooks at gmail dot com).<br /><br />{Update forms and links for Bout of Books 38 removed once read-a-thon ends. Check the CURRENT Bout of Books posts (if a read-a-thon is in progress) for details and examples on how to update}</div>Kelly Rubidouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143868012790913204.post-56748494796035900632023-08-26T00:00:00.005-05:002023-08-28T08:50:48.033-05:00Bout of Books 38 Day 6<p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the schedule of events for today:</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b>11:30 a.m. Eastern | 8:30 a.m. Pacific: Morning Announcements</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br style="text-align: start;" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Instagram Photo a Day</b></div><br />For those of you who use Instagram, don't forget to post your daily Bout of Books photo. Find out more on our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">Bout of Books Instagram page</a>!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Discord Daily Qs</b></div><br />We're trying something new! For those of you who use Discord, don't forget to check out the NEW <a href="https://discord.com/channels/770794834528174080/1058065141058523156" target="_blank">chat forum</a> where daily questions will be posted for you to answer.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Updates</b></div><br />The way these updates work is that you post whatever you want your fellow readathoners to see TODAY. Whether that's your progress for the previous day, your reading-in-place report, an incredibly witty tweet about the book you're reading, or a hygge reading picture you posted on Instagram, link it here. The linky will be open for 24 hours. There will be another linky tomorrow. <b>Please include a DIRECT LINK to your update so we don't have to go clicking around to find it</b>.<br /><br /><br />If you have questions, please tweet us <a href="https://twitter.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">@boutofbooks</a> or email us (boutofbooks at gmail dot com).<br /><br />{Update forms and links for Bout of Books 38 removed once read-a-thon ends. Check the CURRENT Bout of Books posts (if a read-a-thon is in progress) for details and examples on how to update}Kelly Rubidouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143868012790913204.post-12106201670445919162023-08-25T00:00:00.007-05:002023-08-28T08:48:52.221-05:00Bout of Books 38 Day 5<p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the schedule of events for today:</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><b>11:30 a.m. Eastern | 8:30 a.m. Pacific: Morning Announcements</b></div><div><br /></div></div><br style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Instagram Photo a Day</b></div><p>For those of you who use Instagram, don't forget to post your daily Bout of Books photo. Find out more on our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">Bout of Books Instagram page</a>!<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Discord Daily Qs</b></div><p>For those of you who use Discord, don't forget to check out the <a href="https://discord.com/channels/770794834528174080/1058065141058523156" target="_blank">chat forum</a> where daily questions will be posted for you to answer.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Updates</b></div><p>The way these updates work is that you post whatever you want your fellow readathoners to see TODAY. Whether that's your progress for the previous day, your reading-in-place report, an incredibly witty tweet about the book you're reading, or a hygge reading picture you posted on Instagram, link it here. The linky will be open for 24 hours. There will be another linky tomorrow. <b>Please include a DIRECT LINK to your update so we don't have to go clicking around to find it</b>.<br /><br /><br />If you have questions, please tweet us <a href="https://twitter.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">@boutofbooks</a> or email us (boutofbooks at gmail dot com).</p>
{Update forms and links for Bout of Books 38 removed once read-a-thon ends. Check the CURRENT Bout of Books posts (if a read-a-thon is in progress) for details and examples on how to update}Kelly Rubidouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143868012790913204.post-77549276304778757182023-08-24T00:00:00.006-05:002023-08-28T08:47:15.029-05:00Bout of Books 38 Day 4<p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the schedule of events for today:</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><br /></div><div><b>11:30 a.m. Eastern | 8:30 a.m. Pacific: Morning Announcements</b><br /><br /></div></div><br style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Instagram Photo a Day</b></div><br />For those of you who use Instagram, don't forget to post your daily Bout of Books photo. Find out more on our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">Bout of Books Instagram page</a>!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Discord Daily Qs</b></div><br />For those of you who use Discord, don't forget to check out the <a href="https://discord.com/channels/770794834528174080/1058065141058523156" target="_blank">chat forum</a> where daily questions will be posted for you to answer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Updates</b></div><br />The way these updates work is that you post whatever you want your fellow readathoners to see TODAY. Whether that's your progress for the previous day, your reading-in-place report, an incredibly witty tweet about the book you're reading, or a hygge reading picture you posted on Instagram, link it here. The linky will be open for 24 hours. There will be another linky tomorrow. <b>Please include a DIRECT LINK to your update so we don't have to go clicking around to find it</b>.<br /><br /><br />If you have questions, please tweet us <a href="https://twitter.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">@boutofbooks</a> or email us (boutofbooks at gmail dot com).<br /><br />{Update forms and links for Bout of Books 38 removed once read-a-thon ends. 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Find out more on our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">Bout of Books Instagram page</a>!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Discord Daily Qs</b></div><br />For those of you who use Discord, don't forget to check out the <a href="https://discord.com/channels/770794834528174080/1058065141058523156" target="_blank">chat forum</a> where daily questions will be posted for you to answer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Updates</b></div><br />The way these updates work is that you post whatever you want your fellow readathoners to see TODAY. Whether that's your progress for the previous day, your reading-in-place report, an incredibly witty tweet about the book you're reading, or a hygge reading picture you posted on Instagram, link it here. The linky will be open for 24 hours. There will be another linky tomorrow. <b>Please include a DIRECT LINK to your update so we don't have to go clicking around to find it</b>.<br /><br />If you have questions, please tweet us <a href="https://twitter.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">@boutofbooks</a> or email us (boutofbooks at gmail dot com).<br /><br />{Update forms and links for Bout of Books 38 removed once read-a-thon ends. Check the CURRENT Bout of Books posts (if a read-a-thon is in progress) for details and examples on how to update}Kelly Rubidouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143868012790913204.post-37167134436092012592023-08-22T00:00:00.007-05:002023-08-28T08:45:18.606-05:00Bout of Books 38 Day 2<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations!</span></b></div><h2><div style="text-align: center;">You survived the first day of the read-a-thon!</div></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the schedule of events for today:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>11:30 a.m. Eastern | 8:30 a.m. Pacific: Morning Announcements</b><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Instagram Photo a Day</b></div><br />For those of you who use Instagram, don't forget to post your daily Bout of Books photo. Find out more on our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">Bout of Books Instagram page</a>!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Discord Daily Qs</b></div><br />For those of you who use Discord, don't forget to check out the <a href="https://discord.com/channels/770794834528174080/1058065141058523156" target="_blank">chat forum</a> where daily questions will be posted for you to answer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Updates</b></div><br />The way these updates work is that you post whatever you want your fellow readathoners to see TODAY. Whether that's your progress for the previous day (today's link would be to your progress for the first day of the read-a-thon), your reading-in-place report, an incredibly witty tweet about the book you're reading, or a hygge reading picture you posted on Instagram, link it here. The linky will be open for 24 hours. There will be another linky tomorrow. <b>Please include a DIRECT LINK to your update so we don't have to go clicking around to find it</b>.<br /><br />If you have questions, please tweet us <a href="https://twitter.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">@boutofbooks</a> or email us (boutofbooks at gmail dot com).<div><br />
{Update forms and links for Bout of Books 38 removed once read-a-thon ends. Check the CURRENT Bout of Books posts (if a read-a-thon is in progress) for details and examples on how to update}</div>Kelly Rubidouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143868012790913204.post-64995717271652009192023-08-21T00:00:00.027-05:002023-08-28T08:41:33.886-05:00Bout of Books 38 Day 1<h2 style="text-align: center;">Welcome to Bout of Books 38!</h2><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the schedule of events for today:</span></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>11:30 a.m. Eastern | 8:30 a.m. Pacific: Morning Announcements</b><br /><br /></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Instagram Photo a Day</b></div>
<br />For those of you who use Instagram, don't forget to post your daily Bout of Books photo. Find out more on our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">Bout of Books Instagram page</a>!<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sign up</b></div></b>
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This is a re-post of the sign up linky. If you've already signed up (with direct link to sign up post/tweet/update!), you're good to go.<br />
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If you have questions, please tweet us @boutofbooks or email us (boutofbooks at gmail dot com).<br />
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{Update forms and links for Bout of Books 38 removed once read-a-thon ends. Check the CURRENT Bout of Books posts (if a read-a-thon is in progress) for details and examples on how to update}Kelly Rubidouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143868012790913204.post-10806928493520251652023-08-14T00:00:00.008-05:002023-08-14T00:00:00.137-05:00Bout of Books 38 Schedule<h2 style="text-align: center;">It's COMING!</h2>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Psst. Tell your friends:</span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://clicktotweet.com/w2Mnd" target="_blank"><img alt="Bout of Books is coming!" border="0" data-original-height="50" data-original-width="200" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZjfJkS9Os9b5DaEJAKnO33vUVwrWAiDUbGaVko4EqF2XdmWnePbsS2-CTnCB7ptGvx69ShG5Q-pXm9D5uoVf_ogkIvp7RBhEWfphGH5LlRiROdLX58eePbXTHxfLjts49_fDGbUCZZja/w200-h50/BoBTweetAboutBoB.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><h3><u>Reading-in-Place Times</u></h3>
Reading-in-place times, or reading sprints, are transitioning away from Twitter. They're now on Discord and spontaneous. ANYONE can start a sprint, at any time. Jump into the <a href="https://discord.com/channels/770794834528174080/797972108444827668" target="_blank">#reading-in-place</a> channel and get your read on!<br />
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Discord sprint commands:<br />
<b>/sprint 20</b> (Start a 20 minute sprint. Max length is 1 hour)<br />
<b>/sprint for 20 in 5</b> (Start a 20 minute sprint in 5 minutes time) Or: /sprint 20 5<br />
<b>/sprint at :15</b> for 20 (Start a 20 minute sprint at quarter past the hour)<br />
<b>/cancel</b> (Cancel the active sprint)<br />
<h3><b><u>Instagram Photo a Day</u></b></h3>
For those of you who use Instagram, don't forget to post your daily Bout of Books photo. Find out more on our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">Bout of Books Instagram page</a>! Prompts for the current read-a-thon are posted the Friday before the read-a-thon begins.<br /><h3><b><u>Discord Daily Qs</u></b></h3>
While over on Discord, don't forget to check out the <a href="https://discord.com/channels/770794834528174080/1058065141058523156" target="_blank">chat forum</a> where daily bookish questions will be posted Tuesday-Sunday for you to answer.<br /><br />Kelly Rubidouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143868012790913204.post-17492309940923063822023-08-07T00:00:00.005-05:002023-08-28T15:36:59.469-05:00Bout of Books 38 Sign Up<h2 style="text-align: center;">Are you ready to SIGN UP?<br />
THIS IS WHERE YOU SIGN UP.</h2><br />
Here's what you have to do:<br />
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<b>1. Post on your site, Twitter, Tumblr, Goodreads, YouTube, Instagram or Facebook account and declare your intentions to join us.</b> It's EASY. We ask you share info to help spread the word. Please link back to us so others can find us here.<br />
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If you're posting on your blog, grab the official blurb (below) and our button (in the sidebar) and create a post. (Need an example? Check out <a href="https://paranormalbookreviews-kelly.blogspot.com/2023/08/bout-of-books-38.html" target="_blank">Kelly's (incredibly simple) Bout of Books 38 post</a>!)<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 21st and runs through Sunday, August 27th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, daily Discord questions, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. <b>For all Bout of Books 38 information and updates, be sure to visit the <a href="http://boutofbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bout of Books</a> blog.</b> - From the Bout of Books team</blockquote>
Want to post on Twitter? We've written a tweet for you.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://clicktotweet.com/AN2Jm" target="_blank"><img alt="I'm taking part in the Bout of Books experience!" border="0" data-original-height="50" data-original-width="200" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZjfJkS9Os9b5DaEJAKnO33vUVwrWAiDUbGaVko4EqF2XdmWnePbsS2-CTnCB7ptGvx69ShG5Q-pXm9D5uoVf_ogkIvp7RBhEWfphGH5LlRiROdLX58eePbXTHxfLjts49_fDGbUCZZja/w200-h50/BoBTweetAboutBoB.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />
<b>2. Add the direct link to your sign up post to the linky in this post.</b><br />
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<b>3. On August 21st, READ! If you join after that, READ!</b><br />
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Official Sign Up</h3><b>Remember: we ask that you post a DIRECT LINK to your sign up post.</b><br />
<b>If you're only participating on Twitter/YouTube, link up your "I'm participating in Bout of Books!" tweet/video, NOT your Twitter/YouTube profile.</b><br />
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<b>A direct link is...</b><br />
<b>http://yoururl.com/your-sign-up-post</b><br />
<b>http://twitter.com/YOURHANDLE/status/thenumberofyourstatus</b><br />
<b>etc.</b><br />
(And if you have questions on how to find a direct link, <a href="https://boutofbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/tips-and-tricks-how-to-direct-link.html" target="_blank">we have a post for that</a>!)
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<iframe height="1200" src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRB02Tnnt9QZtgeFEbmzPufTBFvaa6Wn-8Sb2degjFJ4hW-14jY-UdMlmieyWveT1AgBd9S2CbArdmj/pubhtml" width="640"></iframe>Kelly Rubidouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143868012790913204.post-87945299297575034412023-07-31T00:00:00.009-05:002023-08-27T18:36:28.678-05:00Bout of Books 38 Call for Experts<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;"> </span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span>We need YOU.</span></span></b></p>
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The #boutofbooks-ers community is mighty. But your hosts are not always able to jump in, answer questions, and cheer everyone on. Also, why limit the fun to Kelly and Amanda?<br />
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That's where Bout of Books experts come in.<br />
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What makes a person a Bout of Books expert, you ask?<br />
<ul><li>You've participated in AT LEAST four Bout of Books prior to Bout of Books 38</li>
<li>You love Bout of Books and want to make sure everyone knows how awesome it is</li>
<li>You're willing to commit some of your free time to helping us</li>
<li>You love connecting with fellow book lovers and cheering them on</li>
<li>You enjoying leading sprints (either on Discord or Twitter)</li></ul>
<div>We will be closing this form on August 14th. If you're interested in helping us, make sure you get on our list before then!<br />
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{Update forms and links for Bout of Books 38 removed once read-a-thon ends. Check the CURRENT Bout of Books posts (if a read-a-thon is in progress) for details on becoming an expert}Kelly Rubidouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143868012790913204.post-10223692090091867662023-05-15T00:00:00.010-05:002023-07-06T16:59:03.030-05:00Bout of Books 37 Wrap-Up<p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations!</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">You have survived Bout of Books 37!</span></b></div><br />In this post, we invite you to link up to your overall progress for Bout of Books. You don't have to create a wrap-up post--it can be an update post with day 7's progress.<br /><br />Whatever works for you, works for us.<br /><br />We'd like to thank everybody who signed up and participated in the readathon. We're always striving to make this event the best it can be and we couldn't do that without your enthusiastic participation.<br /><br />Here are important informational nuggets you probably want to know:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bout of Books 38 will be from August 21st to August 27th.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Following this blog is the BEST way to stay up to date on EVERYTHING.</b></div><br />Seriously, follow us here for the latest news. You can also follow our the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">Bout of Books Instagram account</a> where we count down the weeks until the next Bout of Books or you can <a href="https://discord.gg/kVWCPdEWp8" target="_blank">join the Discord</a> to talk books between readathons.<br /><br />If you’re interested in helping out for the next Bout of Books, we post a call for help about 3 weeks prior to the start of the read-a-thon - which will be around July 31st for Bout of Books 38.<br /><br />Once again, thank you to everyone who helped make Bout of Books 37 a success! We appreciate that you love books and how vocal you are about sharing it!<br /><br />-Kelly and Amanda
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<iframe height="1000" src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTXhrH6_DwhsHJg68qKonB4u26MNdoM0pdXY0DuCdmDSx5MGZMlVsyczSU-8M0Fs7WJYRMgzUMBnSg1/pubhtml" width="700"></iframe>Kelly Rubidouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143868012790913204.post-18168612743730331892023-05-14T00:00:00.007-05:002023-05-19T09:51:20.399-05:00Bout of Books 37 Day 7<div><h2 style="text-align: center;">The end is in sight.<br />Keep reading!</h2><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the schedule of events for today:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b>10 a.m Eastern | 7 a.m. Pacific: Reading in Place</b><br /><b>11:30 a.m. Eastern | 8:30 a.m. Pacific: Morning Announcements</b><br /><b>2 p.m. Eastern | 11 a.m. Pacific: Reading in Place<br /></b><b>6 p.m. Eastern | 3 p.m. Pacific: Reading in Place</b></div><div><b>8:30 p.m. Eastern | 5:30 p.m. Pacific: Evening Announcements</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><b>Instagram Photo a Day</b></div><br />For those of you who use Instagram, don't forget to post your daily Bout of Books photo. Find out more on our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">Bout of Books Instagram page</a>!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Discord Daily Qs</b></div><br />For those of you who use Discord, don't forget to check out the <a href="https://discord.com/channels/770794834528174080/1058065141058523156" target="_blank">chat forum</a> where daily questions will be posted for you to answer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Updates</b></div><br />The way these updates work is that you post whatever you want your fellow readathoners to see TODAY. Whether that's your progress for the previous day, your reading-in-place report, an incredibly witty tweet about the book you're reading, or a hygge reading picture you posted on Instagram, link it here. The linky will be open for 24 hours. There will be another linky tomorrow. <b>Please include a DIRECT LINK to your update so we don't have to go clicking around to find it</b>.<br /><br /><br />If you have questions, please tweet us <a href="https://twitter.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">@boutofbooks</a> or email us (boutofbooks at gmail dot com).<br /><br /></div>
{Update forms and links for Bout of Books 37 removed once read-a-thon ends. Check the CURRENT Bout of Books posts (if a read-a-thon is in progress) for details and examples on how to update}Kelly Rubidouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143868012790913204.post-23671187429175898072023-05-13T00:00:00.008-05:002023-05-19T09:49:44.928-05:00Bout of Books 37 Day 6<p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the schedule of events for today:</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><b>10 a.m Eastern | 7 a.m. Pacific: Reading in Place</b><br /><b>11:30 a.m. Eastern | 8:30 a.m. Pacific: Morning Announcements</b><br /><b>2 p.m. Eastern | 11 a.m. Pacific: Reading in Place<br /></b><b>6 p.m. Eastern | 3 p.m. Pacific: Reading in Place</b></div><div><b>8:30 p.m. Eastern | 5:30 p.m. Pacific: Evening Announcements</b></div></div><br style="text-align: start;" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Instagram Photo a Day</b></div><br />For those of you who use Instagram, don't forget to post your daily Bout of Books photo. Find out more on our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">Bout of Books Instagram page</a>!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Discord Daily Qs</b></div><br />We're trying something new! For those of you who use Discord, don't forget to check out the NEW <a href="https://discord.com/channels/770794834528174080/1058065141058523156" target="_blank">chat forum</a> where daily questions will be posted for you to answer.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Updates</b></div><br />The way these updates work is that you post whatever you want your fellow readathoners to see TODAY. Whether that's your progress for the previous day, your reading-in-place report, an incredibly witty tweet about the book you're reading, or a hygge reading picture you posted on Instagram, link it here. The linky will be open for 24 hours. There will be another linky tomorrow. <b>Please include a DIRECT LINK to your update so we don't have to go clicking around to find it</b>.<br /><br /><br />If you have questions, please tweet us <a href="https://twitter.com/boutofbooks/" target="_blank">@boutofbooks</a> or email us (boutofbooks at gmail dot com).<br />
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{Update forms and links for Bout of Books 37 removed once read-a-thon ends. Check the CURRENT Bout of Books posts (if a read-a-thon is in progress) for details and examples on how to update}Kelly Rubidouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07860403261439777385noreply@blogger.com