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Every year our amazing community of book lovers comes together to celebrate our shared love of storytelling with the Summer Reading Challenge. Our theme this year, BookSparks & Recreation, is all about the community spaces that helped foster your love of reading, from libraries stacked with stories to public parks that offer shady spots to get lost in a book. There’s no better time than summer to mix reading and recreation!
KICKING OFF WITH
We’re kicking off #SRC2023 with three-time SRC alum and #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. In case you’ve been living under a rock, Emily’s new book Happy Place, one of the hottest releases of the summer, is available at booksellers everywhere now. As fellow SRC alum Taylor Jenkins Reid said, “Another knockout from the champ. The woman doesn’t miss.”
KICKING OFF WITH
We’re kicking off #SRC2023 with three-time SRC alum and #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. In case you’ve been living under a rock, Emily’s new book Happy Place, one of the hottest releases of the summer, is available at booksellers everywhere now. As fellow SRC alum Taylor Jenkins Reid said, “Another knockout from the champ. The woman doesn’t miss.”
INTRODUCING OUR
We’re delighted to introduce our July SRC2023 Host, New York Times bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey. Her latest novel, The Summer of Songbirds, will be available July 11, and you can enter to win a copy below. Be sure you’re following both BookSparks and Kristy on Instagram for more fun with our July Host all month long.
A MESSAGE FROM
Gabrielle Union, star of our #SRC2023 binge pick The Perfect Find, has a special message for everyone reading and watching with BookSparks this summer!
Be sure to share your excitement as you read & watch The Perfect Find (out on Netflix June 23), tagging @BookSparks, @NetflixFilm, and #BookSparksPerfectFind, and you’ll be entered to win a glamorous prize pack including some of Gabrielle’s favorite things.
A MESSAGE FROM
Gabrielle Union, star of our #SRC2023 binge pick The Perfect Find, has a special message for everyone reading and watching with BookSparks this summer!
Be sure to share your excitement as you read & watch The Perfect Find (out on Netflix June 23), tagging @BookSparks, @NetflixFilm, and #BookSparksPerfectFind, and you’ll be entered to win a glamorous prize pack including some of Gabrielle’s favorite things.
ALL SUMMER LONG
Join BookSparks in reading the books featured in our #SRC2023 Lineup and you could win our #BooksAndRec grand prize! Each in-feed post on Instagram or TikTok prominently featuring at least one book from our lineup, using the hashtags #SRC2023 and #BooksAndRec, counts as an entry to win. Be sure to sign up to read along with us to be eligible to win.
ALL SUMMER LONG
Join BookSparks in reading the books featured in our #SRC2023 Lineup and you could win our #BooksAndRec grand prize! Each in-feed post on Instagram or TikTok prominently featuring at least one book from our lineup, using the hashtags #SRC2023 and #BooksAndRec, counts as an entry to win. Be sure to sign up to read along with us to be eligible to win.
