Bout of Books 19 Grand Prize

Bout of Books 19 has ended but the fun doesn't stop until the Grand Prize Winner is announced!

And the Winner is...

Rachelle @ Fortified by Books

Rachelle's winning entry came from tweeting a message.

Congratulations, RACHELLE!

Keep your eye on your inbox, you'll be receiving an email from Bout of Books soon!

We'd like to thank everybody who signed up and participated in the read-a-thon. We're always striving to make this event the best it can be and we couldn't do that without your enthusiastic participation.

For those that are interested in helping out for the next Bout of Books, we post a call for help roughly a month prior to the start of the read-a-thon - which will be around July 24th for Bout of Books 20. Keep an eye on this blog for that announcement.

Once again, thank you to everyone who helped make Bout of Books 19 a success! We appreciate that you love books and how vocal you are about sharing it!

-Kelly and Amanda

Bout of Books 19 Wrap Up

Congratulations!
You have survived Bout of Books 19!

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.

Whatever works for you, works for us.

Here are important informational nuggets you probably want to know:

Bout of Books 20 will be from August 21st to August 27th.

The Grand Prize winner will be announced TOMORROW.

Following this blog is the BEST way to stay up to date on EVERYTHING.

Since we can't reach out to everyone personally to remind them about upcoming events (though wouldn't that be awesome?), we do our best to keep this blog updated with the most current information. That means you're responsible for following us if you want to receive the latest news.

Thank you for making this event fabulous!

Link up your progress for Sunday, May 14th and/or the entire readathon!

1.	Tasheena @ Dear Reader	49.	Erin @ Paperbackstash
2.	Lauren @ literarywisdom	50.	Lori @ Palmer's Page Turners
3.	Kristell (oyroyam)	51.	Richard
4.	M. Zani @ Paper People: No Pants Required	52.	Angie ☯
5.	Sandy	53.	GräfinSchlotterstein @ A Princess' Fairytales
6.	Lindsay @ Singer of Stories	54.	Beth
7.	Pages and Tea	55.	Sherry Ann
8.	Lauren @ My Expanding Bookshelf	56.	Tina B
9.	Emma @ The Terror of Knowing	57.	Jamie @ Vailia's Page Turner
10.	if the book will be too difficult	58.	Lauren @ Bookmark Lit
11.	Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog	59.	Candace
12.	rojauspaukste	60.	Charleen @ It's a Portable Magic
13.	Jen Greenlees @Jen_fromWA	61.	Abbi@Christian Novels
14.	Ruthsic @ YA on my Mind	62.	Trisha @ trishajennreads
15.	Ann and Clare @ Dual Reads	63.	fabulous book fiend
16.	Katie H	64.	The Nickster
17.	E	65.	Melanie @ CBR
18.	Trea@Spoons, Hooks, and Books	66.	Karen @ The Well-Read Pirate Queen
19.	Anne @ Books Baking and Blogging	67.	Rhi
20.	Emily @Embuhleeliest	68.	J Lenni Dorner
21.	Rachel B.	69.	Becki @ The Flutterby Room
22.	Make Kay	70.	Aneta @ Angelic Book Reviews
23.	Stephanie @100 Pages A Day	71.	Marybeth
24.	Bernadette @ Spine Cracker	72.	Kristyn @ Reading To Unwind
25.	Amy Massengill	73.	Melissa @ Tea Rain Book Blog
26.	Jackie @ Bookworm Cafe	74.	Casey @ StoryNotions
27.	Debi @ the wee bits of happy	75.	Jenn and The Cats
28.	Rachelle @ Fortified By Books	76.	Debbie
29.	Katie @ Read-at-Home Mom	77.	Shawntaye Hopkins
30.	Sarah @ Sarah Says Read	78.	Jessica Bolton (bookrockgoddess)
31.	Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal	79.	Yvo @ It's All About Books
32.	Rain	80.	Sarah @ Reviews and Readathons
33.	Darlene @ Darlene's Book Nook	81.	Hallie @ Book by Book
34.	Gina @ Book Dragon's Lair	82.	Christina T @ Reading Extensively
35.	Maren @ The Worn Bookmark	83.	Ani @ Ani's Book Abyss
36.	Rebecca @ RebeccaBookReview	84.	Brittany @The Bookworm Brittany
37.	Emma @ Words And Peace	85.	Sarah (Sincerando)
38.	Brittney	86.	Emily Morgan @ Dust Covered Treasures
39.	Jo Kay	87.	Anna @ Reader and Proud
40.	Tammy @ A Fold in the Spine	88.	Kourtni @ Kourtni Reads
41.	Bron	89.	Karin
42.	jill hoke	90.	Crafts4others
43.	Beautiful pages	91.	Ashly
44.	SuziQoregon @ Whimpulsive	92.	Sam @ Spines in a Line
45.	Sarah E. @ Rocky Top Real Talk	93.	Sophie @ Dreaming of Happy Endings
46.	Becky @ Book Bite Reviews	94.	Bookish Whispers
47.	Landslide @ Tantos Livros Tao Pouco Tempo	95.	Jaleenajo @ Beaches and Books
48.	Karsyn @ KaKiJoKoJa	96.	Suzanne @ The Grand World of Books

(Cannot add links: Registration/trial expired)

Bout of Books 19 Day 7

The end is in sight.
Keep reading!

Here is the schedule of events for today:

TZC = Time Zone Conversion

10:30am CT (TZC) Morning Announcements with @boutofbooks
7:30pm CT (TZC) Evening Announcements with @boutofbooks

Challenges

No challenge -- squeeze in a few extra minutes of reading!

Bout of Books 19 Day 6

Here is the schedule of events for today:

TZC = Time Zone Conversion

9:30am CT (TZC) Morning Announcements with @boutofbooks
10am CT (TZC) Twitter Chat with @boutofbooks
7:30pm CT (TZC) Evening Announcements with @boutofbooks

Challenges

Seasons of Books

Choose 4 books, each representing a different season. Spring, summer, winter, and autumn. What was your reason for choosing each book? Color of the cover, title, character attitude, setting, or overall theme/feeling of the work? Share your selections on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #seasonsofbooks and #boutofbooks, or share your selections in the comments below!

Thanks to Auggie for today's challenge. 

Bout of Books 19 Day 5

Here is the schedule of events for today:

TZC = Time Zone Conversion

10:30am CT (TZC) Morning Announcements with @boutofbooks
7:30pm CT (TZC) Evening Announcements with @boutofbooks

Challenges

Book Spine Rainbow

 Take a selection of your favorite book spines to make a rainbow! Share on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #bookspinerainbow and #boutofbooks, or share your picture in the comments below!

Thanks to Liz Whitehouse for today's challenge.

Bout of Books 19 Day 4

Here is the schedule of events for today:

TZC = Time Zone Conversion

10:30am CT (TZC) Morning Announcements with @boutofbooks
7:30pm CT (TZC) Evening Announcements with @boutofbooks

Challenges

Character Dating Profile

Create a dating profile for your favourite literary character. Where are they from? What are they looking for? What are their likes and dislikes?

Thanks to Liz Whitehouse for today's challenge.

Bout of Books 19 Day 3

Here is the schedule of events for today:

TZC = Time Zone Conversion

10:30am CT (TZC) Morning Announcements with @boutofbooks
7:30pm CT (TZC) Evening Announcements with @boutofbooks

Challenges

Share Your Shelfie

Share a picture of your books/shelves/nightstand/e-library/wherever you keep your books on Twitter, Instagram, or on this post. Use the hashtags #boutofbooks and #shelfie4boutofbooks

Bout of Books 19 Day 2

Today is the LAST DAY to GET SIGNED UP.
Are YOU signed up PROPERLY?
Only properly signed up participants
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES.
_________________________

Congratulations!

You survived the first day of the read-a-thon!

Here is the schedule of events for today:

TZC = Time Zone Conversion

10:30am CT (TZC) Morning Announcements with @boutofbooks
7:30pm CT (TZC) Evening Announcements with @boutofbooks

Bout of Books 19 Day 1

Welcome to Bout of Books 19!

Here is the schedule of events for today:

TZC = Time Zone Conversion

10:30am CST (TZC) Morning Announcements with @boutofbooks
7:30pm CST (TZC) Evening Announcements with @boutofbooks
8pm CST (TZC) Twitter Chat with @boutofbooks

Please note: the form for the sign up will stay open through TODAY and TOMORROW.

It closes Wednesday at midnight (TZC)

Challenges

Introduce Yourself #insixwords

The challenge is simple: introduce yourself on Twitter, Instagram, or on this post using six words, no more, no less. Use the hashtags #boutofbooks and #insixwords so we can learn all about you.

Bout of Books 19 Schedule

It's COMING!

Psst. Tell your friends:

For Bout of Books 19, all challenges will be hosted on the Bout of Books blog. Here. Right here. So keep your eyes on this site to see what's what for the day!

Challenges/Giveaways
**This is the overall list for the challenges offered during Bout of Books 19. Make sure you check the blog each day of the read-a-thon for instructions and details on how to complete the daily challenges**

Monday 5/8
Introduce yourself #insixwords

Tuesday 5/9
Not a Font

Wednesday 5/10
Share Your Shelfie!

Thursday 5/11
Character Dating Profile

Friday 5/12
Book Spine Rainbow

Saturday 5/13
Seasons of Books

Sunday 5/14
FREE DAY!


Twitter Chats
(chats last approximately one hour)
TZC = Time Zone Conversion

Monday: 8pm CST (TZC)
Saturday: 10am CST (TZC)