Bout of Books 26: 19-25 August 2019

Today, when I opened Facebook, I saw the post I made on 18 August 2014, announcing my TBR list for Bout of Books 11. That was a good reminder that I intend to participate this year in Bout of Books 26 and I still needed to sign up. I'll be posting updates here in the blog, in Facebook, in Instagram, and maybe in Twitter.

For those of you aren't avid readers and haven't participated in read-a-thons, here's an explanation of the Bout of Books read-a-thon:

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner at Love Found on the Edge and Kelly Rubidoux Apple at Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 19th and runs through Sunday, August 25th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, Twitter chats, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 26 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.  - From the Bout of Books team

If you like to read and talk about what you're reading, join me. You need to sign up by midnight CDT on Tuesday, 20 August.

Cozy Mystery Week

Over at Jenn's Bookshelves, there will be a a week-long celebration of cozy mysteries the week of 8-13 December. Jenn says, "get your comfortable reading spot, a nice warm blanket, a cozy mystery or two, and join me for Cozy Mystery Week!" So I will.

Mysteries make up the bulk of the books I read each year. This year, almost half of the books I've read have been mysteries. Not all of these qualify as cozies, but most of them do. Here are a few of the cozy series I've read this year:

• Aunt Dimity by Nancy Atherton
• Maxie and Stretch by Sue Henry
• Phryne Fisher by Kerry Greenwood
• Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters

So, I'm going to focus on cozy mysteries next week. I don't usually plan too far ahead, but I think I might read The Diva Wore Diamonds, the 7^th Liturgical Mystery by Mark Schweizer; The Dante Connection, the 2^nd of Estelle Ryan's mysteries starring behaviorist Genevieve Lennard; and maybe To Sketch a Thief, 2^nd in A Portrait of Crime mysteries by Sharon Pape. I have all of these loaded onto my Kindle, so I'll have them readily at hand.

You can join us as well. Just jump on over to Jenn's Bookshelves and sign up.