Green Apple Books + Friends & Neighbors Present

Summer Reading Challenge

Read books and win prizes this summer. For grown-ups (18+).

Get ready to read this summmer.

Join readers 18 years and older for the Summer Reading Challenge, sponsored by Green Apple Books and Friends & Neighbors.

Challenge starts: Sunday, June 23, 2024, at 12:00pm

Challenge ends: Sunday, September 22, 2024, at 12:00pm

How to participate:

  • Pick up a Reading Log from Green Apple Books (506 Clement) or Friends & Neighbors (275 6th Ave, Ste 102).

  • Log how many hours you read

  • Win prizes for reading!

  • Open to readers aged 18 and older.

How to Win:

  • Top 10 readers with the most hours-read win a prize

  • Additional prizes for Bonus Categories and Mini Challenges

  • Winners will be announced at the closing ceremony on October 6, 2024, and can pick up prizes at Green Apple Books

Challenge Rules

  • Read as much as possible between 12pm June 23, 2024 pm and 12pm September 22, 2024

  • Qualifying materials: physical books, ebooks and audiobooks

  • Magazines, newspapers and podcasts do not qualify

How to Enter

  • Submit Reading Logs to Green Apple Books by 9pm on September 27, 2024

  • Hours-read are self-reported—be honest!

Read the full rules

Main challenge

⏳ Most hours-read

See who reads the most this summer. Prizes will be awarded to the top 10 readers.

Bonus Categories

📖 Most number of pages read

📚Most books read

🥗 Book salad Read 10 books from different genres

Mini Challenge

Read 30 hours, fill out a Mini Challenge Reading Log and redeem for a prize at Green Apple Books (max 3 entries per person)

Upcoming events

  • Closing Ceremony

    Sun, Oct 6

    12:00 PM

    Green Apple Books

    506 Clement Street