Hello Beautiful Book World!

Welcome to the BookSparks Fall Reading Challenge 2021! This year we’re celebrating all the things we love about our Book World, including a lineup of captivating and thought-provoking stories by fantastic authors, weekly giveaways on social media to show love to our #Bookstagram family, and a chance for you to win everything you need to build a free little library for your own book world. We also want to know all about your book world! Join us for special social challenges all season long to celebrate your favorite parts of your book world.

MEET OUR #FRC2021 HOST

Sally Rooney

Author of Beautiful World, Where Are You

Sally Rooney is a highly acclaimed Irish novelist and the author of Conversations with Friends and Normal People. She was nominated for an Emmy for her work on the television adaptation of Normal People, which was broadcast on CBC Gem in 2020.

MEET OUR #FRC2021 HOST

Sally Rooney

Author of Beautiful World, Where Are You

Sally Rooney is a highly acclaimed Irish novelist and the author of Conversations with Friends and Normal People. She was nominated for an Emmy for her work on the television adaptation of Normal People, which was broadcast on CBC Gem in 2020.

MEET OUR CELEBRITY GUEST

Vanessa Lachey

Vanessa Lachey is an actress, beauty pageant titleholder, fashion model, television host, and the author of Life from Scratch, a fabulous collection of season-by-season recipes, holiday hacks, birthday rituals, and date night ideas for creating wonderful family celebrations and cherished memories.

Once There Were Wolves

by Charlotte McConaghy
Available August 3

The Wild Ones

by Nafiza Azad
Available August 3

Fresh

by Margot Wood
Available August 3

How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe

by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Available August 10

Riding High in April

by Jackie Townsend
Available August 24

Bombshell

by Sarah MacLean
Available August 24

The Name Curse

by Brooke Burroughs
Available August 31

These Toxic Things

by Rachel Howzell Hall
Available September 1

Beautiful World, Where Are You

by Sally Rooney
Available September 7

The Jasmine Project

by Meredith Ireland
Available September 7

Paper Airplanes

by Tabitha Forney
Available September 7

The Mad Women’s Ball

by Victoria Mas
Available September 14

He Gets That From Me

by Jackie Friedland
Available September 14

I Was Never the First Lady

by Wendy Guerra
Translated from Spanish by Achy Obejas
Available September 14

A Lot Like Adiós

by Alexis Daria
Available September 14

White Smoke

by Tiffany D. Jackson
Available September 14

It All Comes Back to You

by Farah Naz Rishi
Available September 14

When Sparks Fly

by Helena Hunting
Available September 21

All These Bodies

by Kendare Blake
Available September 21

The Happy Accidents

by Jamie Beck
Available September 21

On Location

by Sarah Echavarre Smith
Available September 21

For All Time

by Shanna Miles
Available September 28

After Perfect

by Maan Gabriel
Available October 5

Litani

by Jess Lourey
Available October 19

Ski Weekend

by Rektok Ross
Available October 26

Trashlands

by Alison Stine
Available October 26

The Passing Storm

by Christine Nolfi
Available November 1

A Day Like This

by Kelley McNeil
Available November 1

When We Were Them

by Laura Taylor Namey
Available November 2

The Single's Table

by Sara Desai
Available November 16

Couples Weekend

by Briana Cole
Available November 30

The Ballerinas

by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
Available December 7

A History of Wild Places

by Shea Ernshaw
Available December 7

Read Along with Us

Join #FRC2021 by reading along with us this Fall. We encourage you to to show your local Book World some love by supporting your local bookstores and libraries, or shopping on Bookshop.org and Libro.fm. Be sure to follow us on Instagram for pop-up giveaways.

Once There Were Wolves

by Charlotte McConaghy
Available August 3

The Wild Ones

by Nafiza Azad
Available August 3

Fresh

by Margot Wood
Available August 3

How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe

by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Available August 10

Riding High in April

by Jackie Townsend
Available August 24

Bombshell

by Sarah MacLean
Available August 24

The Name Curse

by Brooke Burroughs
Available August 31

These Toxic Things

by Rachel Howzell Hall
Available September 1

Beautiful World, Where Are You

by Sally Rooney
Available September 7

The Jasmine Project

by Meredith Ireland
Available September 7

Paper Airplanes

by Tabitha Forney
Available September 7

The Mad Women’s Ball

by Victoria Mas
Available September 14

He Gets That From Me

by Jackie Friedland
Available September 14

I Was Never the First Lady

by Wendy Guerra
Translated from Spanish by Achy Obejas
Available September 14

A Lot Like Adiós

by Alexis Daria
Available September 14

White Smoke

by Tiffany D. Jackson
Available September 14

It All Comes Back to You

by Farah Naz Rishi
Available September 14

When Sparks Fly

by Helena Hunting
Available September 21

All These Bodies

by Kendare Blake
Available September 21

The Happy Accidents

by Jamie Beck
Available September 21

On Location

by Sarah Echavarre Smith
Available September 21

For All Time

by Shanna Miles
Available September 28

After Perfect

by Maan Gabriel
Available October 5

Litani

by Jess Lourey
Available October 19

Ski Weekend

by Rektok Ross
Available October 26

Trashlands

by Alison Stine
Available October 26

The Passing Storm

by Christine Nolfi
Available November 1

A Day Like This

by Kelley McNeil
Available November 1

When We Were Them

by Laura Taylor Namey
Available November 2

The Single's Table

by Sara Desai
Available November 16

Couples Weekend

by Briana Cole
Available November 30

The Ballerinas

by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
Available December 7

A History of Wild Places

by Shea Ernshaw
Available December 7

Read Along with Us

Join #FRC2021 by reading along with us this Fall. We encourage you to to show your local Book World some love by supporting your local bookstores and libraries, or shopping on Bookshop.org and Libro.fm. Be sure to follow us on Instagram for pop-up giveaways.

Sign up below to let us know you’re reading along with us this Fall! You’ll be entered to win our #FRC2021 prize pack, which has everything you need to create a Little Free Library for your local Book World, including a year’s worth of books and a Bookshop.org gift card. You’ll also be ready for the next season of Normal People with a year’s subscription to Hulu.

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All Fall, we’ll be sharing YOUR book world and the books in it. Use the tag #FRC2021 for a chance to have your photos featured on our Instagram page. Make sure you’re following @BookSparks on social media to join our journey around the book world!

Show off your #BeautifulBookWorld with some fun social challenges:

Take Us on a Tour of Your Book World:
Film a Reel, TikTok or Story taking us around your book world! Whether that’s your local library, your favorite indie bookstore or your favorite place to read, we want to see it!

Take Us on a Tour of Your Book World:
Film a Reel, TikTok or Story taking us around your book world! Whether that’s your local library, your favorite indie bookstore or your favorite place to read, we want to see it!

Share Your Book World Faves:
You can download our story graphics and tag your favorite bookish places, or your favorite reads and authors, to show some love! Don’t forget to tag @BookSparks + #FRC2021.

Show Off What You’re Reading This Fall:
Share how your book world makes you REEL-y feel! Create a Reel or (Tiktok!) using our #FRC2021 picks to show off what you’re reading and where your reads take you.

Show Off What You’re Reading This Fall:
Share how your book world makes you REEL-y feel! Create a Reel or (Tiktok!) using our #FRC2021 picks to show off what you’re reading and where your reads take you.

Use the tag #FRC2021 on your posts for a chance to win our grand prize!

Every week this Fall, we’ll celebrating all the wonderful #Bookstagrammers in our #BeautifulBookWorld with a special giveaway. We’ll also be partnering with some amazing #Bookstagrammers and #BookTokers to drop off a bundle of books in cities around North America. Make sure you’re following @BookSparks on Instagram to join us!