Since I have been very busy at the first half of this year, I have not participated in any real challenges, and hardly read or reviewed any books either. But, when I saw AnnaBookBel’s annual challenge of 20 Books of Summer, I decided to try out at least ten books from my TBR. Here are some of the rules (very easy and flexible) but head over to her web-site for more information.

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 (on her website) 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).

My challenge

I will aim for 10 books, but anything above will be a bonus. Hopefully, I can also fill some of the squares from the Bingo card. I will go for five fiction and five nonfiction. Here are ten books I will try to read this summer.

They are all from my TBR shelves, some of them have been there for a long time, so it is about time I read them now.

What are you planning to read this summer, or winter, if you come from the southern hemisphere?

Are you interested in my posts on travel, history and culture? Have a look at my Substack newsletters (in English och på svenska).

The Content Reader

Den tillfälliga besökaren