This is my kick off post for the start of the readathon tomorrow.  I'm ready to get this thing going.  Before the readathon started, I had already started my 2014 reading.  But this coming week is when I kick everything into high gear.  I plan on reading as much as I can and participate in some challenges.  I know that Tuesday will be a wash with traveling back to California.  Traveling with baby seriously impedes my ability to read while flying.  But that's okay!  I have six other days to read and enjoy myself.

Goals:

• Read 5 books
• Read 1000 pages
• Review all books read
• Participate in 2 challenges (hopefully more, but this is my minimum)

TBR Pile: My various selections.  I won't get to all these, but this is my pile of options.

• High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
• Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
• Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlein
• A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
• Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton
• The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th 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, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 9.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team