20 Books of Summer 2026 challenge

Book Around the Corner said on May 14 that it is taking part in the 20 Books of Summer 2026 reading challenge, an online seasonal event that asks readers to set a summer reading target and track their progress. The blog’s post said the challenge runs from June 1 through August 31 and allows participants to choose a goal of 10, 15 or 20 books. The post used the tag #20BOS26 and described the event as a recurring blogging challenge. A separate post on 746 Books, the site that started the challenge, said on May 14 that the event was returning for 2026. ### Who is running the challenge this year? 746 Books said on May 14 that 20 Books of Summer was “hosted by Annabel at Annabookbel.” The site also said challenge hosting duties had been passed on the previous year to Annabel and Emma at Words and Peace. In a May 1, 2025 post, 746 Books said Annabel and Emma had taken over hosting after founder Cathy stepped back from the role. (bookaroundthecorner.com) Book Around the Corner’s May 14 post said, “Annabel is hosting 20 Books of Summer again,” linking its own participation to that wider event. The post did not present Book Around the Corner as the organizer; it presented the site as one of the participating blogs publishing a list for the season. (746books.com) ### What do readers have to do between June and August? The Book Around the Corner post said the format is straightforward: a reader decides to read 10, 15 or 20 books between June 1 and August 31. The same post said the writer chose the full 20-book version for 2026. 746 Books has described the challenge in similar terms in earlier guidance, saying participants pick their own 10, 15 or 20 books and share their choices and updates online. (bookaroundthecorner.com) June 1 is the opening date named across the posts, and August 31 is the closing date. A 2023 kickoff post on 746 Books said there was still time to join by lining up 10, 15 or 20 books to read “between now and 1 September,” matching the summer window described in the 2026 posts. ### What exactly did Book Around the Corner publish? (bookaroundthecorner.com) Book Around the Corner published a personal reading list on May 14 under the headline “20 Books of Summer 2026 – my list. #20BOS26.” The search snippet for that post said the blogger has been doing the challenge since 2021, according to the writer’s Goodreads account. The post framed the challenge as an annual reading event and noted a southern-hemisphere counterpart, “20 Books of Winter,” for readers “down under.” (bookaroundthecorner.com) The site’s broader homepage also shows the May 14 post as its newest entry, placing the challenge list among the blog’s regular reading updates and reviews. ### Is this a new event or an established one? 746 Books has run or documented versions of 20 Books of Summer for years. A 2024 farewell post said more than 120 bloggers took part that year and said 2024 marked the challenge’s 10th year under Cathy’s stewardship. (bookaroundthecorner.com) A 2025 post then said new hosts had taken over for the next edition. (bookaroundthecorner.com) Book Around the Corner has also posted about the challenge in prior years. Its archive includes earlier entries tied to the same summer reading project, including 2025 and older posts under the 20 Books of Summer tag. ### Where will participants post their progress? The hashtag in Book Around the Corner’s May 14 post is #20BOS26. (746books.com) The post said participants would read over the June-to-August period, and the challenge has historically been tracked through blog posts and linked updates across reading sites. 746 Books previously invited readers to post links to their choices and summer updates, showing the event’s blog-to-blog format. (bookaroundthecorner.com) August 31, 2026 is the closing date named in the current posts, and June 1, 2026 is the point at which participants’ reading lists begin turning into progress updates. (bookaroundthecorner.com)