Tour the World in 30 Books Blog Tour Wrap-Up

Posted October 11, 2020 by Sammie in blog tour / 12 Comments

September has now ended, which means so did my library’s Diverse Book Drive, and I want to give so many thanks to everyone who donated and participated!

I thought it went really well, and it wouldn’t have been possible without all your support and generosity! I’ve never seen my tiny local library’s shelves so full of diverse books, and they haven’t even all been catalogued yet!

But that’s not quite what you’re here for, is it? I bet you want some cold, hard facts, right? Well, let’s get down to the details, then, shall we?

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There were a total of 58 new books donated in September!

Of these books, there was 1 easy reader, 13 middle grade, 35 young adult, and 9 adult books.

Here’s the first round of books, all catalogued and ready, right before they officially hit the shelves of the library:

There’s more where that came from, too! Because our senior cataloger is 94 years old (yes, you read that number right … she’s my idol!), cataloguing is a little slow since she’s working from home for her own safety. So books have to go out to her house for the initial process before coming back in for the last steps before they go on the shelf. It’s a whole thing.

The first book drive book to officially get checked out is … The Girl Who Speaks Bear!

This was a really special sort of checkout, too, which is why I want to share it. See, the woman in question (because indeed, it was an adult) has been a patron of the library for years, mostly for the movies. She’s struggled with reading since a child, so she just never did it. Last year, we really encouraged her to take part in the adult winter reading, and she did! At least every other day, she came in to read books. The early reader sort, which she was embarrassed of at first, but we always encouraged her and asked about her reading and how it was going.

Long story short, a year ago, this woman was reading maybe first grade level books. She’s spent the past year really working on her reading ability, and guys, she’s come such a long way! The Girl Who Speaks Bear is a middle tier middle grade read and the chunkiest book I’ve ever seen her check out! Also, this is a woman who was born and raised in this county and has never left, so mission success, guys. She is literally experiencing a culture she will never have to experience in real life and likely would’ve never thought to read about previously.

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Meet the Tour Hosts & Their Recommended Reads

So many thanks to these people here! They’re all absolutely fabulous, and they donated their time and effort to help with this blog tour. Click on the title of their recommended book to check out the blog post they wrote for this!

Leelynn
Sometimes Leelynn Reads
Dating Makes Perfect
Lauren
Always Me
The Epic Crush of Genie Lo
Toya
The Reading Chemist
Felix Ever After
Michelle
Carry A Big Book
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
Shenwei
READING (AS)(I)AN (AM)ERICA
The Astonishing Color of After
Maria
Daughter of Parchment & Paper
Patron Saints of Nothing
Bri
Bri’s Book Nook
True Friends (Carmen Browne)
Bec
Bec&books
Lobizona
Jorie
Jorie Loves A Story
Top Ten Diverse Stories Jorie Felt Deeply Connected To Whilst Reading
Sienna
Daydreaming Book Lover
Loveless
Keri
Keri McBookNerd
Raybearer
Noly
The Artsy Reader
The Name Jar
Keri
Are You My Book?
The Tea Dragon Society
Shannon
It Starts At Midnight
The Space Between Worlds
Melissa
Ramblings of a Jedi Librarian
Girl in Translation
Livy
Shelves of Starlight
Clap When You Land
Crystal
Lost in Storyland
American Born Chinese
Lili
Lili’s Blissful Pages
A Wish in the Dark
Leslie
Books Are The New Black
The Poppy War
Noura
The Perks of Being Noura
Love From A to Z
Crini
Crini
A Pale Light in the Black
Rachelle
Rae’s Reads and Reviews
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine
Dini
DiniPandaReads
Wicked As You Wish
Madeline
Mad’s Books
Spin the Dawn
Tessa
Narratess
Brace Yourself
Kimberly
My Bookish Bliss
Truly Madly Royally
Rena
Bookflirting 101
Anna K: A Love Story
Arina
Bookwyrm’s Guide to the Galaxy
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
Maya
Awesome Reads
Jackpot
Sammie
The Bookwyrm’s Den
Paola Santiago & the River of Tears
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Wanted to donate? It’s not too late!

If you thought you missed your chance, don’t fret! I’m going to leave the wishlist for the blog tour books open for the rest of this month, so there’s still time to make a late donation if you want.

The Amazon wishlist can be found here.

The Book Depository wishlist can be found here.

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12 responses to “Tour the World in 30 Books Blog Tour Wrap-Up

  1. Oh my god this is so cool! I’m definitely going to donate a book when I can! I’m so happy the girl decided to check out The Girl who Speaks Bear, that’s so wonderful. 💕

  2. enordhof

    Congratulations on the success, and I loved hearing the story of the library patron (congrats to her on that reading progress too!) 😊

    • Hey, can’t complain if you spend your time reading! It’s a good way to spend it. Thank you so much, though! I did get it, and it’s gone to cataloging already. :3

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