Tired of being bogged down with review copies? Are the books you purchased calling you but keep getting put to the bottom of your TBR pile? Come join me as I take a month to devote to nothing but my own books! I have decided to declare August as “Read My Own Books Month” and cordially invite you to do the same. We all need a vacation, and ending summer with nothing but books that have been languishing on your bookshelves is the perfect vacation!
HOW DO YOU PARTICIPATE:
I’m keeping this event as low-key as possible, in the spirit of vacation. I ask for one pledge:
“I want to take back my reading for at least one month. Therefore, I, insert name, commit to devoting x percentage of books read during the month of August to reading nothing but books I have owned. It is time to read what I want and celebrate the spirit of summer!”
That’s it! No pressure to review, no deadlines. Just enjoy reading as we did before we started blogging.
UPDATES:
I will be curious to see how you are doing in your pledge and therefore will be scheduling a weekly update post to share with the group your progress. Again, I want to keep it as fun and easy as possible. Of course, for those who would like more structure, I will have discussions prompts for you.
PRIZES:
Did I forget to mention there will be prizes? Each week, I will randomly select a winner from the weekly update links. Prizes will include books, of course, bookmarks and other goodies. Who knows? There might even be a surprise or two for one lucky winner.
SIGN-UP:
Sign-ups are now open! You are more than welcome to sign-up and state your commitment immediately. I will also have sign-ups on August 1st and for the weekly updates. However, you are more than welcome to join us at any point in time during the month.
I hope you are as excited about this as I am. If you are, please feel free to spread the news. Spread it loud and proud. It’s time to take back our reading selections and get to those books we’ve been meaning to read for ages!
Thanks, Ceri!! I hope you are able to clear off those shelves in prep for your big move!
Absolutely!! As long as they are not review copies, anything goes!
No problem! I love your commitment and can't wait to see what you read!
The number of your own books you read is completely up to you, so it does not matter if you have four more review books. Any non-review books are welcome. I hope you enjoy us!
I don't actually own any books that aren't review copies. (Oh, wait. There is one that I won last month that I want to read.) Can we count books that are on our personal TBR list if we get them from the library?
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I'm in…this has been something I've needed to do since the beginning of the year. I don't know my commitment yet but will here soon. It will be anywhere from 80 to 100 percent. 🙂 Thanks for starting this…
oh my i would definitely love to be able to do this but i have about four more books to read before i will be able to join. I hope you do another one. I was just looking at my personal book reads, and I just won a 25.oo amazon gift certificate.
Yay!! The more, the merrier! I hope everyone has fun.
That's fine too! I am just hoping that people will remember it is okay to take some time away from the review copies. I know I was getting a bit overwhelmed with them all.
I've been trying to do this for a while too, which is where this idea originated. It was my way of saying "enough is enough"! Good luck and have fun!
What a great idea. I already have too many things "scheduled" for August but I am considering doing this for September…
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I've been trying to do this for a while now, but I think a month-long challenge will help me up my goal of reading my own books! The hardest part for me will be audio books. But perhaps I'll try and get audio copies of books I already own in print.
AWESOME! I'm trying to keep it as fun as possible because after all, reading is supposed to be fun. I'm really looking forward to it!
YAY!! I suspect I am going to have to do at least one or two review books as well. I was really hoping to be at 100 percent but don't think I'm going to make it. Oh well! I'm so excited about the possibilities of what I can read though!
Love that I have to take a pledge and commit to a %!!! Can't wait. I am def. in!
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It took me a moment of indecision, but I'm in! Admitttedly I may have to do a smidge of reviewer reading, but I'm going to make a real effort to push those books to the edge of my reading for the month and get back to doing what I love – reading from my shelves for pure pleasure! Fantastic idea, thanks…
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