R&W Unread Shelf Project #2

Earlier this year, I hosted THIS SWAP If you didn't sign up for that one, it's ok. You can still participated in this swap, but you might have more details to work out. This swap isn't partner specific, so you can start on it today and have it ready to go.

In wandering Instagram today, I came across #theunreadshelfproject2019 I looked into it a bit, and it seems to be a monthly category or challenge to help you read through the books you have on your physical book shelves, or on your To Be Read list.

This swap will be a flat mail swap, and it will be International so all members can join in. It will be lightweight to mail, so hopefully this isn't a problem. :) You'll have just one partner, but to share reading ideas and recommendations, check out the group forum for a thread if you want to list your TBR (To Be Read) books.

For this swap, make a list of the titles and authors of books you have on hand - print books on your shelf, ebooks hanging around on your Kindle, Nook, etc... and audio books in your library. For swap purposes, you can limit this list to 20 books.

Make a different list of books - titles and authors - that you don't have yet, but you want to read. Maybe it's a book you have on hold at the library, or it's coming out later this year. For swap purposes, you can limit this list to 20 books.

So, now you have 2 different lists of books you want to read. You will then pick 3 books from the lists and pledge to read those 3 books before August 1st.

Send the 2 lists, and the 3 books (Titles & author) you pledge to read to your partner. The lists can be hand written or typed.

You can start on the books at any time, you don't have to read them only during the time frame of the swap. But you should complete the books - or give it a serious try! - before Aug 1st.

If you're having a hard time choosing which books to pledge to read, maybe these categories will help you out. These are the categories developed through the #unreadshelfproject2019.

January - any unread book ▪️February - a book gifted to you ▪️March - the book that’s been on your shelf the longest ▪️April - the book you most recently acquired ▪️May - a book you bought because of the movie/TV/theater adaptation ▪️June - a book about travel or set in a country you’ve never been to ▪️July - a book from a series on your shelf ▪️August - a book voted for you to read by Bookstagram ▪️September - a book you can buddy read with someone ▪️October - a book that scares you, whether because of length, content, or actual horror level! ▪️November - a book from your favorite genre ▪️December - the shortest book on your shelf

This swap can work together with the other book reading swaps or book pledging swaps as well. If you want to get started in the #unreadshelfproject2019, you can look for it on Instagram - members post monthly pictures of their book stacks/shelves and sometimes also share details about their progress or book reviews. But that is separate from this swap. :)

Please send me a PM with any questions about the swap

If anyone is interested in an email version of this swap, please let me know. :)