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For many of us these are not the best of times so we are excited to offer some distraction by announcing #CampLitsy25 🏕️ 📚
Nominations for the longlist are open now. We invite you all to suggest 4 books to read this summer. The books need to be published in 2025 and by mid June so we all can procure the final choices.
Post your choices with #CampLitsy25 and tag @Megabooks, @squirrelbrain & me.
Nominations are open until 26 April ⬇️⬇️

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BarbaraBB Nominations are open until 26 April. Shortly after we‘ll publish the longlist for voting. You can vote for 6 longlisted books and the 6 books with the most votes will be our contenders. We'll read 2 books each month in June, July and August. Each weekend one of the counsellors will post discussion questions about that week's book. ⬇️⬇️ (edited) 3d

BarbaraBB Campers choose their favorite book each month and the monthly winners will face off to find the Camp Litsy favorite. Everyone is welcome to nominate and join us on Camp.

Tagged are campers from earlier years and #LitsyToB participants. If you want to be added to or removed from the taglist please let us know below. (edited) 3d

Kitta Oh yay!! My favourite time of year. 3d

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BarbaraBB @hes7 @Hooked_on_Books @ImperfectCJ @JamieArc @jas16 @JenReadsAlot @Jess @jhod @jlhammar @JoyBlue @julesG 3d

BarbaraBB @Julsmarshall @KarenUK @karisa @Karisimo @KateReadsYA @Kimberlone @Kitta @Kristy_K @kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @LeeRHarry @Leniverse @Lesliereadsalot 3d

BarbaraBB @Lizpixie @maggie4483 @mcctrish @Merelybookish @Meshell1313 @MicheleinPhilly @monalyisha @Nessavamusic @Oryx @peaKnit @prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper 3d

BarbaraBB @quietjenn @RaeLovesToRead @Read4life @RebelReader @Roary47 @Ruthiella @SamAnne @Sapphire @sarahbarnes @sblbooks 3d

mcctrish Yay!!!!! Best kind of camping there is (edited) 3d

BarbaraBB @Soubhiville @Suet624 @Soscha @TEArificbooks @TheAromaofBooks @TheBookHippie @TheKidUpstairs @TrishB @well-readneck @willaful @youneverarrived @yourfavouritemixtape @Zuhkeeyah 3d

DGRachel Ooh! I‘m so excited. I was just thinking about this the other day. It always gets me way outside of my comfort zone and I don‘t always like the books but I love the conversations they generate! 3d

squirrelbrain Hooray! It‘s #tbrexplosion time again! I‘m so excited to see the nominations, and my spreadsheets are primed and ready for action! 🤪 3d

BarbaraBB @Kitta @mcctrish @DGRachel So glad you are just as excited about it as we are to read and discuss some great books together! Looking forward to your nominations! 3d

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain I can‘t wait for your spreadsheet. The best spreadsheet of the year! 3d

TheKidUpstairs Amazing! I was just thinking about my nominations the other day. Can't wait to see everyone's choices! 3d

Suet624 Thank you all so much for doing this. I need a lot of comfort and distraction. 3d

squirrelbrain @kitta @mcctrish @DGRachel - I‘m excited that you‘re all so excited! 😆 3d

squirrelbrain @TheKidUpstairs - I can‘t wait to see what you come up with! 3d

squirrelbrain @Suet624 -it‘s great that we can distract ourselves by thinking about and talking about books, isn‘t it? 3d

Suet624 @squirrelbrain It is. Thank you for your attempts to help all of us by hosting this. 3d

AmyG Camp!!! I love camp! 🙌🏻🎉❤️ 3d

sarahbarnes Echoing all the sentiments shared here - thank you so much for this bright light right now. ♥️ 3d

JenReadsAlot Yay!! 3d

Leniverse Camp! 😱 I need to make a list. 😅 3d

cariashley Cautiously excited about this - I‘ll have a newborn this summer so no idea what‘s in store for me, but I hear you can get lots of Kindle reading done while nursing, so hopefully I‘ll be able to participate!! 3d

Bookwormjillk 🎉🎉🎉🏕️⛺️❤️🎆🧨🌞🌻🕶️🧴 3d

julesG @Leniverse 🤣🤣 3d

CBee Yay camp!!! 3d

Meshell1313 Yesss! My favorite time of year! 🏕️ 3d

ChaoticMissAdventures I have been waiting with bated breath! 🎉🎉. The most wonderful time of the year⛺⛺ 3d

squirrelbrain @amyg @JenReadsAlot @Bookwormjillk @CBee - we love camp too! ❤️ 3d

squirrelbrain @sarahbarnes @meshell1313 @chaoticmissadventures - it‘s giving me a warm fuzzy feeling already, seeing everyone‘s excitement! 3d

squirrelbrain @Leniverse - looking forward to seeing your choices! 3d

squirrelbrain @cariashley - babies go camping too! 👶 But seriously, you know there‘s no pressure so you can join in as much or as little as you wish. 3d

BarbaraBB @cariashley And you can nominate, which is at least as much fun as reading the books themselves 😉 3d

Larkken 🎉🎉🎉 3d

Deblovestoread Yay! So happy camp is back! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 3d

Prairiegirl_reading I was also just thinking about this yesterday! I‘m excited! 3d

GatheringBooks This is a welcome distraction indeed. Do we post our nominations here or on our site and tag #CampLitsy25? 3d

Ruthiella Awesome. Thanks so much @Megabooks @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain for making this happen. ❤️ 3d

PuddleJumper Such a great way to get book recs! 3d

ChaoticMissAdventures @squirrelbrain I am going to nominate books that should have been on the WP list 😂 3d

MeganAnn I very much would like to join in this year! Off the research some nominations. 😊 3d

Chelsea.Poole Yes, the times are tough. Very excited about this! Looking forward to seeing everyone‘s lists 😊 3d

DebinHawaii Yay! Looking forward to camp & will start thinking about books to add to the list! 🏕️ 💚 3d

BarbaraBB @GatheringBooks Just make a new post with your 4 nominations and use the hashtag #CampLitsy25 so other people can find all nominations by scrolling the tag! 3d

Karisa Wow! Looking through the nominations that have come in so far and there are so many good books! This is going to be fun! Thank you! 🥰 3d

BarbaraBB @MeganAnn You‘re very welcome!! I‘ll add you to to the taglist and look forward to your nominations! 3d

Read4life Looking forward to camp!!🏕️ 3d

Caroline2 Wooo hooo! Love camp litsy! 👏 3d

Hooked_on_books Wow, is it that time already? I‘m not sure whether to bother nominating or not, as I‘m pretty sure none of my nominations even got any votes last year. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 3d

peaKnit Yay!!! ⛺️ 3d

Roary47 So excited! 😍 3d

BarbaraBB @Larkken @Deblovestoread @Prairiegirl_reading @Ruthiella @PuddleJumper @Chelsea.Poole @DebinHawaii @Karisa @Read4life @Caroline2 @Hooked_on_books @peaKnit @Roary47 Very happy to have you join camping again! 3d

Lesliereadsalot How fun is this! Something to look forward to 🩷 3d

CarolynM Just posted my suggestions 😊 Thanks for doing this again. 3d

fredthemoose Yessssss! Excited to join Camp this summer, and super excited to read through everyone‘s nominations! 3d

kspenmoll Will look into some books- 3d

BarbaraJean Yaaaaay! Will have to start my research. Please tag me! 2d

BooksandCoffee4Me Please tag me. I‘m new but want to join! 2d

BarbaraBB @BooksandCoffee4Me We‘re happy to have you! I‘ll add you to the taglist and you can share your 4 nominations (see explanation above)! Please use the hashtag #CampLitsy25 in your post and tag @squirrelbrain @Megabooks and me! 2d

BarbaraBB @BarbaraJean Will do!! Happy to have you ❤️ 2d

BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot @CarolynM @fredthemoose @kspenmoll glad you‘re in ❤️ 2d

Butterfinger I would love to participate, but my concern is I rarely read newly published books. May I nominate books that I have on my tbr such as Nnedi Okorafor's newest? 2d

BarbaraBB @Butterfinger You can nominate all books as long as they‘re published between January and June 2025. I am not sure the one you‘re referring to is? I understand your point, if you don‘t read newly published books ❤️ (edited) 2d

Sace Do you have to nominate in order to participate? I don‘t really keep up with what‘s being published, but I‘d be interested in participating. 2d

JenP I‘d love to participate! 2d

BarbaraBB @Sace There‘s no need to nominate! We‘ll keep you tagged so you can follow along, maybe vote when the longlist is published or just wait until the six books we‘re going to read will be announced! 2d

BarbaraBB @JenP We‘re happy to have you! You can nominate four books published between January and mid June 25, use the hashtag and tag @Megabooks @squirrelbrain & me! 2d

Daisey I won‘t be nominating as I don‘t stay up to date on newly published books, but I loved reading the books I could last summer. Please add me to the tag list. 2d

BooksandCoffee4Me @BarbaraBB 👍💛 2d

Sace Awesome! Thanks for adding me to the tag list! 2d

BkClubCare @Bookwormjillk - my reaction exactly 🏕️ 🌟 2d

BarbaraBB @Daisey We will, glad you‘re joining in whenever you want! 2d

jhod I'm in, excited! Should we be checking UK and US (and where else?) publication dates for between Jan - June? Thank you for organising us once again!! 2d

BarbaraBB @jhod Hi Jessie, glad you‘re in! Please check publication dates indeed if you can. If not we‘ll check them for you! 2d

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books We need your nominations of course ❤️❤️ 2d

Megabooks Yay! So excited for this summer friend!!

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triplem80 Please add me to the list! 1d

BarbaraBB @triplem80 Done! Welcome to camp 🤍 1d

Graciouswarriorprincess Please add me to the list. Thanks 😊 1d

BarbaraBB @Graciouswarriorprincess Happy to add you! Welcome to camp! 1d

Hooked_on_books Thanks for that. I‘ll come up with some, but it‘ll be a few days. 1d

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books No pressure at all and please don‘t feel obliged too. As long as you‘re joining us in Summer I am perfectly happy ❤️ 1d

BarbaraBB @Tanisha_A this is the post I was referring to. Maybe you like to join in! ❤️ 1d

Graciouswarriorprincess @BarbaraBB Thank you! 15h

Jess There are SO many great nominations. I can‘t wait to vote and join again this year. This is my favorite Litsy event by far! Thanks again for hosting. @Megabooks @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain 15h

Megabooks @Jess thank you!! we can‘t wait either!! Sharing the longlist is always so fun because the nominations bring so many new books to us and the Campers! 13h

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