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JUNE
1. In the Summertime
Read a book that appears on one of the Goodreads staff summer reading lists - Circe, by Madeline Miller (William Siu, Technical Account Manager, is the staff member) Circe
2. June, July, August
Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J or A. - Red Herring Without Mustard, by Alan Bradley A Red Herring Without Mustard
3. Bloomsday
Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a letter in LEOPOLD BLOOM - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, by Hank Green (main characters last name is May. Actually, I liked using April May for June) An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
4. Beach reads
Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in BEACH or SWIMMING POOL - Such Wicked Intent by Kenneth Oppel (first three letters, even!) Such Wicked Intent
JUNE √1. In the Summertime
☀️ Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME
Matilda
√2. June, July, August
☀️ Read a book with 6, 7 or 8 in the number of pages (eg 157 pages; 650 pages; 282 pages)
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator - 176
√3. Bloomsday
☀️ Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a letter in LEOPOLD BLOOM
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
√4. Beach reads
☀️ Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in BEACH or SWIMMING POOL
Ghost Beach
It’s exciting to see people completing the first month’s tasks already. :-)Please could you include links to the books and authors you read for each task? I have just updated the first post to add instructions for doing this if you’re not very familiar with Goodreads.
To be fair to everyone participating in the challenge we have to check that books meet the task requirements and I can’t do that without a link to the book. For example, there are two books called “Ghost Beach” in Goodreads and one of them is less than 100 pages so that one wouldn’t count for the challenge.
Storm for task four, the first letters of each word in the title need to be in either beach OR swimming pool. Please see the FAQs for more details.
JUNE1. A. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME Trouble on the Books
2. A. Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J or A. Jennifer Worth wrote Call the Midwife
3. B. Read a book by an author with the same first and last initials. Clive Cussler Celtic Empire
4. B. Read a book with a mostly yellow color. This cover is like sunshine.
Congratulations Ann, you’ve earned the first draw entry. Enjoy the rest of the challenge. :-)
Completed for June:1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME: Eliza and Her Monsters
2. Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J or A: The Red Pony
3. Read a book with a character whose name begins with a letter in LEOPOLD BLOOM: Nightflyers: The Illustrated Edition ((Melantha)
4. Read a book with the sun, sea or a swimming pool on the cover OR a book with a mostly yellow or blue cover: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Congratulations Amy, one draw entry confirmed. :-)
Mod
1. Summer Nights
☀️ Read a book where an event that’s important to the plot takes place at night - Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden
he crosses the North Korean border at night
2. Summer is too short for bad books
☀️ Read a book published in 2019 that you have been looking forward to - The Missing Years by Lexie Elliott
3. International Beer Day
☀️ Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in INTERNATIONAL BEER DAY - In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park I assume it's ok to ignore subtitles?
4. Back to school
☀️ Read a book by an author who is new to you - Useless Magic by Florence Welch
Gotta get that pineapple badge :)
AUGUST 1. Summer Nights
☀️ Read a book published in a year that includes any two of the numbers 1, 9, 7, 8 (eg 1955, 2017, 1802, etc)
Kilmeny of the Orchard (1910)
2. Summer is too short for bad books
☀️ Read a book published in 2019 that you have been looking forward to
Daisy Jones & The Six
3. International Beer Day
☀️ Read a book where the characters drink beer or visit a bar.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (view spoiler)
4. Back to school
☀️ Read a book by an author who is new to you
Fallout
JUNE (Complete)1. In the Summertime
☀️ Read a book that appears on one of the Goodreads staff summer reading lists Descendant of the Crane
2. June, July, August
☀️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J or A. The Tale Teller by Anne Hillerman
3. Bloomsday
☀️ Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a letter in LEOPOLD BLOOM - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore - Main character is Lydia
4. Beach reads
☀️ Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in BEACH or SWIMMING POOL - Wandfasted
Jackie and Sarah, you have draw entries for August, and Nancy you have a draw entry for June. Enjoy the rest of the challenge! :-)
First month complete (see Message 84)JUNE
1. In the Summertime
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2. June, July, August
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3. Bloomsday
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4. Beach reads
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JUNE (completed)1. In the Summertime
☀️ Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME
Early Riser by Jasper Fforde
2. June, July, August
☀️ Read a book with 6, 7 or 8 in the number of pages (eg 157 pages; 650 pages; 282 pages)
Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken
My hardcover version had 371 pages
3. Bloomsday
☀️ Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a letter in LEOPOLD BLOOM
Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery
4. Beach reads
☀️ Read a book with the sun, sea or a swimming pool on the cover OR a book with a mostly yellow or blue cover
by Lisa Kleypas
June Completed1. In the Summertime
☀️ Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME ✔
The Sentence is Death which starts with T or S. Either option works.
2. June, July, August
☀️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J or A. ✔
Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen
3. Bloomsday
☀️ Read a book by an author who has the same first and last initials ✔
Oxygen by Carol Cassella
4. Beach reads
☀️ Read a book with the sun, sea or a swimming pool on the cover ✔
The Mother-in-Law Cover has a swimming pool.
Allegra, Jen K and Suzanne - you all have one draw entry for June, and Monkiecat you have one for August. Hope you’re enjoying the challenge so far. :-)
Ann - I had a query about your post but I think you’ve deleted it so I’ve also deleted my question and I’ll wait for you to post a new message. :-)
Completed the prompts for June as follows:JUNE
1. In the Summertime
One of the best-selling singles of all time, this song by Mungo Jerry is perfect summer listening.
√ ☀️ Read a book which appears on this list of best-selling books of all time The Shack
2. June, July, August
√ ☀️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J or A. The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls
3. Bloomsday
16 June is Bloomsday, a celebration of the life of James Joyce. His book Ulysses takes place entirely on 16 June.
√ ☀️ Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a letter in LEOPOLD BLOOM Book Scavenger Emily is a main character
4. Beach reads
Who doesn’t love sitting on the beach or by a swimming pool soaking up the sun and enjoying a good book?
√ ☀️ Read a book with the sun, sea or a swimming pool on the cover OR a book with a mostly yellow or blue cover
JUNE---COMPLETED1. In the Summertime
✨Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME ---✔Unmarriageable by Soniah KamalUnmarriageable
2. June, July, August
✨Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with a J or an A--✔Where the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn Ward Where the Line Bleeds
3. Bloomsday
✨Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a letter in LEOPOLD BLOOM--✔The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan (Leigh)The Astonishing Color of After
4. Beach Reads--🏖 The 25 best beach reads of the year so far
✨Read a book from one of these lists of great beach reads--✔Daisy Jones and the SixDaisy Jones & The Six
July--COMPLETED
✨Read a book set in a capital city
✔With the Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo (Philadelphia) With the Fire on High
✨Read a book set in a country other than the one you currently live in
✔The Gown by Jennifer Robson (England) The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding
✨Read a book with a main character whose name begins with an N or M
✔The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani (Nisha)The Night Diary
✨Read a book set in or by an author from a country in the Southern Hemisphere
✔The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth The Mother-in-Law
August--COMPLETED
✨Read a book where an event that's important to the plot happens at night:
✔The Huntress by Kate QuinnThe Huntress
✨Read a book that was published in 2019 that you've been looking forward to:
✔Inheritance by Dani ShapiroInheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
✨Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in INTERNATIONAL BEER DAY:
✔Out of the Easy by Ruta SepetysOut of the Easy
✨Read a book by an author who is new to you:
✔Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry WinfreyWaiting for Tom Hanks
Edie, that’s one draw entry for June. And Monkiecat, one draw entry for July. :-)
Kelly wrote: "2. June, July, August✨Read a book that was first published in June, July or August of any year.--✔Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig -June 2017Ginny Moon"
Kelly, Goodreads shows that this book was first published in May 2017 so unfortunately it doesn’t look like it fits for this task. Maybe you could count it for one of the July or August tasks and read another book for this June task.
I thought I had to do 12 prompts to complete a round. I guess I failed at reading directions! :lol: Here's my first round of 12 completed prompts.
JUNE
1. In the Summertime
Read a book which appears on this list of best-selling books of all time
The Gunslinger by Stephen King (best-selling series, between 30-50 million copies)
2. June, July, August
Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J or A
A Death in the Family by James Agee
3. Bloomsday
Read a book set in Ireland or by an Irish author
A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride
4. Beach reads
Read a book with the sun, sea or a swimming pool on the cover OR a book with a mostly yellow or blue cover
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
JULY
1. Summer in the City
Read a book set in a capital city
Despite The Falling Snow by Shamim Sarif (Moscow)
2. Travel the world
Read a book set in a fictional location
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
3. Nelson Mandela Day
Read a book by an African author or a book set in an African country
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta (Nigeria)
4. Winter Wonderland
Read a book set in or by an author from a country in the Southern Hemisphere
The Strays by Emily Bitto (Australia)
AUGUST
1. Summer Nights
Read a book published in a year that includes any two of the numbers 1, 9, 7, 8
God On The Rocks by Jane Gardam (published 1978)
2. Summer is too short for bad books
Read a book published in 2019 that you have been looking forward to
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
3. International Beer Day
Read a book where the characters drink beer or visit a bar.
Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor (the Gladstone pub is mentioned frequently)
4. Back to school
Read a short book, defined as 200 pages or less.
Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter (114 pages)
JUNE1. In the Summertime
☀️ Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes by Jessica Pan (finished 6/15/2019)
2. June, July, August
☀️ Read a book that was first published in June, July or August of any year. (Published 6/11/19) Those People by Louise Candlish (finished 6/9/2019)
3. Bloomsday
☀️ Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a letter in LEOPOLD BLOOM (Main character is Louise) The Forgotten Girls by Sara Blaedel(finished 6/5/2019)
4. Beach reads
☀️ Read a book with the sun, sea or a swimming pool on the cover OR a book with a mostly yellow or blue cover (blue cover) Look Alive Out There by Sloane Crosley (finished 6/3/2019)
JULY1. Summer in the City
☀️ Read a book by an author whose first and last initials appear in SUMMER IN THE CITY Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (finished 6/9/2019)
2. Travel the world
☀️Read a book set in a country other than the one you currently live in (I'm in the US, this is in Australia) The Lost Man (6/14/2019)
3. Nelson Mandela DayJasmine Guillory
☀️ Read a book you added to your TBR in 2018 Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie (added to my TBR in October 2018, finished 6/3/2019)
4. Winter Wonderland
❄️ Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in WINTER WONDERLAND The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory (finished 6/3/2019)
JUNE 1. In the Summertime
One of the best-selling singles of all time, this song by Mungo Jerry is perfect summer listening.
☀️ Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME: The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters
2. June, July, August
☀️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J or A.: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
3. Bloomsday
16 June is Bloomsday, a celebration of the life of James Joyce. His book Ulysses takes place entirely on 16 June.
☀️ Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a letter in LEOPOLD BLOOM: Murder at the Vicarage
The vicar's name is Leonard.
4. Beach reads
Who doesn’t love sitting on the beach or by a swimming pool soaking up the sun and enjoying a good book?
☀️ Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in BEACH or SWIMMING POOL: Little Women
JUNE - 4 /41. In the Summertime
✔ ☀️ Read a book that appears on one of the Goodreads staff summer reading lists :
Becoming by Michelle Obama
2. June, July, August
✔ ☀️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J or A :
The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
3. Bloomsday
✔ ☀️ Read a book by an author who has the same first and last initials :
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
4. Beach reads
✔☀️ Read a book with the sun, sea or a swimming pool on the cover OR a book with a mostly yellow or blue cover :
Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata
JUNE 1. In the Summertime
☀️ Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME
Superior: The Return of Race Science by Angela Saini
2. June, July, August
☀️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J or A.
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman + Jay Kristoff
3. Bloomsday
☀️ Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a letter in LEOPOLD BLOOM
Field Notes on Love by Jennifer E. Smith (Margaret/Mae)
4. Beach reads
☀️ Read a book with the sun, sea or a swimming pool on the cover OR a book with a mostly yellow or blue cover
The Paper & Hearts Society by Lucy Powrie
June (4/4)1 Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME
✔ Sperenwoud
2 Read a book with 6, 7 or 8 in the number of pages
✔ Främlingen (735 pages)
3 Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a letter in LEOPOLD BLOOM
✔ A Hopeless Romantic (Laura)
4 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in BEACH or SWIMMING POOL
✔ Machtsspel
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JUNE: Round I
🏝☀️1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman (9/6/19)
2. Read a book with 6, 7 or 8 in the number of pages (eg 157 pages; 650 pages; 282 pages): A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (20/6/19) 687 pages
3. Read a book by an author who has the same first and last initials: How to Be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell (1/6/19)
4. Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in BEACH or SWIMMING POOL: Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally (22/6/19)
Mod
You can read any prompt at any time. The prompt doesn't have to be read in the allotted month.
Wow you guys read fast! :-)Monkiecat - that’s one more draw entry for completing June. You’re welcome to complete the whole challenge again. If you want to earn another draw entry you need to complete another four tasks for each month (12 in total) and they have to be different to the ones you’ve already completed.
dalex - you have three draw entries for June, July and August. You can earn one more draw entry if you complete all twelve prompts again but using different tasks to this time. And, you probably know already but although you’re welcome to complete a third round for fun, the maximum number of draw entries is four. :-)
Deborah - you have two draw entries for June and July
Milena, Helene, Ellie, Lieke and Jody - you all have one draw entry for June
Nari - if you want to earn a draw entry for June then you need to link to the books so we can check they meet the requirements of the challenge (please see details in the first post of this thread). Or if you’re just enjoying the challenge and don’t want to earn draw entries then you can ignore this request. :-)
Bryony wrote: "dalex - you have three draw entries for June, July and August. You can earn one more draw entry if you complete all twelve prompts again but using different tasks to this time. And, you probably know already but although you’re welcome to complete a third round for fun, the maximum number of draw entries is four. :-)"Thanks!
Nari--Love both YA and NA books❤ wrote: "Hi, Bryony, I have 2 questions?What happens when we draw entries, I mean what does it mean? And I can't link the books, for some reason."
People can earn one draw entry for completing each month’s prompts. There will then be a draw at the end of the challenge and the person who wins will be invited to choose a prompt (subject to the moderators’ approval) that will be included in the 2020 reading challenge. If you just want to complete the summer challenge for fun then that’s totally fine too. :-)
To link to a book click on “add book/author” above the text box you write your message in and then you can search for the book and author there.
Hope that helps! :-)
1. In the Summertime✔️ ☀️ Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME
Sweet
2. June, July, August
✔️ ☀️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J or A.
Emma
3. Bloomsday
✔️ ☀️ Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a letter in LEOPOLD BLOOM
Emma, Vol. 01 Main character was "Emma."
4. Beach reads
✔️☀️ Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in BEACH or SWIMMING POOL
Beloved
Nari--Love both YA and NA books❤ wrote: "Hi, Bryony, I have 2 questions?What happens when we draw entries, I mean what does it mean? And I can't link the books, for some reason."
Are you using the app, Nari? You have to use the website version to post book links
JUNE
1. In the Summertime
☀️ Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME
✔️Marooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge
Completed: June 27
2. June, July, August
☀️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J or A.
✔️ Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Completed: June 11
3. Bloomsday
☀️ Read a book by an author who has the same first and last initials
✔️ The Peace War by Vernor Vinge
Completed: June 8
4. Beach reads
☀️ Read a book with the sun, sea or a swimming pool on the cover OR a book with a mostly yellow or blue cover
✔️Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar
Completed: June 10
Excited to stumble upon this! I've completed June already, and working on July and August. JUNE
1. In the Summertime
☀️ Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME - Sleep starts with a S - read 10th June
2. June, July, August
☀️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J or A.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson, read on 1st June
3. Bloomsday
☀️ Read a book by an author who has the same first and last initials - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, 22nd June
4. Beach reads
☀️ Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in BEACH or SWIMMING POOL - it seems like a cheat to use a one word title, but hopefully Providence by Caroline Kepnes counts - 27th June
√1. In the Summertime
One of the best-selling singles of all time, this song by Mungo Jerry is perfect summer listening.
☀️ Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME
A Study in Scarlet
√2. June, July, August
☀️ Read a book with 6, 7 or 8 in the number of pages (eg 157 pages; 650 pages; 282 pages)
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator - 176
√3. Bloomsday
16 June is Bloomsday, a celebration of the life of James Joyce. His book Ulysses takes place entirely on 16 June.
☀️ Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a letter in LEOPOLD BLOOM
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
√4. Beach reads
Who doesn’t love sitting on the beach or by a swimming pool soaking up the sun and enjoying a good book?
☀️ Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in BEACH or SWIMMING POOL
Matilda
√1. Summer Nights
☀️ Read a book published in a year that includes any two of the numbers 1, 9, 7, 8 (eg 1955, 2017, 1802, etc)
The Ghost Next Door
√2. Summer is too short for bad books
So pick a book you’re pretty sure you’ll enjoy.
☀️ Read a book in a series you enjoy
The Barking Ghost
√3. International Beer Day
☀️ Read a book that is the first book you have read by an author from that country (example: I’ve never read a book by a Sudanese author so I could count a book by Tayeb Salih for this prompt.)
The Diary of a Young Girl
√4. Back to school
☀️ Read a short book, defined as 200 pages or less. - The Sign of Four
1. In the SummertimeOne of the best-selling singles of all time, this song by Mungo Jerry is perfect summer listening.
☀️ Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME (T for ThirtYone) 31-Day Food Revolution: Heal Your Body, Feel Great, and Transform Your World- 6/13/19
☀️ Read a book that appears on one of the Goodreads staff summer reading lists The Fifth Season
2. June, July, August
☀️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J or A. Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir6/3/19
☀️ Read a book that was first published in June, July or August of any year. Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows - 6/28/19
☀️ Read a book with 6, 7 or 8 in the number of pages (eg 157 pages; 650 pages; 282 pages) The Travelling Cat Chronicles - 6/15/19
3. Bloomsday
16 June is Bloomsday, a celebration of the life of James Joyce. His book Ulysses takes place entirely on 16 June.
☀️ Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a letter in LEOPOLD BLOOM (Plum) Two for the Dough - 6/5/19
4. Beach reads
Who doesn’t love sitting on the beach or by a swimming pool soaking up the sun and enjoying a good book?
☀️ Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in BEACH or SWIMMING POOL Buen Camino- 6/11/19
☀️ Read a book with the sun, sea or a swimming pool on the cover OR a book with a mostly yellow or blue cover
- 6/13/19
Bryony wrote: "Wow you guys read fast! :-)The June readathon definitely helped me pick up my reading pace this month!
I think my July completion got listed under August in the top post. I haven't posted my August yet. :)
JULY1. B. Set in a capital city The Lost Girls of Paris
2. A. A country other than where I live Murder In Galway
3. A. Main characters name begins with N or M Main character is Emilie Nightingale of Nightingale Bookshop How to Find Love in a Bookshop
4. B. In the Southern Hemisphere Death on the Patagonian Express
JUNE 1. In the Summertime
☀️ Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
2. June, July, August
☀️ Read a book that was first published in June, July or August of any year. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
3. Bloomsday
☀️ Read a book by an author who has the same first and last initials The People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder
4. Beach reads
☀️ Read a book with the sun, sea or a swimming pool on the cover OR a book with a mostly yellow or blue cover
by Lawrence Osborne which has both the sun and the sea.
Deborah wrote: "I think my July completion got listed under August in the top post. I haven..."Ooops, sorry about that Deborah. Thanks for letting me know, I’ve changed it to July now.
Thanks for posting your challenges everyone. These are the new draw entries since my last update:Ron - June
Vanessa - June
Denise - June
Storm - June, August
Jana - June
Ann - July
Karissa - June
Nari - June. And thanks Nari, for adding the links - the way you’ve posted it works fine for me. :-)
June 2019 Completed Jo’s Summer 2019 Reading Challenge
June
1. In the Summertime
- [x] Goodreads Staffers Share Their Summer Reading Picks
- [x] 📕 The Library Book
* By: Susan Orlean
* Narrated by: Susan Orlean
* Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
* Unabridged Audiobook
* Release date: 10-16-18
* Language: English
2. June,July,August
- [x] Read a book that published in the following monthsJune,July,Aug, any year
- [x] 📕Summer of '69
* By: Elin Hilderbrand
* Narrated by: Erin Bennett
* Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
* Unabridged Audiobook
* Release date: 06-18-19
* Language: English
* Publisher: Hachette Audio
3. Blooms day
- [x] Read a book wrote by Author from Ireland or set Ireland
- [x] 📗Normal People
* A Novel
* By: Sally Rooney
* Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
* Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
* Unabridged Audiobook
* Release date: 04-16-19
* Language: English
* Publisher: Random House Audio
4.Beach Read
- [x] Read a book with a 🏖 on the cover
- [x] 📘The Weekender
* By: Mary Kay Andrews
* Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
* Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
* Unabridged Audiobook
* Release date: 05-17-16
* Language: English
* Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Did my June not get approved? Oh, I didn't have book links. Just added them.
AUGUST1. Summer Nights
Read a book published in a year that includes any two of the numbers 1, 9, 7, 8 - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie, pubblished 1937 Death on the Nile.
2. Summer is too short for bad books
Read a book in a series you enjoy - Fire Season, by David Weber (I've enjoyed all of the Honorverse books, but this new YA series that starts back a few centuries is even better than the main series) Fire Season
3. International Beer Day
Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in INTERNATIONAL BEER DAY - Blue, by Joyce Moyer Hostetter Blue
4. Back to school
Read a book by an author who is new to you - You're Never Weird on the Internet (almost) by Felicia Day You're Never Weird on the Internet
JUNE 1. In the Summertime
✔ ☀️ Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME
A Sound Like Thunder
2. June, July, August
✔ ☀️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J or A.
My Old True Love by Sheila Kay Adams
3. Bloomsday
✔ ☀️ Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a letter in LEOPOLD BLOOM
The Book of Strange New Things - Character is named Peter
4. Beach reads
✔ ☀️ Read a book with the sun, sea or a swimming pool on the cover OR a book with a mostly yellow or blue cover
JUNE
1. In the Summertime
Task 1 - Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SUMMERTIME: Sabrina by Nick Drnaso
2. June, July, August
Task 1 - Read a book with an author whose first or last name begin with the letter J or A
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
3. Bloomsday
Task 3 - A book by an Irish author or set in Ireland
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe (Book is about the IRA and The history of The Troubles in Ireland)
4. Beach Reads
Task 3 - Read a book from one of these lists of great beach reads
The Secret History by Donna Tartt (List #1 - Book #56)
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Ask Again, Yes (other topics)Where the Crawdads Sing (other topics)
The Dry (other topics)
A Little Something Different (other topics)
Mordet på kommandanten: En ide viser sig (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Sandy Hall (other topics)Tove Jansson (other topics)
James P. Hogan (other topics)
Dawn Dumont (other topics)
Sarah MacLean (other topics)
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Once you’ve completed the prompts for one month, please post the details here and we will confirm your entry to the draw.
Requests:
1. Please say which task you’ve chosen for each prompt.
2. Please include a Goodreads link to the book and author.* If it’s not obvious, please say how the book meets the task requirements - for example if the task was to read a book set in a capital city then say which city the book is set in.
3. If you’ve chosen a task that relates to the book cover, please include the cover in your post (sometimes Goodreads defaults to an edition of the book with a different cover so this will make sure we can see the right cover).
4. If you’ve completed a task that asked you read a book from a choice of lists then please say which of the lists the book appears on.
5. If we have any questions about how a book you read fulfils the prompt then we’ll reply to your post asking you to explain it for us, so please do check back after posting. We’re a pretty relaxed group so this is just to make sure everyone has an equal chance to earn draw entries. :-)
* To add a link to the book click on “add book/author” above the comment field.
Completed challenges
There will be a list here of who has completed each month’s prompts. You can check here if you want to make sure our records are right!
June
Alicia
Allegra
Amy
Andrea
Ann
Anna
bamaace83
Chinook
Chrissy
dalex
Deborah
Denise
Ed
Edie
Elise
Ellie
Emily
Eujean2
Fourevver
Hannah
Helene
Helin
Hilde
Jackie
Jana
Janell
Jen K
Jo
Jody
Johanne
Karissa
Kathy
Kathryn
Katie
Kelly
Kelly
Kim
ladymurmur
Lieke
Lisa
Lynn
Nancy
Nari
Marie
Melanie
Michelle
Milena
Mini
Monkiecat
Perri
Rachel
Raquel
Rebecca
Ron
Rosemary
Sara
Sarah
Sarah
Sarah
Sarah E
Simone
Steve
Storm
Suzanne
Tammy
Traci
Vanessa
Varecia
viemag
July
Alexa
Alicia
Allegra
Amy
Andrea
Ann
Anna
bamaace83
Chinook
Chrissy
dalex
Deborah
Ed
Edie
Elise
Ellie
Emily
Eujean2
Fourevver
Hannah
Helene
Helin
Janell
Jen K
Jackie
Jana
Johanne
Karissa
Kathryn
Kathy
Katie
Kelly
Kelly
Kim
ladymurmur
Lieke
Lisa
Lynn
Marie
Melanie
Michelle
Milena
Mini
Monkiecat
Nancy
Nari
Perri
Rachel
Raquel
Rebecca
Ron
Rosemary
Sara
Sarah
Sarah
Sarah E
Simone
Steve
Storm
Suzanne
Tammy
Traci
Vanessa
Varecia
Viemag
August
Alicia
Allegra
Amy
Andrea
Ann
Anna
bamaace83
Chinook
Chrissy
dalex
Deborah
Ed
Edie
Elise
Ellie
Emily
Eujean2
Fourevver
Hannah
Helene
Helin
Jackie
Jana
Janell
Jen K
Jo
Jody
Johanne
Karissa
Kathryn
Kathy
Katie
Kelly
Kelly
Kim
ladymurmur
Laura
Lieke
Lynn
Marie
Melanie
Michelle
Milena
Mini
Monkiecat
Nari
Pam
Perri
Rachel
Raquel
Rebecca
Ron
Rosemary
Sara
Sarah
Sarah
Simone
Steve
Storm
Suzanne
Tammy
Traci
Vanessa
Varecia
viemag
Second round - all 12 prompts completed, using different tasks to the first round
Amy
bamaace83
Chinook
dalex
Hannah
Hélène
Janell
Jen K
Karissa
Lieke
Melanie
Monkiecat
Nari
Perri
Rachel
Raquel
Sara
Sarah
Simone
Suzanne
Traci
Vanessa
Varecia