Having got the May day weekend out of the way, it’s time to announce this year’s 20 Books of Summer challenge. Yes, it’s back! I’ll be going it alone this year, but many thanks to Emma for co-hosting last year and letting me re-use her material, and of course, Cathy for starting it all off.
This is your first call to start planning…
- The #20BOS26 challenge runs from Monday June 1st to Monday August 31st
- The first rule of 20 Books is that there are no real rules, other than signing up for 10, 15 or 20 books and trying to read from your TBR. (If you think you’ll only manage 5, that’s fine too.)
- Pick your list in advance, or nominate a bookcase to read from, or pick just at whim from your TBR.
- If you do pick a list, you can change it at any time – swap books in/out.
- Don’t get panicked at not reaching your target, it’s not really a challenge as such.
- Just enjoy a summer of great reading and make a bit of space on your shelves!
- Don’t forget to add your posts to the monthly linkys. The final one will stay open till for a week into September to catch the last reviews.
I’ve made some new logos, for 20, 15 and 10 books, including a set for winter for those in the Southern hemisphere – do resize as needed (they’re 500 high jpgs, showing as smaller here). I’ve also rejigged Emma’s book bingo card below if you’d like to add another layer of challenge.
If you’re planning to join in please do add your blog / planning post link to the Mr Linky below the logos and bingo card now, which’ll help us keep track, and you can use the hashtag #20BOS26 on your socials (I’ve made it shorter this year)
If anyone would like a ‘5’ books logo, just let me know and I’ll add one in.
On the book bingo card, please interpret the prompts as freely as you wish to. It’s just a bit more fun! (I realise you can’t do a true diagonal – but then we’d have to have 25 squares and it’s a 20 books challenge – you could do a shorter 4-diagonal though).
The Mr Linky is below for signing-up. If you do a planning post, do add it to the Linky. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #20BOS26 on social media too. I’ll be checking X, Bluesky and Insta regularly.
Have fun!
