I used to give a specific number of books that I wanted to read, but that hasn't worked well lately. Instead, I'm going to shoot for vaguer goals...

Goals:

Read more than 500 pages
Participate in at least one challenge
Participate in at least one Twitter chat
Review all books read

TBR Pile:

Becoming Mona Lisa by Donald Sassoon
Washington by Ron Chernow
The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Living History by Hilary Rodham Clinton
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Moonglow by Kristen Callihan
Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn
The Orphans at Race Point by Patry Francis (must read for book club!)

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, August 18th and runs through Sunday, August 24th 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 11 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team