Summer Book Trek 2008

Join us for the Summer Book Trek 2008 reading challenge!

Summer Book Trek 2008 is a great opportunity to set a reading goal and to share what you're reading with your bloggy friends. This "challenge" is meant to be fun and there are only a few rules.

Who: Anyone and everyone! Need a little incentive to read? Or just want to share some good books? This challenge is for you.

What: This is a low-pressure, easy challenge. You set your own goals. All you have to do is make a list of fiction books by LDS authors that you want to read during the challenge (as few as one, or as many as you want). You can make changes to your list as needed—drop books that weren't as fun as you thought they'd be; add books if you finish early. Set the goals that fit your schedule. No pressure, no minimums. (We'd like to encourage you to pick one new fiction book by an LDS author published in 2008, but that's optional. And YES, you may use titles that you're already using for other challenges, as long as they're by LDS authors.)

Post a short review on your blog of at least one of the books you read during the challenge. If you like to do reviews, you can post one for each of the books you read. Please keep the reviews family friendly. I'll set up a Mr. Linky where you can link to your reviews. (Don't have a blog? Keep reading.)

When: Summer Book Trek 2008 runs June 1 through August 31st.

Where: Post your goals and your reviews on your blog. If you don't have a blog, Karlene Browning has agreed to make one available to you. Simply e-mail your list and reviews to her and she'll post and link you up, making you eligible for prizes.

Why: We really want to encourage reading—especially reading of fiction by LDS authors. Also, we love reader reviews—it helps us find good books to read. Plus, reading together provides motivation and fun; it also builds friendships across the blogosphere.

How: Make your list and post it on your blog. Then link to your post using the sign-up Mr. Linky. As you read your books, post a review on your blog and link to the review post using the review Mr. Linky. At the end of the challenge, post a wrap-up and link to the wrap-up Mr. Linky.

Prizes: Yes, there will be prizes. Yes, they will be books. Some will be provided by me; others will be provided by authors or other publishers. (If you're an author or publisher and you want to provide a prize, send me an e-mail.) We'll give away one prize each week. To be eligible for prizes, you must have signed up on the Mr. Linky here. Beginning July 1, you must also have posted one review using the Mr. Linky here. Due to shipping costs, you must live in the U.S. or Canada to win a prize. (Sorry.)

Spread the word: Let your blog readers know about Summer Book Trek 2008 so they can join the fun with you! Grab the button and use it on your blog. The larger image (top of post) is 400 px. The smaller image (below) is 220 px and will fit the standard Blogger sidebar. Please link your button back to this post.