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Summer Reading with Indiana Humanities

Join Indiana Humanities for #INSummerReads, a celebration of all things summer reading in the Hoosier state. Check out the many opportunities below to see how you can get involved and #readlocal with us…

Join Indiana Humanities for #INSummerReads, a celebration of all things summer reading in the Hoosier state. Check out the many opportunities below to see how you can get involved and #readlocal with us this summer! 

Follow #INSummerReads on all our social media channels. 

Follow along as we promote summer reading activities from across the state with the #INSummerReads hashtag on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Be sure to follow us @INHumanities as well as on our Indiana Authors Awards channels (@INAuthorsAwards).   

Get a book recommendation from our Indiana Author LitBot on Twitter. 

Want to read a book that will make you 😂 or 😭? Simply tweet an emoji to our Indiana Author LitBot on the IAA Twitter page (@INAuthorsAwards), and our bot will respond with a book recommendation from an Indiana writer. We guarantee that the LitBot will be able to find you a recommendation for even the most obscure of emojis! 

Post reviews for books by Indiana writers on Goodreads and win prizes! 

What’s summer reading without book challenges and awesome prizes? In the months of July and August, we challenge you to post a Goodreads review for books by Indiana writers. Once you’ve posted your review, simply fill out this quick form, and the first 100 respondents will win a $10 gift card from a Hoosier indie bookstore.  

Share with us and learn what Indiana libraries are doing across the state for summer reading activities. 

We want to highlight the amazing summer reading programs that are happening in libraries across the state this summer. We’ll be highlighting these activities on our social media accounts and through blog posts, so stay tuned! If you’d like to share your own summer reading activities with us for a chance to be featured, fill out this quick form.  

Check out Indiana Humanities’ other literary programs and opportunities.  

Follow along with other literary programs and opportunities that Indiana Humanities and the Indiana Authors Awards will be supporting this summer. You can borrow a title for your book club for free through our Novel Conversations lending library, read the weekly Protest and Pandemic poetry series on our blog from Indiana Poet Laureate Matthew Graham, check out book reviews by Indiana writers on books by Indiana authors and more! 

Buy books by Indiana writers at our personalized Bookshop.org online storefront.  

Looking to #readlocal and #shoplocal? Bookshop.org is an online bookseller that supports indie bookstores. We’ve set up our own Bookshop.org online storefront that features books by winners and finalists of the Indiana Authors Awards. With a few clicks, you can have your next summer read shipped directly to your doorstep. 

Download cool summer reading swag and graphics to promote your own activities! 

Use these graphic templates to highlight your own #INSummerReads activities. You can download printable bookmarks, digital picture frames for your social media channels and more.