Welcome to Big Book Summer 2022!
This is the 10th anniversary of the Big Book Summer Reading Challenge, so I have some extra fun in store for you, including the new logo, above.
The idea is simple: Use the ease of summer to tackle a Big Book (400+ pages) or two or ... however many you want! You set your own goals. You can hear more about how it started and some great Big Book suggestions in my video, Big Book Summer Challenge 2022.
And if it is the start of winter where you live, then it's your Big Book Winter Challenge! Everyone is welcome to participate.
The Details:
Hey, it's summer, so we'll keep this low-key and easy!
- Anything 400 pages or more qualifies as a big book.
- The challenge runs from Memorial Day weekend (starting May 27
this year) through Labor Day (September 5 this
year).
- Choose one or two or however many big books you want as your goal. Wait, did you get that? You only need to read 1 book with 400+ pages this summer to participate! (though you are welcome to read more, if you want).
- Sign up on the first links list below if you have a blog or YouTube channel, to leave your link so others can visit.
- No blog? No problem! Just sign
up in the comments below or in the Goodreads group in the Sign-Up discussion thread if you don't have a blog or YouTube channel.
- If you have a blog or YouTube channel, write a post or record a video to kick things off: you can list the exact big books
you plan to read or just announce your intent to participate, but be
sure to include the Big Book Summer Challenge pic above, with a link
back to this blog. It's fine to kick-off your Big Book Summer as part of another post or video.
- Write a post or record a video to wrap up at the end, listing the big books you read during the summer.
- You can write progress posts or record progress videos if you want to and/or reviews of the big books you've read ... but you don't have to! There is a separate links list (the second one) below for big book reviews, progress updates, and wrap-up posts/videos.
That's it! Go check out your shelves and your TBR list for chunksters and sign up below!
What
kind of books "count"? All kinds! Middle-grade, YA, graphic novels,
classics, all genres, all types--as long as they are at least 400 pages.
Yes, e-books and audio books count, too! Just check online for the number of pages in the print edition. See my list of Big Books on BookShop for some great ideas, based on what I have read in previous Big Book Summers and throughout the year. And this year's kick-off video also includes some suggestions.
And if you DO have a blog or YouTube channel, you are still welcome to join the group on Goodreads for the 2022 Big Book Summer Challenge,
where we can talk about Big Books and our progress on
the challenge. It's a fun book conversation all summer long!
Check out my own list of books to read for the challenge this summer and my Big Book Summer Kick-Off Video for more on what I plan to read this summer.
In honor of the 10th anniversary, I have created some Big Book Summer products! Check out my Zazzle shop for Big Book Summer mugs, t-shirts, tote bags, notebooks, car magnets, stickers, and more!
At the end of the summer, there will be a Big Book Giveaway! After Labor Day, I'll select TWO names (in honor of the 10th anniversary) from among the participants--bloggers and booktubers who leave a link below as well as those without a blog/video who sign-up through
the Goodreads group or in the Comments below--and will send the winners a BookShop gift
certificate.
And help spread the word on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and other social media with #BigBookSummer. You can follow me at:
Twitter: @suebookbybook
Facebook: the Facebook page for this blog
YouTube: SueJacksonDE
Challenge updates will be posted in all of those places.
Now I just need to decide what to read!!! Happy 10th anniversary. Looking forward to a summer of reading big books.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you're participating again, Jane! Just add your blog post link to the first list above when it's ready!
DeleteI thought I signed up on Goodreads but don't see it now, so I'm sorry if this is a duplicate. I'm starting by listening to The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
ReplyDeleteHi, Karla - It looks like you signed up in the 2020 Big Book Summer group - oops! Try the Goodreads group links I included above for the 2022 group, and then you can add a comment to the Sign-Up thread! Leaving a comment here counts for sign-up, too, but you'll want to be able to talk Big Books with the other participants in the Goodreads group - it's a lot of fun all summer! Welcome!
DeleteHi Sue. Thanks for steering me in the right direction for the 2022 sign-ups. I've read 2 books so far and will post reviews soon.
DeleteKarla - Be sure to leave a quick comment in the Sign-Up thread of the 2022 Big Book Summer group, so I will remember you signed up at the end of the summer when it's time for the giveaways!
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