20 Books of Summer is back!

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 Okay, I know I haven't been around much!  I'm still working on recovering my reading mojo, and much of it has been going into the year-long Diana Wynne Jones project, which has just five more titles to go.  (I just realized I forgot to incorporate them into my summer list, though I would really only count Reflections as a longer read.)

But!  Anyway!  I decided I'd like to do the 20 Books of Summer event, and that event has moved!  It's now being hosted by AnnaBookBel and Emma at Words and Peace.  Check out the fun new graphics! 

There's a bingo card, and a Mr. Linky, and all your favorite summer stuff.  The rules:

  •   The #20BooksofSummer2025 challenge runs from Sunday June 1st to Sunday August 31st
  •   The first rule of 20 Books is that there are no real rules, other than signing up for 10, 15 or 20 books and trying to read from your TBR.
  •   Pick your list in advance, or nominate a bookcase to read from, or pick at whim from your TBR.
  •   If you do pick a list, you can change it at any time – swap books in/out.
  •   Don’t get panicked at not reaching your target.
  •   Just enjoy a summer of great reading and make a bit of space on your shelves!

Here's my list, subject to change at my whim:

  1.  Jay's Journal, by "Anonymous" (why yes, I have been listening to Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, how did you know?)
  2. The Fatal Eggs and Other Soviet Satire, by various authors
  3. Strange Religion: How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling, by Nijay Gupta
  4. Hiding in Plain Sight: What Language Says About Being Human, by Serghei Sadohin
  5. Casanova in London, by Peter Quennell
  6. Camp Scare, by Delilah Dawson
  7. The Taste of Ashes, by Marci Shore
  8. The Deorhord, by Hana Videen
  9. Dominion, by Tom Holland
  10. Prudentius, vol I
  11. The Case of the Perjured Parrot, by Erle Stanley Gardner (you'll see why)
  12. Android Avenger/The Altar of Asconel, by who cares it's an Ace Double
  13. Revising Prose, by Richard Lanham
  14. The Decline and Fall of the Romantic Ideal, by Lucas
  15. Remembering Armageddon: Religion and the First World War, by Arnold Jenkins
  16. The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science, by Kate McKinnon (who knows, it's a gamble)
  17. The Mystery of Doggerland, by Phillips
  18. Chesterton's Gateway: 14 Essays
  19. Circles of Stone, ed British Library
  20. The Observant Walker, by John Wright 

Talk about a weird mix.  I only picked 20; if any of them don't work out I'll pick anew.  (Very observant readers will see that my pile did include Enter the Aardvark, but I decided it was too weird, and not in my style of weird, to bother finishing.)  This doesn't even include an expected Classics Spin and the DWJ titles, so we'll see how I do...


 

 

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  1. amanda @ simplerpastimesJune 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM

    What an interesting mix! I'm not familiar with any of them, but it sounds like you're really mixing it up. I hope this helps you get your reading mojo back. Enjoy!

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    1. JeanJune 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM

      Thanks, Amanda! So far I've discovered that the Doggerland book is woo, not science, so that's...not what I was hoping for! :D

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