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Summer of Stories Reading Challenge

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Hello and happy Summer Solstice dear readers!

It’s been a long time since I ran a summer reading challenge, so I was super excited when ideas for Summer of Stories jumped into my mind! I hope you’ll join in the fun.

You can take part completely on your own and email me your results at the end, or you can post your process on Facebook and tag me, or (my favourite option! 😁) consider joining The Cabin, my private reader group, and enjoy book lover chat, sharing the books you read for each prompt, and other fun things.

Summer of Stories will run June 21 – August 31, 2025.  I’ve even created a printable checklist for you to keep track of your reads.

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Here are all the fun details!

🌞 Ev Bishop’s Summer of Stories Reading Challenge 🌻

Grab your favorite bevvy, curl up in your comfiest reading chair or outdoor reading space, and enjoy every leisurely, sun-warmed minute of summer reading!  

Add to the fun by chatting about progress at The Cabin or sharing about it on Facebook using #EvBishopSummerofStories

📚 How It Works

  • Choose books that match the prompts below.
  • Read in any order, at your own pace.
  • Optional: Share your progress at The Cabin or on Facebook using #EvBishopSummerofStories 

🍓 Reading Prompts (1–20)

  1. Visit River’s Sigh B & B
    Read or revisit any book in Ev Bishop’s River’s Sigh B & B series.
  1. Second Chances and Fresh Starts
    A story about starting over or returning home.
  1. Small-town Shenanigans
    Set in a cozy or quirky small town.
  1. It’s a mystery!
    But it’s not a mystery what this prompt is. Read a mystery! 
  1. Women Supporting Women
    Female friendships or multi-generational bonds shine.
  1. Heatwave Romance
    A steamy (or sweet!) romance that blooms in the summer.
  1. Family Ties and Tangled Truths
    A story with family drama, long-held secrets, or emotional healing.
  1. Ev’s Pick
    Read a stand-alone or novella by Ev Bishop that’s new to you.
  1. Bookstore, Bakery, or B&B Bonus
    A cozy business is central to the plot.
  1. Under the Stars
    Read a book entirely outdoors (all at one go or in sessions)
  1. Step into the Second Chance Shop
    Read any book Ev Bishop’s Second Chance Shop series—where preloved treasures lead to new beginnings. (If you’ve already read Something Old and Something New, record them. They count!) 
  1. Christmas in July
    Dive into a holiday-themed read—or revisit Silver Bells at River’s Sigh B & B for midyear festive magic.
  1. Loyal & True
    Read Loyal & True by Ev Bishop—a heartfelt story of healing and connection.
  1. Animal Lovers Unite! 
    A book where an animal of any kind plays a prominent role in the plot.
  1. First Love, Lasting Love
    A romance about rekindled or long-enduring love.
  1. Judge a book by its cover! 
    Pick the prettiest book you see at your favorite place to buy or borrow books and enjoy it cover to cover.
  1. Page-to-Plate
    A story that inspires you to cook or bake something delicious. 
  1. Heartbreak and Healing
    A book centered around grief, resilience, and emotional rebirth.
  1. Book You’ve Been Meaning to Read
    Finally crack open that one you’ve been putting off!
  1. Beach Buddy
    Read a book set near the lake or the ocean.

🎉 Bonus Fun

  • Create a summer-inspired bookmark or fridge magnet
  • Share your favorite quote from one of your reads
  • Make a recipe inspired by one of the books you read.
  • Post your reading nook or picnic reading spot

Achievement Tiers

Celebrate your reading with these fun rankings! 

🥉 Bronze Tier – Story Sampler

Complete 5 prompts
You’ve dipped your toes into summer reading and had some bookish adventures!

🥈 Silver Tier – Small-Town Explorer

Complete 10 prompts
You’re soaking in the stories and scenery now! Friendships, romance, and second chances are blooming all around you.

🥇 Gold Tier – Reading Hero

Complete 15 or more prompts (including at least 1 Ev Bishop book)
You’ve fully embraced the spirit of the challenge! Your heart’s been mended, your spirit recharged, and you’re practically a resident of River’s Sigh B & B.

🌟 Super Reader Bonus

Complete all 20 prompts + 2 bonus fun activities
You’re the ultimate summer story adventurer! You’ve laughed, cried, cooked, connected, and lived through every cozy chapter.

🎉 Prizes: E-mail your results, tier, and mailing address to Ev at evbishop@evbishop.com before September 5, 2025, to receive fun book lover participation prizes, plus a chance to win two signed books by Ev Bishop of your choice!

Email: evbishop@evbishop.com

Subject line: Summer of Stories Reading Challenge

I hope you’ll play and that you have a blast. Happy summer and HAPPY READING!

😊💕 Ev

July 6 = 1st Friday Fun! Comment for a chance to win!

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How on earth can it be July 2018?! It feels like the year only just begun. Well, one good thing about the seasons’ speedy roll is that since it’s the first Friday of a new month already, it’s also time for another giveaway time here at evbishop.com.

This month’s giveaway: Another super fun prize celebrating summer! One lucky winner will receive a signed copy of Hook, Line & Sinker,  a soft, cheery towel to stretch out on or roll behind your head in your comfy chair, and a fabulous-dahling pineapple drinking glass (because we all need something fancy for our favorite fruity beverages!) (Yes, this is similar to last month’s giveaway, just with a different book and a new color scheme. What can I say? I really, really love pineapples, LOL.)

How to enter for your chance to win: Comment/reply to this post. Easy-peasy, right? (And fun! 😄) Super sadly, I won’t be able to respond to everyone’s comment individually because I won’t, GASP!, have Internet for most of the month, but I will enjoy each one and like them whenever I get a chance, so you’ll know you’re entered.

COMMENT SUGGESTION: Where is your favorite place to read? For me, reading is like eating green eggs and ham, I love it, I do it, wherever I am. 😄 (Beaches do have a special allure though, and couches with blankets on dark winter nights.)

(You can, of course, add anything else you want, so long as it’s appropriate for all ages. 🙂 🙂 )

WHEN DOES THIS MONTH’S GIVEAWAY CLOSE? Normally every 1st Friday Fun winner is chosen on the 15th, but I’m going to be camping around the province, so we’ll keep this one open until July 31st! Please share this post because the more that play, the merrier, right?

 

P.S. A huge congrats to last month’s (June 2018) lucky winner: Judy Pflueger! 

P.P.S. Haven’t taken part in Friday Fun here at evbishop.com before? Here’s the nitty-gritty.

 All you have to do is show up here on the first Friday of every month and follow the very easy directions, and you’ll be entered for a chance to win. At the end of each giveaway, a winner will be chosen at random and contacted for his/her mailing address and the goodies will go in the post.

Good luck and thanks for stopping in! I hope you have a very fun Friday and wish you wonderful  book adventures in July!