2026 LOGOS & MYTHOS SUMMER READING
June 7 – August 2
Read Books. Interact with Readers & Authors. Win Prizes.
#ShareTheRead
Reading Challenge Categories & Downloadable PDF Tracker for all 88 Categories!
What’s it all about?
- Read as many books as you can in the announced categories.
- Interact with readers in a Facebook group and during Zoom events.
- Meet new authors and ask them questions.
- Win autographed books and other bookish prizes.
Looking for a book by a Featured Author or an Author of the Round Table? I’ve got you covered!
Click the graphics for curated lists of books I recommend while supporting independent bookstores (and me) with your purchase!
*Note: The bookshop.org links are Joy’s affiliate links, which means she’ll receive a small percentage at no extra cost to you. Thank you!
MEET THE FEATURED AUTHORS
LAM SUMMER READING CHALLENGE KICKOFF – JUNE 7, 7 P.M. (CDT)
Cassie Greutman
June 14–20
Cassie Greutman writes fantasy fiction. Urban, portal, a little epic thrown in, she loves it all! She’s been writing books since she was a young kid (and has the stapled-together handwritten copies her mom saved for her as proof), and loves a good story in any format. When she’s not writing or reading, she’s out in the barn hanging out with her horses.
Storm of Magic will be the first book in her Shadows of Chaos series.
Anne Perreault
June 21–27
Anne Perreault can’t remember a time when she hasn’t loved a good story. Her journey to authorship took a windy road, but ended when God taught her to write Godly stories of HIS hope and love, stories filled with themes of forgiveness and redemption. She invites readers to check them all out and get ready for adventures, romance, horses, unexpected twists and turns, and always happy endings—though they might not be the way you expect.
Ashton is the first book in her Yellowstone Descendants series.
Lenora Worth
July 12–17
A member of the American Christian Fiction Writers Honor Roll, Lenora Worth writes romance and romantic suspense for Love Inspired, sweet romance for Tule Publishing, and single-title Amish stories for Kensington Books. Three of her books finaled in the ACFW Carol Awards, and she received the Romantic Times Pioneer Award for Inspirational Fiction. Lenora is a NY Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and ECPA bestselling writer and a 2019 RWA RITA® Finalist. With one-hundred-plus books and novellas published and 5.3 million books in print, she enjoys adventures with her retired husband and loves reading, baking, and shopping … especially shoe shopping.
The Sweetheart Deal is her first indie published novel.
Jann Franklin
July 19–24
Jann Franklin is a faith-based cozy mystery writer attracting readers who enjoy twisty Southern mysteries with a touch of romance and a dose of humor. Her books offer mysteries in Louisiana with curious clues and characters who exasperate as much as they endear. Jann lives in a Northwest Louisiana town with less than three hundred other people. Many of her stories come from living in a small town.
Beds, Breakfasts, and Beta Blockers is the first book in her Three Dog Mysteries series.
Joy E. Rancatore
July 26–August 1
Joy is an award-winning, multi-genre Indie Author focused on writing the soul with heart through Southern fiction with Christian roots, nonfiction writings and fantasy stories, while providing experiences that bring readers and authors together to #ShareTheRead. She is the author of six currently published books, with many more on the way, and an ever-growing number of short stories.
Animal Vignettes: True Stories of Friendship is her first published book of narrative nonfiction.
MEET THE AUTHORS OF THE ROUND TABLE
COMING SOON!
MID-CHALLENGE BOOST
JULY 5, 7 P.M. (CDT)
WINE-DOWN & WINNERS TOAST
AUGUST 2, 7 P.M. (CDT)
EVENTS & REPLAYS
Each event begins at 7:00 PM (CDT) on Zoom. Click the EVENT tab to go to the Zoom room. Password is: #ShareRead (case sensitive). Click the VIDEO icons to watch the replays on YouTube.
REPLAY: LAM Summer Reading Kickoff
LAM Book Club begins at 8:00 PM (CDT) on Zoom. Click the EVENT tab to go to the Zoom room. Password is: LoveBooks (case sensitive).
LAM SUMMER READING ARCHIVES
Search Joy’s Facebook page for posts from the 2018, 2019 and 2020 Summer Reading Challenges.
WANT TO #ShareTheRead YEAR-ROUND?
#ShareTheRead Continues After Summer!
Join Joy year-round for bookish fun, such as:
- Book Read-Alongs
- Fireside Tales
- Authors of the Round Table Events
- 12 Days of Reading Challenge
- 12 Months of Reading Challenge
- LAM Book Club
- And More!
