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Want to go on a blind date with a book?

We tried this out last year, and it was so much fun we’re bringing it back for 2019.

I went on my first blind date with a book a few years ago. I’d seen pictures of blind date books on the internet—books wrapped in brown paper, bearing intriguing clues of what contents lay inside, but not giving too much away—and when my local bookstore got in on the action, I couldn’t resist.

(Interestingly, the description on the book I chose isn’t appropriate now. Click the link to read that post and you’ll see what I mean.)

Since then this literary trend has spread far and wide—you all have sent me photos of impressive displays at your local libraries, and I’ve visited bookstores who have entire walls devoted to brown paper-wrapped books.

Readers, if you don’t have a bookstore or library near you wrapping books in brown paper, this post is for you. I chose three books from my collection (let’s be honest—duplicate books), wrapped them up, and took a stab at writing intriguing clues that don’t give too much away. (It’s not easy! I tried to err on the side of being cryptic, but maybe I’m wrong and you’ll know immediately which titles I’m talking about.)

I’m giving them all away to three separate readers, one book per reader.

Based on these slim descriptions, how do these books sound to you?

book #1: love and loss, best friends, betrayal, multiple point of view, medical drama

book #2: makeover, decluttering, priorities, home, step-by-step

book #3: a reimagined classic, social commentary, romantic comedy, Pakistan

To enter: leave a comment that says which book you’re most interested in, identifying the book with the number 1, 2, or 3. We’ll choose the winners randomly, and reveal the books in Friday’s links I love post. (Winners will be notified by email.)

Giveaway ends Wednesday, February 6 at 11:59 pm EST.

UPDATE: Click here to see the reveal!

Good luck! I hope YOU win.

Have you gone on a blind date with a book? Have you let someone set you up with a book you were skeptical about? Would you try it? I’d love to hear about your experiences in comments.

2,553 comments

  32. Cassondra Wiebe says:

    #2! I have books that came to mind for each as I read the clues so I’m excited to see if I was right!

  59. M Kate Burton says:

    I think that #3 sounds pretty fun. I love classics and have really enjoyed the makeovers that I’ve read so far.

  62. Christyn E says:

    Pretty sure I literally JUST finished #3 (last night!) — and the description is spot-on. It was delightful. Given that, I’m tempted to try #1. Thanks!

  75. Michelle Silbernagel says:

    #1 But I think I know/have read the book by the keywords. I hope not, because it sounds wonderful!

  76. Jamie Grace-Duff says:

    I am most interested in number3! What a fun game. I think I will try to arrange something similar with my writing/reading group!

  86. Shaira Villanueva says:

    #1 had me at “medical drama”, sounds right up my alley! I’m torn because I’m also interested in #2 lol

  97. Beth says:

    So fun! I’ve been wanting to host a blind date book party but just haven’t figured out the logistics. I would love number 3!

  100. Jennifer Kepesh says:

    Of these, I’d choose #1, I think because “love and loss” and “best friends” next to each other suggests something deeper.

  107. Jamie K says:

    Number 1, for sure. Sounds like my type right off the bat, and one I know I have a potential future with – it’s has elements that I’ve liked from previous (reading) relationships, as well as some new characteristics which might make this book a better fit for me than previous books.

  114. Becca says:

    I would say I’m most interested in #1 but I think I know what book it might be and, if so, I’ve read it! But I would love to read #3 🙂

  116. Miriam says:

    Oh book number 3 sounds very intriguing – so it’s 3 for me! Fantastic idea and I love your blog – thanks for sharing your thoughts

  119. Michelle Gaddis says:

    #3!! I’ve never tried this, but I love to read so why not?! I do tend to read mostly the same type of book so this could introduce me to something new.

  136. Missy Hatfield says:

    Number 1 sounds the best to me! I have never been on a blind date with a book. I did meet my now husband on a blind date over twenty years ago 🙂

  144. Anna Gieryna says:

    How fun! I’d love to read #3, I have a guess about #1 and if it’s right I read it last year! It was a great book!

  189. Selena says:

    #1 sounds most intriguing to me. My local library is doing this also with the wrapped books. It was fun to stand and try to pick a book based on their descriptions. I just started the book I got, “Sourdough” by Robin Sloan.

  226. Megan says:

    So fun! Taking into account books that have gotten love on the blog, podcast, and instagram feeds recently (is the last year “recently”?) I’ve got pretty good guesses for what #1 and #3 are. Both are on my TBR, but today I’m more in the mood for #3!

  229. Kathrin Bentley says:

    Number 3 for me! 1 sounds like Jodi Picoult?
    Thanks for this – very exciting and although I hear you when you say this has been a thing since last year, it definitely hasn’t where I live! Only London, that is! ?
    Kathrin x

  234. Kristi Anderson says:

    Definitely #3. I think I’ve already read #1 and #2 can’t wait to learn which titles you’ve wrapped up regardless. I want this to come to a bookstore near me.

  246. Stephanie says:

    Number 3! As a resident of Pakistan, I am always intrigued by books that mention or utilize this underestimated country in any way. 🙂

  264. Kaitlin says:

    Number one sounds perfect for me! Love a good medical drama since I’m in the medical field, and real life is never as intriguing as books and movies portray it!!

  278. Sarah says:

    I am interested in Number 1! (I think I know which one #3 is, and it is on my hold list at my library. 🙂 )

  286. Michelle Wilson says:

    I just finished #3. I thought this one was probably your jam. I can’t figure out #1. So that’s my choice. Of course, I am probably wrong about the others also! ?

  291. Stephanie Gregorin says:

    I am so excited about this idea, and sharing it with friends! I am most interested in #1! Thank you!!

  297. Erin Perez says:

    Number 3!
    I’ve read number 1, plan on listening to number 2 and have been looking forward to number 3.

  311. Peggy says:

    I hope you reveal the titles in a follow up, so we know what they are! Book #1 sounds like a fun read 🙂

  315. Jeni says:

    I’m pretty sure I know what #3 is, and I already know I want to read it, so I am going to change it up and choose #2!

  317. Moyo says:

    I have been set on a blind date with a book before. However, I have been persuaded to read a book I was skeptical about, and found I enjoyed it.

  319. Hannah M Hurley says:

    #1 sounds fun. I definately have guesses for all of them. Thanks Anne. I love blind dates with a book.

  351. Peggy Kressin says:

    I think #3 sounds interesting. I had a pen pal when I was in high school from Pakistan. We are still friends through Facebook. I also love reading books with other countries as the setting. I particularly enjoy Khalid Hosseini.

  354. Susan says:

    Fun! I would go with #3.
    When my daughter was little, I used to let her “shop” for books for me to read at our library. My husband & I discovered one of our favorite authors that way. This was NOT a book I would normally have chosen!
    I wish I could say that I learned not to judge books by their covers, but….

  367. Ashleigh says:

    I know I should say #2, because I could use that kind of advice, but one I want to read is #3, since it sounds perfect for alleviating the February doldrums!

  391. Dawn Mottlow says:

    I would say #1 but I think I can guess the title of that one and if I’m right I already read that one!! So then I would say #3!! Thanks for the chance to win a blind date with a book!

  408. Jessica Cramer says:

    I think I know which books #2 & #3 are. If I’m right, I’ve already read #2 and I’m most interested in #3. (As for #1, I usually don’t feel up to betrayal…)

    • Jessica Cramer says:

      Scratch that—I’ve changed my mind on what #2 is and I HAVEN’T read it, but don’t think I’m too inclined to anyway. And I have an idea of what #1 is now (after looking at a previous MMD post.) Can’t wait to see if I’m right!

  415. Stacey says:

    #1. I also wanted to say that I listened to the intro to book school over the weekend and something Anne said finally made it click about why to stop reading books i’m not enjoying. At 60 pages an hour, a 300 page book is 5 hours. I’ve been hung up on putting aside books.i paid for, but even if I paid $30, that’s a crazy return.

  445. Karen says:

    #1
    Love this blind date idea.
    (If there was a not outside the US disclaimer, I missed it, but it would disqualify me)

  448. Melyssa says:

    Book #3 sounds most intriguing to me. I love a re-telling! These book blind dates always seem fun. I wish bookstores or libraries local to me would do them.

  449. Mandie Dillard says:

    #3! I have reimagined fairytale/classic on my to-be-read list this year! That would be perfect!

  456. Moyo says:

    I have been set on a blind date with a book before. However, I have been persuaded to read a book I was skeptical about, and found I enjoyed it.

    Oh! And I pick number 3!

  457. Laura says:

    I have the feeling I may have read #1 and possibly #2, so I’m interested in #3. 🙂 What a fun idea!

  461. Brittany Bailey says:

    OHHHHH I am betting #3 is “Unmarriageable” and that’s been on my list of want to reads for a while!!! I love a good P&P retelling!!!

  464. Kaethe Pittman says:

    Number 1, because I have no clue what book it might be. The other two I think I recognize. I’ve never done this before and am intrigued!

  465. Nancy Adise says:

    This is fabulous Anne, thanks for doing this.
    My choice is book #1. First of all, I love medical drama anything – books in particular, followed by tv shows. Next, I enjoy stories that are told from multiple points of view. It just makes them more interesting.
    This has totally peaked my interest as to what these books are!

  469. Maggie Yoder says:

    I am most interested in book #1. I too have always loved the idea of a blind date with a book but never participated. What a fun concept!

  480. Tiffany Beverly says:

    #1. I went on a blind date that I picked up at Main Street Books in Davidson while I was attending the event with Jane Mount and you. Such a fun concept.

  495. Jen says:

    #3! Sounds like a P&P retelling?? While #2 sounds good, I’m trying to read more books for fun this year, and #3 sounds fun!

  516. Jess says:

    My book club did this at our Christmas party book exchange game. So fun! I think #1 sounds like one I have on my TBR. Fingers crossed!

  527. Nicole D. says:

    I would have to say #3. Love reimagined classics and the Middle Eastern setting sounds super intriguing!

  540. Halie says:

    This is so fun! I came across a display like this a few years ago, while visiting a cute, small bookshop on vacation in Franklin, NC. I chose based off the description along the lines of “WWII, historical fiction, female main characters,” and ended up with an ARC of “Lilac Girls” !! What a great deal! It was an amazing book, and so much fun to go on a “blind date with a book!”

    I think book #1 sounds the best for me!

  541. Charissa says:

    Number 1 sounds the most interesting to me. I’ve never been on a blind date with a book before. It sounds fun. 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway and the chance to win!

  559. Mary Haden says:

    I am interested in #3. I love romantic comedies and my book club never picks them. I’m intrigued by the idea of it being set in Pakistan!

  569. Kayla S says:

    I think I know Book #3, and I really want to read it. The author gave a talk on a podcast (I think NPR) months before the release, and I’ve been eager to read it ever since.

  570. Judy R says:

    PLEASE HELP stop the comments from coming to my email!
    Does anyone know how to turn off comment notifications? I’m getting hundreds and hundreds of emails from when I left my vote. At this rate I won’t have any data left on my phone. Need help finding a way to turn notifications off. Thank you if anyone has advice.

  571. Cammie Symons says:

    #1 sounds like my kind of book! I cannot wait to see what each of these is. In fact, #1 will be added to my TBR!

  572. Deborah Ball says:

    Oh wow being a retired registered nurse with a career of 40 plus years I have to beg for number one!!! I never pass on any medical stories and I am a new MMD addicted fan!!

  574. Meghan says:

    This is so fun! I wish my local bookstore did this! Number 3 sounds like I’d enjoy it! Thanks for doing this!

  585. Mary Haden says:

    I’m interested in Book #3. I enjoy romantic comedies but my book club never picks them. I am also intrigued by the fact it is set in Pakistan!

  602. Diana says:

    Book #2 is the book that would be best for me right now. We are working on doing major cleaning and decluttering.

  604. Tobey Brock says:

    I have never heard of this wrapping the books up in brown paper. What a unique idea! I choose number 2 the one about decluttering and priorities and makeover. All three of those words caught my attention. Thanks for the chance.

  620. Amy says:

    How much fun is this?!?! What a great idea, Anne.

    Book #3 sounds the most interesting to me…now off to work at my school library where I might try this “date with a book” idea out on them. :))

  621. Melanie Beisert says:

    #2 sounds like exactly what I need.

    I have gone on a couple of blind dates with books. However, neither were wrapped in brown paper. The first one, The Hot Zone, was a grab and go to make a train. My friends and I stayed at a bed & breakfast in Rome. There was a shelf of books for the taking, and I grabbed the thickest one for the long ride ahead. I devoured it on the train ride from Rome to Brindisi. This is not at all my typical read, but I will never forget it and have recommended it often. The other was recommended by the Oprah Book Club, The Poisonwood Bible, and it is now one of my top 5 favorites! Again, not a typical book I would choose, but the more and more I think about that, I wonder if I really have a type. I just love good literature.

  633. Chelle says:

    I haven’t done formal book ‘blind dates’ but my sister in law and I exchange books via mail that we’ve loved without any preamble…we just send them. It’s always a fun surprise and having someone else pick out a book cuts through the decision anxiety. Reading cold, just someone putting it in your hands and saying ‘here, read, enjoy’ is the best! Thanks so much Anne for always cutting through the decision anxiety, helping to curate amazing reading lists. Book #1 sounds awesome!!

  639. June says:

    Number 1 sounds like my jam. I think I know what book 3 is though and the book it is based on. But i’m all for number one, friends, loss, betrayal and medical drama.

  659. Linda Karamatic says:

    #1 for me. This is such fun!! I’d love to be to try it with students in the classroom too!!

  671. Cait says:

    2 and 3 sound great, but I think I’d have to go with 3! I have a few guesses as to what it might be, but it would be equally exciting to be proven right or wrong in this case 😉

  674. Julie K says:

    #1. Relationships and drama are pivotal to our daily discoveries about ourselves! Bring em’ on 🙂

  677. Jacqueline P says:

    Number 1! When I’m in a reading rut, that’s the type of guilty pleasure I turn to. And I’m in a reading rut!

  703. KWolff says:

    What a fun idea! I love the thought of something randomly new.
    I think my pick would be #1. Thanks for the cool giveaway!

  709. Tracy Martorana says:

    Number 3 sounds intriguing, so that would be my pick! But I’m also a sucker for everything you wrote about #2!!!

  710. Dee Dee Morreo says:

    I think #3. Sounds like it would be a good read. Glad your telling us the titles Friday, #1 sounds interesting too so I may need to get that one also.
    Thanks, this is a great idea!!

  736. Sarah says:

    Oh, I think I know what all of these are! I’d be interested in 1 (I have already read 3 and I did love it! Pretty sure I’ve read 2 as well).

  765. Janet says:

    Door (book) #3 sounds most intriguing for me. I love reading books in different settings and Pakistan was the clue that drew me in

  766. Stephanie says:

    Number 1 sounds most intriguing and I have never seen this done at a bookstore or library. Hope they start!

  791. Karla Osorno says:

    Number 3 please
    Our local bookstore does this and I love it. Recently I created some of my own (when our bookstore had only 2 of the 6 I was looking for) for our book club. It was so much fun!

  793. Haley Velasco says:

    Love this idea! I am leaning towards No. 3. I am on a romance kick and with it being February, the more love (and comedy), the better.

  794. Hope W. says:

    #3 for me! My book club did this for our January meeting. We decided December was busy enough without having to read a book on a deadline. We had a lot of fun! I ended up with “Winter Solstice” by Maeve Binchy, one of my favorite authors.

  809. Kelly Bly says:

    #3 – Your cryptic code makes me think of an author I love, but someone else has used the storyline in Pakistan. I’m intrigued!

  816. Vicki Wilder says:

    Number 3…maybe number…no, no, no definitely number 3. I’m positive. Aren’t I? Yes. Yes. Excellent.

    …

  817. Allyson Wieland says:

    I want to guess the titles of all three. Think I know them.
    Perhaps book #2 is what my house and bookshelves need most.

  820. Tammy A. says:

    Hmmmmm. #3 sounds interesting! Reimagined classic caught my attention but Pakistan is not a setting I would normally gravitate towards!

  828. Donna-Jean says:

    #1 intrigues me! Have never heard of the “blind date” idea before …love it and thanks for all the great recommendations!!

  830. Amber says:

    I’m pretty sure I’ve read #2, and I think maybe #3 too, so I’m gonna say #1. It looks like it would be great for my “What Should I Read Next” 2019 reading challenge: a book out of my genre comfort zone!

  834. Cassie says:

    Book #3 looks like a lot of fun. I enjoy learning about different cultures and a a reimagined classic, romantic comedy, set in Pakistan sound like what I’d like.

  845. Naomi A Jones says:

    It’s so fun to try to guess what they are! I think I know what number one is and it’s a book I read and LOVED. I have no idea what number two is. And I think I know what 3 is and that’s the one I’d choose. Not exactly blind date if I think I know it though. 😉

  846. Michele Decker says:

    Book #1!
    I believe I just finished reading book #3 and I loved it! And I’m wondering if book #2 is a show that I may be watching to get inspired to organize my home.

  847. Beth says:

    Number 3 sounds like a fun read! Our independent bookstore does this, and I’ve loved most of the “dates” I’ve been on!

  851. Gail says:

    I’m between 1 and 3…..although 1 sounds like my regular “go to” kind of book so I’m picking #3for something different!

  870. Carol says:

    It looks like the odds are best for #2. I hope you post a reveal when the winners are chosen. I have a guess for each, but if you were being cryptic I may be way off.

  877. Elizabeth Cook says:

    Book #3! I have a sneaky suspicion as to what it is, but I’m also a sucker for a remade classic rom-com?

  881. JennieLynn says:

    After some hemming and hawing between book #1 & #3 I’d choose 3. I love the classics and a reimagined felling in Pakistan intrigued me.

  886. Megan Eaton says:

    This is so cool! #3 sounds great, and I even have suspicions about what’s hiding behind curtain #3:)

  892. Karen says:

    Number 1. I love any book that relates to medicine. Our public library has wrapped blind date books for February. ?

  894. Stefanie Nordstrom says:

    Oh Book #3 – I love classics and authors experimenting to put them in different settings. The Pakistan note made me even more intrigued to know more about this book!!

  899. Cathy says:

    I’m going to go with Number 1 because I’m pretty sure I recognize the other books. Also, I love medical drama.

  909. Ashley says:

    I do this with my high school students each February. They love it, and ask every year if I’m doing it again! I tried to attach a photo but it won’t let me. It’s super cute!

  911. Elizabeth Spencer says:

    What a fun contest! I’m intrigued by book #3: a reimagined classic, social commentary, romantic comedy, Pakistan

  923. Sarah Wolford says:

    Number 1 sounds so interesting! My book club did Blind Date with a book last year, and we were all really surprised with how much we enjoyed books that we otherwise wouldn’t have picked out for ourselves!

  948. Elizabeth Davis says:

    Number 3. I think I know what it is – and you and I *may* have discussed this book together when we met (as I’m sure you’re used to hearing).

  969. Becki says:

    It’s a tough choice between books 1 and 3. I think I’ll say 1 because I’m fairly certain what 3 is, and know it’s already on my TBR list.

  971. Joyce Larsen says:

    I think Book 3, though Book 2 is a close second. It will be fun to see their titles, when you reveal them (and add them all to my TBR list!).

  972. B says:

    I think I know what #1 is and is my to read shelf. And I am pretty sure what #3 is and I am on a wait list at the library. I need all the motivation I can get for minimizing so I would love #2.

  973. Sarah Lester says:

    #2! I’m pretty sure I know what #3 is, and while #1 sounds intriguing, I think #2 would be more useful right now.

  991. Ellen Cole says:

    #1 is for me!
    The multiple POV was the first bit of intriguing information. Medical drama clinched it!

  992. Betsy Sneath says:

    #1 sounds right up my reading alley. I love books with different POV’s, and I love stories that alternate between the past and present, especially if they take place in an English manor/ancestral estate. Most recently I’ve enjoyed “The Darkling Bride”, “The Wilding Sisters” and “The Au Pair”. Most recent different POVs: “The Silent Patient”, “Sick Girl”, “The Last Mrs. Parrish” and “All We Ever Wanted”

  1001. Kelly Snelling says:

    #3 I love beginning to read a book and knowing absolutely nothing about it. But this process of blind dating a book is new to me. And fun! Book three sounds like one in my wheelhouse. Thanks for the extra fun to begin the week!

  1016. Jennifer says:

    Omg can soneone please tell me how to delete my comment above ? I accidentally clicked on “notify me via email responses” to this post and now my email is flooded!!! ???

    Jennifer

    • Judy R says:

      I did the same thing and it’s HORRIBLE! Please post what the solution is if you find out. I’m desperate since I have to leave town for my mother’s 95th birthday and I won’t be able to be in contact with family, my phone can’t handle thousands of emails.

  1025. Melissa says:

    I’m so intrigued by number 3! Would you please post the titles after the winners have a chance to be surprised?

  1035. Elle S says:

    This is my favorite thing to do! Book 3 bc medical dramas aren’t my thing and I’m pretty sure I own book 2. 🙂

  1037. Diana says:

    Definitely #3. I love books that take place in other cultures. I’ll take comedy over loss any day as well.

  1047. Moira O'Riordan says:

    They all sound great — will have to get them all from the library once you tell us!

    I would pick #1.

  1050. Sarah S says:

    Ooh, will you tell us what they are after the giveaway is over?! I’m so curious. They all sound amazing, but is go for #2.

  1072. Lauren says:

    Number 1 please!!
    🙂

    My Library does this for a number of different holidays! I absolutely love it. They leave a selection of books with a brief description that you are able to borrow. They scan the outside barcode label (yes they put that on there too)and you unwrap it when you get home! (or for me AS SOON as I get to the car 🙂 )

  1073. Victoria penta says:

    Can’t decide between #1 or #3, but #1 sounds more like the books I usually read so I’ll pick #3 for a challenge.

    *not sure this posted the first time so trying again

  1091. Kaitlyn Hebert says:

    Oh man – I think I know what they all are! haha – knowing that, number 1 speaks to me and I would love to own a copy 🙂

  1106. Leilani Austen says:

    What a fun idea! I’ve never heard of this before! I think number 1! It’s hard to choose 😀

    Thank you!

  1127. Michelle says:

    I would love to win #1, just because I think I have figured out what the other two are and I haven’t figured out that one yet.

  1130. Elisabeth says:

    When I worked outside the home, I was in charge of our blind date with a book with event! Writing descriptions was always the hardest part!

    These ALL sound intriguing, but I would have to pick #3.

  1134. Debbie Glade says:

    #1 – sounds interesting – I have an idea of what #2 could be and not sure of #3 – no clue for #1

  1138. Caitlin says:

    I would love number 3 (mostly because I’m pretty sure I’m reading it right now and I love it and want to own it instead of borrowing it from the library)!

  1142. Sarah M Schneider says:

    I am torn between #2 and #3. But gonna err towards 2 because I’m itching for another round of decluttering.

  1145. Sarah says:

    I’m so curious what these are!!!! #1 and #3 sound most intriguing to me, but to take a step out of my comfort zone, I would chose #3!

  1152. Cielo says:

    I love the sound of #1 but #2 seems to be calling my name! I’m less interested in a rom-com style book (#3). Blind dates with books sound like so much fun!

  1165. Donna says:

    I think I recognize all three, but #3 is the one I am most interested in reading. I believe that I have already read #1 and #2 is not my genre!

  1169. Jamie Lincoln says:

    I’d go with 3 but only because I’m pretty sure I know what 1 is and I’ve read it. This is always so much fun and now I can’t wait until Friday!

  1178. Jennifer Letak says:

    Number 3 – Mostly because I read a LOT of number 1 and think I would enjoy the description of Number 3! This blog and idea has been great for me to reach out and try different fiction!

  1182. Jackie Jones says:

    No. 1 – I can’t guess what book it is but I would love to read it. If it is about love and loss and medical drama, I’m all in.

  1185. Lisa Van Gemert says:

    Number 1! I didn’t even realize I loved medical drama until I read it on that cover. When I saw that, I thought, “Oh, yeah, I love medical drama.” Thanks for helping me identify a genre.

  1190. Amber N says:

    #3 or #1 (lol they both sound so interesting…not sure I am into a decluttering book right now…too much actual work)

  1191. Alice Stout says:

    Wow, I am so excited to find out what books are inside. I would have to say for me thought I would love number 3.

  1194. Suellen Williams says:

    Help! I am getting a copy in my email of everyone’s comments on this giveaway. So far, I have over 1100 and it’s going take me forever to delete them all. I’ve tried unsubscribing to all emails on your site but it’s not helping. Yikes.

  1196. Brandi says:

    I would love to check out #2, because I honestly need a lot of help in those areas! Haha! Such a fun idea!

  1198. Chris says:

    I’m not entering, since I already have two blind date books this month. One of my book clubs did a Secret Santa style exchange, and my Secret Cupid chose “Too Many Curses” for me. Then I signed up for a friend’s 5-book giveaway meme on Facebook, and she chose “Fiction Can Be Murder” for me. I started both books last night and am enjoying them so far.

  1200. Katie Kadrlik says:

    I think #2 sounds really interesting! I think my perception and what the book actually is could be very different so I’m excited to see what it is!

  1206. Claire Modie says:

    I would love #3, although I have no idea what it is! II just love romantic comedies, and this one sounds especially intriguing! 🙂

  1207. Julie Turner says:

    This sounds like SO.MUCH.FUN!!!
    To my knowledge, my library and local stores do not do this-but they should!
    Number 1 sounds like my kind of date 😉

  1217. Sonja Rongstock says:

    I love the concept! I’ll have to try and find a store near me offering a blind date 🙂 Can I guess the books? I think I know #2 and maybe #3 (which I haven’t read yet). I am clueless about #1, so I hope I’ll win either #1 or #3.
    Thank you!

  1221. Pat H says:

    I love this. I met my husband on a blind date and we have been married 31 years. Hope book #1 is as exciting.

  1225. Dani says:

    I am intrigued by number three! Book blind dates are awesome. I have, however, twice received books I already owned this way. Lol – it’s all good!

  1228. Rebekah Rowe says:

    Number 3 sounds like a nice change of pace, definitely outside of my comfort zone!

    Love this idea! Maybe ill try it with my friends!

  1230. Jenny says:

    #1 for sure! I think I know what number 2 is and I like my home a bit cluttered…LOL #3 the words “reimagined classic” means- not for me. #1 on the other hand sounds like a page turner and I love medical dramas. Peace and Love, Jenny

  1233. Dorothy says:

    It depends on what mood of a book I’m looking for #2 looks good for if I’m trying to learn, and #3 if I want to esape. I should do this for my kids…

  1235. Helen H says:

    I’d pick number one. It sounds like the book I’d like most and the one I have the least idea about the title. I have never heard about blind date with a book but it probably will go way better than other blind dates. Haha

  1247. Ioana says:

    My best friend and I usually [re: every year] buy books for each other’s birthday. Last year I wrapped them in brown paper because it looked instagrammy and so I accidentally created a blind date with a book birthday gift. She seemed to like it 🙂

    I’d read #3, and I think I’ve already guessed the title. But #1 sounds intriguing as well.

  1256. Susan says:

    Number 3 – Just started smiling already knowing it is going to be a romantic comedy, and was thrilled that it might take place somewhere else. I can just imagine the farces that can occur perhaps in a new land.

  1275. Meg says:

    #3
    I love a retelling! We are doing this at the bookstore I work at again this year. Was so excited to see you bring this back!

  1294. Kathy Tullis says:

    Now retired and after living in the same home for 40 years #2 might help with decluttering and organizing.k

  1308. Ruth says:

    I love the blind date with a book concept. I checked one out last year, but then never ended up reading it. Oh well! I think number 2 sounds the most intriguing.

  1311. Tracy H. says:

    #2! I LOVE Marie Kondo’s book and have implemented many of her suggestions. I’ve been wanting to read another decluttering/organizing book to get new perspectives and suggestions. 🙂

  1317. Jocelyn DeVincentis says:

    Number 1! I love this idea and have seen it circulating online. I think it is a great idea and would love it if our library followed suit. Thank you for this contest – so much fun!!!

  1321. Amy says:

    Number 3! I am a teacher and many of my students are from the Middle East, so I’ve been loving reading books set in those countries to feel like I know a little more about their social culture.

  1323. Katie says:

    Book #1 sounds intriguing! I’ve never read a medical drama book before, but I do love me some Greys Anatomy! Thanks for the chance to win!

  1338. Sarah McCulloch says:

    Book 3 appeals to me most. Now trying to guess which classic is being re-imagined. And set in Pakistan? Hmmm…

  1346. Katie Newc says:

    I’m going to go with number 3, mostly because I feel like I know what it is!! Can I guess what these are? Am I allowed to do this? LOL! I have to put it out there to see if there’s a chance I’m right… 1. The Queen of Hearts, 2. Cozy Minimalist Home (this one was tough and I’m not sure!), 3. Unmarriageable. I feel good about my guesses for 1&3n

  1349. Stacy says:

    Number 1 all the way! I have never tried this although my local public library has a display right now. Maybe I should 🙂

  1356. Alyssa M Schoonover says:

    Number One! 🙂
    LOVE this idea – I wish some of my local bookstores would offer book blind-dates!

  1359. Sarah Christy says:

    Have never had a blind date…books or real life!
    Number 1 is most intriguing..I am a nurse so love the medical aspect.

  1362. Katie says:

    They all sound good, but I’m pretty sure I’ve read number two! I think I know what number three is and I reallllly want to read it!

  1365. Malavika Madgulkar says:

    Number one! Love a book where I get to vicariously experience being a doctor – a profession I have so much respect for but could never actually do.

  1369. Teri Hyrkas says:

    I spent 33 years in the field of radiology so you’d think I would have X-ray vision by now and could “see” the titles of the books you have featured — especially the book with medical drama — but no! So I humbly ask to be considered as a recipient of Blind Date Book #1. Thx!

  1375. Karis Madison says:

    #3 the Pakistan part has me stumped!
    I wrote the descriptions for my library’s “blind date with a book” display, so thanks for the opportunity to play here!

  1377. Julie says:

    I’ve always wanted to do this. Love it. Can’t wait to find out what they all are-I plan to read #1 for sure. So that’s my pick. Thank you!

  1387. Kristina Davis says:

    #3
    I’m so glad you are doing this again. I JUST got a few from one of the websites available. I’m excited to see what happens!!

  1391. Stacey says:

    #3! I think I’ve heard you describe this before and it sounds great! (But I can’t remember the title…ha!)

  1395. Nicole Hardy says:

    Number 1. (I definitely don’t want Number 2, though I might need it! Have I seen a film version of Number 3, possibly?) (Really struggled to get this to post, BTW.)

  1401. Keri F says:

    Ok…I definitely am choosing #1…I have actually never read a medical drama (even though I work in the medical field and love TV medical drama) – what!?! And I think I may know what book it might be!! Fingers crossed!

  1424. beckie says:

    Oh my! #1 sounds amazing-medical, multiple POVS, and betrayal? Sign me up! I need balance from all my nursing school books and this would fit the bill nicely!

  1430. Amy says:

    #1 sounds the best in my opinion. My local bookstore is doing this “blind date with a book” but I haven’t tried it yet! Sounds fun. Thanks for the chance!

  1441. Terry says:

    I would like Book (door) #2. I feel like I am nesting in Jan & Feb – cleaning and decluttering. And it feels great and I have more time for reading.

  1444. Laura says:

    #1 – I’m a sucker for books that make me cry. Some books are an emotional cleanse that carries me for years.

  1455. Juli B. says:

    Love this idea and plan on doing a “blind book exchange” with my book club at the end of the year! What fun! Love the idea of Book #3 as there is so much to learn about other cultures thru reading. 🙂

  1489. Kate Steele says:

    They all sound interesting so there is a good chance they will find their way on my TBR list but I am going with #1

  1501. Pam McKenzie says:

    I’ve never heard of a blind book date befor – what a neat idea!
    Book #1 sounds most intriguing to me!

    P.S. Do you always take the jackets off your books? (Please forgive me if you’ve answered this a million times before! ?)

  1516. Sandra says:

    Number 1 sounds great and I’m not sure what it is. Pretty sure I know what 2 and 3 are. In fact I just finished 3 and it was good fun. I used it for the book recommended by someone with great taste for the MMD reading challenge. Pretty sure your blog was th first place I saw it recommended. In fact it may be the only place so far.

  1520. Victoria @mrsmaypop says:

    Number 2 is right up my alley, followed closely by 3. I’ve never heard of this. What a fun idea!

  1538. Monika A says:

    They all sound great to me, but my eyes keep coming back to the phrase “medical drama” in #1, so that’s the choice for me!

  1541. Sally says:

    I love a good surprise, and met my husband of 32 years on a blind date in college. #1 sounds like my kind of book.

  1544. Eleanor Speakman says:

    Number 1 !!!
    With so many varied hints, it’s hard to think there would not be something I’d enjoy. I especially enjoy MPOV.

  1562. Jen Bailey says:

    So hard to choose! Would you consider three blind dates in one month desperate? 🙂 I’m going with #3

  1574. Denise Abatzis says:

    I would love book #1! (I’m 95% certain I know what book #3 is and I’ve read it already! I’d put my guess here but don’t want to spoil the fun for everyone!)

  1586. Shelly Sulfridge says:

    I would choose 2 because we are about to start a remodel on our kitchen. I need to do some serious decluttering!
    Thanks

  1612. Jackie Whiteside says:

    #3 sounds super interesting, especially because its set in a location I know so little about. Fingers crossed I get picked!

  1621. Sean says:

    I would LOVE to read Number 3!!! (I know what it is. wink!) I read number 1 and it was SO fun! I am pretty sure I read number 2, as well.

  1629. Sarah says:

    Never done a “blind date with a book!” I would choose #3 since it’ the one I’m guessing I haven’t read…
    thanks for the Feb Fun!

  1630. Karen P says:

    I am interested in book #1 because I enjoy medical dramas and also because I like multiple points of view.

  1637. Amy says:

    Ok, first off- how cool! A book wrapped in brown paper!❤️ There is a little library in someone’s front yard down the road from me that has books wrapped like that so people can use them as gifts. Each has a note for recommended age and genre. I love it. We are going to put up a little library and follow in their lead. As for your books you’ve posted- I would love book #1 but I mentally need book #2 right now. Oy. So #2 it is. You are very kind to be doing this. ?

  1644. Cindy says:

    Book 1 is my choice. I have seen this at my local library, but did not partake. I was feeling too practical at the time, wanting to whittle down my specific tbr list. Maybe I will have a blind date this time!
    Thank you for the podcast and posts, I always read and always find some new nuggets of information or books to add to my list.

  1658. Bobbie Boldt says:

    I would
    Choose Blin Date book #2! It sounds interesting and a topic I have on my list to read but have not done so. ? Inneed to switch up the variety in my reads. Thanks!

  1661. meagan says:

    #3 sounds fun! I love reading the re-imagined fairy tales that have become so popular over the last few years, so this one sounds great!

  1663. Traci says:

    #2 sounds good since I am in a process of getting rid of all the extra junk I have in my home and any extra inspiration would be helpful!

  1675. Kristin Evans says:

    Number 3. I’ve had sometimes good luck with blind dates with books and sometimes bad luck. It is fun to do sometimes!

  1684. Rachel says:

    I’ve never had a blind date with a book, this sounds so fun. All three sound good, but I’d choose #1, I love multiple POV in a story.

  1704. Hannah Beth Reid says:

    Our library has a display this month of red wrapped books with the first sentence as the description on the outside. My favorite part of the display was seeing the ones I recognized!

  1707. Jennifer Warren says:

    Never done this. Love the idea especially at the library so no cost if it turns out the book wasn’t for you. #1 for me for sure!

  1708. Angela says:

    Oh this sounds like fun!! Any of the three books would be great, but I think I’m the most intrigued with #3…?

  1712. Weezey says:

    I choose three although, all of the choices are intriguing. What an awesome fun idea in blah February ??

  1720. Keira says:

    I have never done this before but always wanted to! Our local book store did this in our last home town. We live in small town North Dakota now. Maybe I should start something like this at the library in town!
    #3 sounds just up my alley! Thank you!!!

  1722. Cheryl says:

    Number 1 for me! Sounds like a good fiction romance….been reading lots of business and non-fiction lately and could use a good escape ???

  1726. Leshia says:

    I am most intrigued by book 1. I think I figured the other two out. Way more fun than most blind dates!

  1733. Ashleigh Payne says:

    I’d pick #1 if I didn’t already know and love it, and want a giant poster of the cover for my office where I do the same as one of the main characters! I think #3 sounds intriguing.

  1734. Hilary says:

    Number three sounds most intriguing to me. It sounds like it might be a modern-day *Pride and Prejudice*!

  1750. Anna says:

    Number 1! Because everything in the description sounds good apart from the “medical drama”, and I would love to be positively surprised! ?

  1752. Emily Shearon says:

    Number 1 please! I have a feeling I know what it is, but I’m looking forward to finding out for sure!!

  1753. Emily says:

    Number 1 please! I have a feeling I know what it is, but I’m looking forward to finding out for sure!!

  1756. Ruth O says:

    Book #3 (pretty sure I’ve read the other two! if my guess is right, we’ll see!).
    Love this idea, thank you for the opportunity!

  1787. Kristy B says:

    These all sound like books I would pick up and I wonder if #1 was one I read this fall. Hmm. Today #3 sounds like what I want to read.

  1792. Kylie Hillman says:

    Number 3 – a re-imagined classic set in Pakistan sounds intriguing and I can’t claim to recognise ANY of these books from the descriptions. Possibly because you didn’t use any of the following words or phrases: murder, mystery, new Agatha Christie, plot-driven (which I read as code for not bloody or gruesome).
    What can I say, I have a clearly defined reading preference 😉

  1794. Walter Berry says:

    I have trouble getting around the house because of the piles of decluttering books, so I will go with #3. Thanks.

  1797. Helen L Nordseth says:

    #2. What a fun thing to do! Hope I win……..am pitifully trying to de-clutter……need help!!!

  1812. Christina Helms says:

    Number 3 sounds fabulous. It sounds like Jane Austen from a different culture’s point-of-view.

  1826. Sarah says:

    I’ve never done this before and I’m excited to try it. I would have to go with #3 though I’m intrigued by #1 as well.

  1828. Lindsay says:

    They all sound really fun, and I have my guesses for each, but #2 or #3 would be my top choices at the moment ? Thanks for the fun, Ann!

  1830. Jessica says:

    I think I know what #1 is, and if I’m right, I’ve read it and loved it! So I’ll have to go with #2 🙂 Thanks!

  1843. Elizabeth says:

    so much fun ! #3 for me! I did this for my bookclub holiday party..I thought it was a great way to make the book exchange more interesting..hopefully my bookclub likes by enthusiasm 🙂

  1861. Victoria Woollett says:

    Not sure if this is open internationally but on the off chance, number 3 sounds like my kind of blind date

  1863. Vicki says:

    Oooo!!! #1 or #3 would be so fun! I’m doing blind date with a book at my church for our readers group next week! I’m excited! Going to the library book store this week to pick up some more titles. Wish me luck!

  1866. Cheryl says:

    I’ll say YES to a McDreamy sizzling blind date and number 1 might bring me a marathon read. Perfect for this blustery Michigan weather we are having. I have my tissues ready for this one.

  1872. Nancy Rapp says:

    #3 please. I love romantic comedies and set in Pakistan makes this extra exciting sounding. I just finished Erotic Stories of Punjabi Widows and loved it. Thanks!!

  1877. Angela TX says:

    I’m going to pick BOOK 3 because I think I might know what the title is, and if I’m right, it’s on my TBR list. Aside from that, I think your clues are clever and they all sound intriguing. Thanks for sharing!

  1888. Abbie says:

    3. I’m a classics buff who wants to get into more new stuff. So it sounds like it might be up my alley!

  1895. Diane says:

    Number 1. It sounds just like the kind of fiction I love but I do not recognize it, so hoping I have not read it yet. Thanks for doing this!

  1901. Erica Harvey says:

    I would love to receive #1. By the way, I think I can guess what #3 is… “Unmarriageable” which is also on my TBR. 🙂

  1909. Laura Beckner says:

    Oooh! I love BDs w/Bs!! I think no 3 sounds most intriguing, but maybe I NEED no 2. Thanks for the opportunity!

  1912. Sarah Nicholson says:

    #1 and #2 sound really interesting! I work in the medical field and this year I have started decluttering my house more than ever before so they both seem fitting. 🙂

  1926. Leigh Anne Akey says:

    #3 Going on a blind date with a book sounds like so much fun! This book interests me the most because it is set in Pakistan. Although, I try to read outside of my comfort zone, I always need a little push! Thanks for the opportunity to win a book!

  1928. Allison says:

    They all sound intriguing and right now in my reading life I would gravitate toward book #2 but book #3 looks like it would be a fun read. I would watch a movie like this so why not! BOOK #3! Thanks!

  1932. Lindsay says:

    I have never done a blind date with a book! This is really fun! We live in rural Wisconsin and there are not many book stores by us. I would choose Book #1 or #3. Do I really have to choose!

  1937. Stephanie Ryall says:

    I would love to go on a blind date with Book No 3. I will probably never get to visit Pakistan, but I could go there “by book”.

  1940. Shauna says:

    #3

    We do blind date with a book at the library I work at. It is tricky coming up with those descriptions…something intriguing but not too obvious. 🙂

  1961. Jennifer Butcher says:

    I am interested in book 1. This is such a great idea, I am going to do this for a few friends.

  1977. Stacy says:

    I think I know what #3 is (based on one of your previous blog entries, heehee), and I really want to read it!

  1981. Gayle says:

    I love the idea of this! What a great way to get out of a reading “comfort zone”. I would love the chance to read book #3.

  1990. Monica says:

    #2 because I need to clean out my disaster a.k.a. my basement. And… I think I’ve already ready read book #1 (which was really my first pick).

  1997. Bridgette says:

    I love this idea! I remember first seeing it at my library a few years ago. I’m most intrigued by Number 1!

  2003. Elizabeth Hayford says:

    Such a fun idea. Living in Amazon world this is a nice opportunity. Reminds me of fun days picking up books at random at the library or local book store.
    #1 is most intriguing to me.

  2006. Jennifer T McBride says:

    Number 1. My son recently asked if I had ever been on a blind date. When I hedgingly replied “several”, he replied “so they didn’t go well?”. I am hoping this “blind date with a book” will be better!

  2012. Rosemary says:

    #2 – I think I am in the midst of a spring cleaning/decluttering episode and need all the help I can get!

  2016. Lisa Gribler says:

    #3 sounds good to me! I love romantic comedy & Pakistan would teach me something about a place I’ve never been! Fingers crossed!

  2040. Rebecca says:

    What a cool idea! No. I have never gone on a blind date with a book although I have gone on a blind date in real life! 🙂 Many, MANY years ago.
    #1 sounds most appealing to me

  2049. Melissa MacLeod says:

    #1 please – such a fun idea – thinking about incorporating this into an event at my knitting store! Thanks!

  2054. Kim L says:

    Number 1 sounds the most intriguing to me. (I think I might have figured out what #2 is but not quite sure.)

  2057. Joi W says:

    #2!!!! I just moved last Thursday and have always thought myself as an organized minimalist…. I was fooling myself!!!

  2071. Deb says:

    Number 1 sounds great. I am into escapism although this book sounds like it might have some characters that remind me of familiar faces!

  2075. Heather Gillespie says:

    #3 would push me a little out of my comfort zone. I’ve had a date with a book once before…I didn’t make it past page 20. Hoping for a re-do on the experience.

  2080. Kelly says:

    It’s a hard choice, but number 2 peaked my interest the most (though I wouldn’t say no to #3 either 🙂 ).

  2093. Dawn Deuter says:

    I’m fairly sure I know what #3 is and am definitely interested in reading it, but I’m an organizing freak, so I’ll have to go with #2 and hope it’s not one I already have. What fun this is!

  2102. Ronda says:

    Book 3 interests me the most and I have been on some bad blind dates so hopefully this will have a happier ending.

  2126. corie says:

    What’s behind door number three? I think I’ve read the other 2 and would love a quiet evening at home with book number three, some chocolate and wine.

  2140. Lisa McCarthy says:

    What a cool idea! Nothing like this in my town. I’m going with #3. Although it was a hard choice.

  2145. Tracy Rudder says:

    I think I would love #1. ❤️❤️ It sound right up my alley. This is so much fun! I’ve never heard of a blind date book!

  2153. Karen Renzi says:

    #1 largely due to the multiple POV clue. Love books that really develop character depth. Also hoping it’s along the lines of Cutting for Stone which I read based on one of your podcasts.

  2170. David says:

    Number 3.
    My daughter is reading: I Am Malalah
    I’d like to hear more about that culture, but I am not necessarily keen on documentary/biography. A romantic comedy classic might be just the thing.

  2173. Maggie Morris says:

    Definitely #1. You got me with medical drama. I just finished “Five Days at Memorial Hospital”, a non-fiction real life drama of Memorial hospital after Katrina. Now a need a good non-fiction!

  2207. Whitney says:

    Book 3 sounds right up my alley! Book 1 kind of does too, but I’m th own off by the “medical” designator haha.

  2212. Julie Scott says:

    #2. I know I don’t have the emotional capacity for #1 right now, and I’m on a big home optimization kick right now.

  2217. Julie Dykes says:

    #2 sounds perfect because, well, it’s still close to January and who doesn’t want to get a fresh start early in the year?

  2223. Yael says:

    Number 3 sounds fun!
    I’ve never heard of this concept of a blind date with a book; it sounds like such a great idea…not judging a book by its cover.

  2232. Deena Wade says:

    I’m most interested in book #2! I’ve started the decluttering process already and this books sounds like it’d be just what I need.

  2239. Maggie Bowling says:

    So much fun! I’m having a hard time deciding between #1 and #3. Honestly, book 2 could be good as well. We are getting ready to move and I’ll have to sort through everything we own. I think I know what they all are (and they are all on my TBR list). Book 3 would really be my pick though- sounds fun! I gave my sister and best friend blind book dates for Christmas (from the reading women). I’d love to have my own blind book date!

  2240. Diana Rush says:

    # 2 please! I earnestly want to declutter and make my home more comfortable. Plus I want to renovate my bathroom. This book would be the perfect companion!

  2250. Jennifer says:

    They all sound interesting, but I think I would pick #3. And I even have a guess for which one it is! 🙂

  2272. Linda says:

    I like the sound of all three but number 1 appeals the most! I have never tried a book blind date before 🙂

  2284. Heather says:

    My goal this year is to read books from as many different countries as possible. Number 3 sounds fascinating and might work towards that end!

  2285. Heather Pine says:

    I love that you’re doing this! I work in a Public Library and already have an overflowing TBR, so I’m abstaining from the lottery. I just wanted to let you know that your work is appreciated.

  2294. Jen says:

    My library is doing this right now! It’s a fun idea. I would choose Number 3 – re-imagined classics are so much fun.

  2297. Bethany Brown says:

    I think I choose 3…I think i might recognize what it is, but I’m not positive and even if I’m right I haven’t read it. Plus I love a good reimagined classic so I feel good about that!

  2300. Natalie G. says:

    #1 all the way!
    This is a great idea! I would like to suggest that winners pay it forward and pass on the book to one of their friends after they are done 🙂
    I recently participated in a pay-it-forward “for the love of reading” literacy challenge on FB where the first 5 people who commented would get a book especially chosen by me, and in exchange they share the same post on their FB page and pay it forward. It was interesting because I ended up with 5 people I didn’t expect (and even accepted a 6th because a friend commented that she loved the books I gave her as a baby gift), one was a guy, one was my yoga teacher, and the other 3 weren’t really close friends so I had no idea what they would normally read. I ended up picking 3 for each and giving them each a choice. No kidding! I found it really hard to choose for other people…what if they didn’t like what I picked out for them? I am just in the process of delivery, so I haven’t received feedback yet…except from one friend, who had already read one of my choices for her, but had lost her own copy and loved the book so much she had to force herself to read “outside the box” and pick a title that she didn’t already know. I think I’ll probably give her both 😉

  2327. Sherrie English says:

    I am so in love with this idea! We should do it all the time,and what an awesome friend gift idea! I am very intrigued by #1!
    Love it!

  2329. Megan J says:

    I would like to try book 1. This is such a great idea! I wish a local bookstore around here would start blind book dates.

  2348. Kelly Larabie says:

    #1 sounds very intriguing! I love the idea of a blind date with a book. Our local book club is talking about doing this. I will admit that I will often pass a book over just based on the title.

  2353. Amy J says:

    Book 3 sounds interesting and out of my comfort zone. I am not generally drawn to books set in the Middle East.

  2356. Terri D. says:

    I have deemed 2019 a year of simplifying, downsizing, and decluttering – book 2 sounds right up my alley!

  2357. Dorothy Caufield says:

    Book 1. Best friends, betrayal, multiple point of view all interested me. Medical drama almost threw me off, but still of the three books, this one is my best match.

  2365. Drew says:

    This is so hard to decide! I’m going with #2 bc it sounds like the perfect beginning of the year book!

  2368. Jules Q. says:

    I love Blind Date with a Book! I’m always wishing my family included readers and would do this for me on holidays and birthdays, but, alas, I only have you, Anne. 🙂 My choice in this group is #3. Reimagined classic with a twist? I’m always in!

  2370. Ashley V says:

    Ordinarily I’d choose number one, but I believe I’ve read that one. 😉 I’m interested in number three!

  2376. Caroline says:

    Of course, they all sound good, but I’ll vote for #3!
    (Our local library has super cute blind-date-with-a-book displays, too! I might need to check one of those out before the end of next week.)

  2397. Zoe Trickett says:

    My choice is # 1. I live all the way out in Fiji so any books are hard to come by and usually a complete lottery – this is sort of the same but with brown paper wrapping thrown in as well!!!

  2398. Lee Ann says:

    I don’t have time to read #2 right now, so I would choose #3. Here’s hoping I get to have a blind date with this book!

  2411. Sarah says:

    Book #1 sounds like the one for me. Here in MInnesota we just got several inches of snow and more is on the way. While it’s always the perfect time to curl up with a book, these cold days and early nights are especially perfect.
    Thanks!

  2414. Suzanne Witt says:

    Number 1

    I have a very dear best friend of my own, and that one clue alone has me wanting to read this book. The hint that it contains love and loss is another mystery that has me thinking this book might be one of those I will fall in love with and then just have to share it with my best friend!

  2417. Petra Creasy says:

    I have never been on a blind date with a book, but it sounds delightful! I really have only read one book in my whole life that I really didn’t like. I am certain that I will like no matter what book I pick up!
    I love the descriptions of all three of the options above, but in this season of my life I would LOVE to read #3!

  2420. Michelle says:

    I’m a Middle School teacher. Our amazing Media Specialist has done this for a few years now, with great success!
    I would be most interested in book #1–it’s not like books I usually read and would be a great change of pace. Thanks for this opportunity!
    Michelle

  2439. Mylea says:

    Number 3 sounds intriguing! I just finished “I Am Malala” so I’ve been interested in reading more about Pakistan!

  2447. Kaytee Cobb says:

    Number 2 sounds great (can’t wait to find it what it is even if I don’t win). I’ve read #3…. And I feel like I’m gonna knows what #1 is when you reveal it!

  2453. Christine says:

    My local indie book store is doing this for Valentine’s Day. Tagged my hubby on that post. Can’t think of anything better to go with chocolate covered strawberries than a good book.

    #1 would be my pick here. Thanks!

  2458. Lisa Lounsbury says:

    I need (actually it’s my husband that needs it – I’m already de-cluttered) #2 BUT I want to read #1. This is so much fun. I think I will suggest it at our next book club meeting for us to do at Christmas! Thanks!

  2469. Amanda Newton says:

    This is so fun! I’ve never been on a book blind date before and I just absolutely love this idea! Number 1 has all the words that describe a book up my alley right now! Can’t wait to see the reveal! 🙂

  2477. Shawna Shrader says:

    I would love to read book one. It sounds absolutely wonderful. Your description drew me in right from the start. Thanks for the chance ? ❤️?

  2486. Ann says:

    Book #1. It sounds really interesting! We used to do Blind Date With a Book at the public library I worked for. It was a lot of fun!

  2492. Cathy says:

    #1 it sounds very familiar. I read o ethissummer that I loved that could be the description of your book. I am always asking our library director to buy the books you suggest.
    Thank you!!!! I may suggest this idea to him and my book club.

  2507. Melody says:

    Number 1!
    I feel like I’ve got a handle on the home decluttering topic, I’m pretty sure I’ve heard you speak about number 3 on podcast, and I’m always so wary of reimagined classics. So I’d pick number 1!

  2518. Cate Darmstadt says:

    Book 2 sounds like what I need in my life right now! Thank you for doing this great giveaway! ?

  2531. Lisa says:

    This looks fun! #1 would be my choice. Last Christmas my sister in law invited people who loved books to her home and we were asked to bring a wrapped book to exchange. We went home with a new book and had a blast talking about books all night.

  2532. Amy Dale says:

    Such a hard decision! I Pretty sure I’ve read #1, but I love the subject matter of #2, and I think that #3 has been in my TBR list for some time. I think I’ll go with 2 since it might be a book I’d like to pass on to friends even if I’ve read it already. So fun!

  2534. Nicole H says:

    I am interested in book #3! Sounds intriguing. I love the blind date with a book concept. I made my own set at the library I work at. It helps people not to judge a book by its cover!

  2537. Anca from Dream, Book, and Travel says:

    I have not seen this trend in Vienna nor in Romania yet, but it does sound quite intriguing and fun. I have always been tempted to try one of those blind date travels, where you only find out at the airport where you are going, but maybe I’ll give it a try with a book first 🙂 Amazing idea!
    P.S. I am trying to reach you to ask permission to join your Pinterest (@dreambookandtravel) board Books I Love, what is the best way to do so?

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