Welcome to the 2020 Reading Rush!

JULY 20TH-26TH, 2020

The Reading Rush is a week-long readathon for book lovers all around the world! Down below are our official challenges. We encourage you to read and to share your reading online! If you finish one of these challenges, make sure to get your badge!

The Reading Challenges

When you’re picking the books you want to read, considering trying to accomplish these challenges!

1/ Read a book with a cover that matches the colour of your birth stone.
2/ Read a book that starts with the word “The”.
3/ Read a book that inspired a movie you’ve already seen.
4/ Read the first book you touch.
5/ Read a book completely outside of your house.
6/ Read a book in a genre that you’ve always wanted to read more of.
7/ Read a book that takes place on a different continent than where you live.

Get the Badges

Get Your Badges

The Instagram Challenges

Every day we issue you a bookish photo challenge to share on Instagram. Follow us on Instagram to keep up to date and check out our schedule page to see when things are happening on our instagram!

1/ Recreate a book cover.
2/ Cosplay your book character.
3/ Take a photo of your current read with your pet.
4/ Take a photo where your book and the background match.
5/ Take a photo of a book stack.
6/ Take a photo of your reading fuel.
7/ Use your books to make an artwork.

The Instagram Challenges

Every day we issue you a bookish photo challenge to share on Instagram. Follow us on Instagram to keep up to date and check out our schedule page to see when things are happening on our instagram!

1/ Recreate a book cover.
2/ Cosplay your book character.
3/ Take a photo of your current read with your pet.
4/ Take a photo where your book and the background match.
5/ Take a photo of a book stack.
6/ Take a photo of your reading fuel.
7/ Use your books to make an artwork.

The YouTube Challenges

We have three video challenges for you to do! How will you tackle them?

1/ Your TBR Pile! Make a video sharing the books you’re planning to read during the Reading Rush!

2/ Make a Reading Vlog! Chronicle a day or the entire week of the Reading Rush and share it on your YouTube channel while trying to fit in these three missions: 1/ Make a cup of coffee or tea in your vlog, 2/ Match your outfit to a book, 3/Tell us one of your favourite book stories

3/ Do our Rushing to Read Tag! Answer the questions we’ve set out and share your bookish thoughts!

Instagram Challenges

Everyday we issue you a bookish photo challenge to share on Instagram. These are all centered around reading at home… except that last one… you need fresh air too!! Follow us on instagram to keep up to date.

Thursday: Take a photo of your favourite reading spot!

Friday: Take a photo of your favourite bookmark!

Saturday: Take a photo of your bookshelves!

Sunday: Take a photo of a book outside!

Join Our Reading Sprints

Check out our schedule for when we’re all going to be reading together! Both on Twitter and Instagram, this is a chance to answer questions and meet other readers.