Every time of year is a good time of year to read a book, but people tend to read more books in the summer. I have a little more time because I have a couple fewer responsibilities; I’m currently taking a leave of absence from work (family stuff) and have a lot more time to read in the meantime. There’s no better time to challenge yourself to read more books and get into the reading habit.
My coworker one suggested that I must never sleep and have tons of energy, because I’m always talking about a story that I’m writing, or a book that I’ve read, or the language classes that I teach. I responded with “not really, I just don’t watch a lot of TV”. My husband just said earlier today that he wanted to read more books (hint: put down the Netflix). A good way to get out of the TV habit and into the book habit is to join the Summer TBR Wipeout Challenge, hosted by Candid Cover. If you do, you might be able to win a free book!
There are a few things that you have to do to join this challenge. You don’t have to have a blog, but you do have to have a few places where you can make a few posts about this challenge. You can post to Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, or anywhere else you like to post. All you need to do is make an introductory post, a couple of update posts, and a final post. Oh, and do a lot of reading. Easy peasy!
Sign-ups close on July 5th, so you’ll want to get in there before then. Since this is still early June, you have plenty of time, but you might as well sign up now before you forget about it. Happy reading!