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It was posted by Home Backyard's Window in October, in Brooklyn, USA. It's a patio with a cute little bistro set of a table and two chairs. I see and hear a wind chime. A nice, green lawn with flowers.
Ideas:
set in Brooklyn
set in USA
set near my home
MC nevers leaves home These Unlucky Stars 1/16 ****
pub. or set in October
flowers on the cover
a table or chair on the cover
green grass on the cover
Window Swap JanuaryIDK's window July Czechia
wow, yards in Czechia have the same plants as Tennessee yards
bikes Elizabeth Hobbs 1/10
shed roof Harlan Coben 1/7
sky Amanda Flower 1/3
sunny day Mary Daheim 1/3
road John Gilstrap 1/3
grass Sally Goldenbaum 1/9
bushes 1/11
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:D
Window Swap (January)I got someone backyard pool located in Nantes, France. The Date it was posted was July 2025. We have your typical backyard of plants, grass, umbrella by the pool.
Idea for Book:
Set in France
Set in the Summer
Book Published in July, 2025. or July 2025.
Outside scene or a pool on the cover
Books Read
Book - Leap of Faith
Author - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Date Read - 1/5/26
Rating - 5 Stars
How it fits - Set outside, grass on the cover, nice sunny day.
Book - Eagle Eye
Author - Alyssa Day
Date Read - 1/18/26
Rating - 4 Stars
How it fits - Set outside, grass on the cover, nice sunny day.
Window Swap January*Zugdidi, Georgia, 13.25, July 2024, from a train window. Trees/bushes/grass, hills/mountains, village, church, house on a hillside, railway station (people waiting) & tracks, power poles & lines, road, car, bridge, river.
Lots to work with:
Set in Europe, Pub. July or 2024, All sorts of things on covers, Ch. takes a train trip, Title/author/series/mc starts with Z or G, Has 13 or 25 in page count or pub date
Page count has two numbers from 1325 -> 128p
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot 1/1 5★
Title starts with a letter in Georgia
Redstone Station by Therese Creed 17/1 4★
It's a Real Dog's Life by Richard Fortuné Joubert 30/1 3.5★
Author initials in Zugdidi
Sanctuary by Garry Disher 22/1 4★
Trees on cover
by Emily Hendrickson 24/1 3★*Lasko, Saint Germain, France, 09.03, Sep 2025.
Roof, tiles, chimney, rain, cable, trees, mountains
Set in a mountainous area -> Lancre is more vertical than horizontal
Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett 2/1 5★
Page count has 25 in it -> 259p
Cyberkiss by Sally Chapman 3/1 2.5★
Roof on cover
by Kerry Greenwood 5/1 4.5★Author initials in Saint Germain - Mona Gedney
Murder at Almack's by Jo Ann Ferguson, Mona Gedney, Valerie King 7/1 2★
Published in September
Many Bloody Returns by Charlaine Harris 25/1 3★
*Nice Day, Bethesda, USA, 10.35, Dec 2025
City, plaza, pedestrian area, pedestrians, buildings, rooves, stairs, cars, streets, traffic signs/lights, pub, park, trees, windows, winter, bicycle, 187 sign, Old Georgetown Rd
Author initials in USA
The Widows of Broome by Arthur W. Upfield 8/1 4★
Whitsunday Dawn by Annie Seaton 15/1 3.5★
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith 23/1 4★
Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith 27/1 4★
Published in December
All the Weyrs of Pern by Anne McCaffrey 9/1 4★
Trees on cover
by Jackie French 10/1 4★Title starts with a letter in Bethesda
The Obsession by Nora Roberts 12/1 3.5★
The Shortest History of the Crown by Stephen Bates 17/1 4★
The Earl's Return by Emma Lange 18/1 3★
Body Language by A.K. Turner 28/1 3★
(E) 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 31/1 5★
Window Swap JanuaryVolyn Region, Ukraine, 10:22 Sept 2025 It is from a car window with trees, cars, lorries and bushes going past. Green colour and a nice open fields. It is a hilly region with some houses in the distance.
Has at least 2 of 1, 0, 2, 2 in page count
★A Polar Bear for Christmas 2/1 (102 pages)
★And Another Thing... 2/1 (290 pages)
★Fraught 4/1 (182 pages)
★Hereticus 9/1 (320 pages)
★The Magos 12/1 (720 pages)
Published 2025
★Nightmare at the North Pole 7/1
★System Failure: A Paramedic Short Story Based on True Events 21/1
Published in month september
★Sprouts 3/1
Authors first/last name starts with V or R
★Valerie Twombly: Whiskers and Whipped Cream 1/1
★Valerie Twombly: When Halos and Horns Collide 2/1
★Anthony Ryan: The Infernus Gate 18/1
★Emily Rodda: Dragon's Nest 18/1
★Emily Rodda: Shadowgate 23/1
★Emily Rodda: Isle of the Dead 24/1
★Emily Rodda: The Sister of the South 24/1
Cover 50% green
★The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul 3/1
★T-Rex Tussle: A Time Travel Adventure 11/1
★A Christmasaurus Carol 11/1
★The Unlucky Mister Locke 13/1
Trees/bushes on cover
★Tree of Aeons 5 12/1
★Santa's Green Christmas 17/1
★Max the Miracle Dog: The Heart-warming Tale of a Life-saving Friendship 18/1
★The Crown Conspiracy 19/1
★Tree of Aeons 6 20/1
★Tewksbury Mead: Books 1-8 Collection 25/1
★Tree of Aeons 7 26/1
Set in europe
★Hollow Earth 30/1
★The Little Match Girl Strikes Back 31/1
★Bone Quill 31/1
★The Book of Beasts 31/1
Window Swap January My window was kind of boring. It is located in Santana De Parnaiba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, lots of trees, kind of a mountain area. In the clearing is a building Cubo D'Auga, which is an indoor swimming facility. (I googled the name) As I look closer people are walking, some are running...might be like the YMCA. The picture was taken August 2025 from an office window.
Ideas
Set in Brazil
Set in South America
Published in August 2025
Published in year 2025
Cover with lots of trees
Book has a person who workouts : runs, swims, walks for exercise
Person looks out an office window in the book
Book - A Very Merry Princess
Author - Susan Mallery
Date Read - 1/4/26
Rating - 4 ⭐
How it fits - Lots of trees on the cover - Christmas trees stacked
BooK - The Getaway
Author - Emily March
Date Read - 1/8/26
Rating - 5 ⭐
How it Fits - There is a line of trees and a mountain on the cover behind the lake. Similar to the view out my window.
Book - Whispers of You
Author - Catherine Cowles
Date Read - 1/11/26
Rating - 5 ⭐
How it Fits: There is a line of trees and mountains on the over. Set in the mountains of Washington State.
Book: Queen Takes Rose
Author: Katee Robert
Date Read: 1/15/26
Rating: 3 ⭐
How it Fits: The work out in gym - ...Allecto storms into the gym. I just increased the speed on my treadmill, feet pounding in time with my racing heart. p 68 ebook Hoopla
Book: Beautiful Ugly
Author: Alice Feeney
Date Read: 1/18/26
Rating: 5 ⭐
How it Fits: Cover has an peak in the middle of mountains on the water - Trees in every shade of green, giant glistening lochs and snowcapped mountains p 40 ebook Libby
AND
Published in the year 2025
Book: The Idea of You
Author: Robinne Lee
Date Read: 1/24/26
Rating: 3 ⭐
How it Fits: They stayed in a hotel in Sao Paulo, Brazil - Friday evening found us in Brazil, Hayes and I were in our suite at the Hotel Fasano in Sao Paulo, getting ready for dinner, when Isabelle Facetimed me. p328
Book: The Princess Plan
Author: Julia London
Date Read: 1/28/26
Rating: 4 ⭐
How it Fits: Someone looks out the window - He grunted some remark and walked to the window and looked out, as if pondering this fact. p643 ebook Hoopla
January 2027What a fun idea!
My window wasn't terribly exciting, but it sparked ideas. UK Hazel's window is a train traveling near the Norfolk area of the UK. Lots of fields, trees, bushes, brick houses with their cars in driveways, a couple of bicyclists.
Ideas
Set in the UK
Set in Norfolk
Set in the countryside
Trees on the cover
Cars and/or houses on the cover
Field or large green space on cover
A person traveling by train
A character who rides a bicycle
Author's first name starts with 'H'
Main character's name starts with 'H'
Window Swap
January 2026
My Window Swap Challenge (msg 10)
Books Read ❱❱ 3
Nice Day's Window 🫧 Bethesda, USA
Description ❱❱ apartment or hotel courtyard; octagonal tower; bare trees; people walking; stairs; outdoor tables; coffee shop; wine bar
🫧person on cover looking out a window ❱❱ Watch and Learn ❱❱ 01.17 ★★★
🫧couple drinking wine ❱❱ Just A Taste ❱❱ 01.09 ★★★
🫧MCs work at a bar ❱❱ Three Broken Promises ❱❱ 01.06 ★★★
Do you pick a new window after completing a book or try to fill in a few more books from the same window?
The Challenge FactoryWindow Swap (January)
Duration: January 1 - 31, 2026
WindowSwap is a project by Sonali Ranjit and Vaishnav Balasubramaniam. It lets you use your browser to watch a video of a window and its unique view from different locations across the globe.
There are windows from all over: there’s a rainy street in Thailand, a mountain view from Switzerland, a busy street in London, a cat watching birds in Qatar, a view of the city skyline in Singapore, and an almost panoramic view of the ocean from Oahu.
Would one of these windows remind you of a book?
How this challenge works:
* Click on the WindowSwap link https://www.window-swap.com/Window
* Use that window to find a book. It could be the location, the submitter's name, the month or year the window scene was posted, an object in the window, the weather,
the time of day, or something that happens.
Describe to us in your post what window you saw and how it helped you choose a book.
No page limit.
I got a Road Trip through farmland in California:
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Either of those is fine with me.
Window Swap (January)Duration: January 1, 2026 - January 31, 2026
Yaya's Window; St. Louis, USA; 15:00; December 2025: Decorated Christmas tree, Christmas lights, Christmas garland, window, curtains, American flag, mirror on wall, fireplace, fire, lamp of a woman's leg wearing a high-heeled shoe, snow, trees, bush, candle, table
Ideas
Set in the USA: Lover Awakened - J.R. Ward 1/5/26 (Set in Caldwell, New York)
Published in December: New Beginnings and Grand Openings - A.R. Winters 1/23/26 (Published on December 25, 2024)
Published in 2025: The 11:59 Bomber - Marshall Karp 1/2/26 (Published on November 25, 2025)
Set during the winter: My New Year Fling - Serenity Woods 1/12/26
MPG Christmas or Holiday: My Christmas Fiancé - Serenity Woods 1/7/26
Christmas tree/decorations on the cover:
A Christmas Truce - Emma Bennet 1/10/26At least two numbers from 15:00 in page count or publication date: Lover Revealed - J.R. Ward 1/5/26 (512 pages)
Author's first name has 4 letters: The Vampire Lestat - Anne Rice 1/2/26
High heels on the cover:
Drunk on Love - Jasmine Guillory 1/28/26American flag on cover:
All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row - James Patterson 1/7/26
Window Swap JanuaryIDK's window July Czechia
DONE
bikes Elizabeth Hobbs 1/10
shed roof Harlan Coben 1/7
sky Amanda Flower 1/3
sunny day Mary Daheim 1/3
road John Gilstrap 1/3
grass Sally Goldenbaum 1/9
bushes 1/11
Here is my completion for January:Windowswap
January 2026
Set in the UK
Set in the countryside ==> at least half of book
Trees on the cover
A person traveling by train
From Cradle to Grave, Rhys Bowen 01/09
Finished with 3 books - harder than I thought... or maybe my first window was just not exciting enough to fit many books ;-)Updated post: My Window Swap Challenge (msg 10)
Books Read ❱❱ 3
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Isle of the Dead (other topics)The Sister of the South (other topics)
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WindowSwap is a project by Sonali Ranjit and Vaishnav Balasubramaniam. It lets you use your browser to watch a video of a window and its unique view from different locations across the globe.
There are windows from all over: there’s a rainy street in Thailand, a mountain view from Switzerland, a busy street in London, a cat watching birds in Qatar, a view of the city skyline in Singapore, and an almost panoramic view of the ocean from Oahu.
Would one of these windows remind you of a book?
How this challenge works:
* Click on the WindowSwap link https://www.window-swap.com/Window
* Use that window to find a book. It could be the location, the submitter's name, the month or year the window scene was posted, an object in the window, the weather,
the time of day, or something that happens.
Describe to us in your post what window you saw and how it helped you choose a book.
If the window doesn't suggest a book to you, you may click on 'Open a window somewhere in the world' up to two more times. But take good notes on the windows that come up! You can't go back.
Duration: January 1 - 31, 2026
No page limit.