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Duration: March 1 - 31, 2026
I got New Patio's Window. posted in Sherburn, Durham, UK on October, 2025.
I see:
potted plants
lots of trees and shrubs
a string of lights
a trellis on the right
pavers on the ground
a table and chairs
brick siding
it is a windy day
I could use:
author's initials are N or P Mythe by P.J. Gordon 3/2 ****
title begins with an N or P
set in the UK
Demon Hunter and Baby 3/25 ****
Lady Anne and the Menacing Mystic 3/27 ***
Jane and the Bow Street Runner 3/30 ****
book was published in October
book was published in 2025
Window SwapMarch 2026
Kapalua Hawaii - Angelina's Window - December 2025
A very peaceful video featuring a panorama of vast, calm ocean and gentle waves. A long expanse of beach with people at water's edge. A beachwalk parallel to the beach, with walkers meandering in both directions. A couple of rooftops at bottom corner of video. A sweeping view of the land leading to the water with trees and greenery scattered throughout. A large expanse of sky and clouds.
Set on an island
Ninth Grave 03/06
Séances Are for Suckers 03/29
The Right Sort of Man, Allison Montclair 03/31Set in Hawaii
Dancing with Danger 03/22
Mangos and Malice 03/25Water/ocean setting
Murder on the Marlow Belle 03/05
Murder On The Caledonian Queen 03/10
'Til Death 03/27Set in a location starting with K or H
Lady Justice and the Book Club Murders 03/22 ==> Kansas CityBeach on cover or in story
Conspiracy in Paradise 03/01Large expanse of sky
Death on a Scottish Train 03/08Cover depicts the outdoors
Death on the West Highland Way 03/14
The Jig Is Up 03/24
Knit Fast Dye Last 03/30
Peril in Little Leaf Creek 03/29Cover is prominently blue or green
The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets 03/09
The Murder on the Links 03/30Swimming
Homicide Honeymoon 03/21Pubbed December
One Fell Sweep 03/02 ==> 12/20/2016Pubbed 2025
Murder at Somerset House 03/05Author's initial K or H
Kerry Greenwood
Death Before Wicket 03/18L B Hathaway
The Vanishing of Dr Winter 03/04
Window SwapMarch 2026
Angelina's window San juan Puerto Rico usa
1130 Nov 2025
sea, surf and ocean, river, beach, condo, flats and multiple, beachside appartments, bridge with cars going accross, palm trees and greenery, old ruin in surf ?breakwall, cloudy sky overhead with breaks of blue
2 page numbers in 1130
The Royal Family 2/3 173p
Invasion 15/3 p318
Siege of Mortania 19/3 p140
Moon of Odysseus 20/3 p230
Dungeon Mauling 21/3 p309
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?: The Highs and Lows of an Air Ambulance Doctor 22/3 p311
Simmering Rage 24/3 p143
Pestilence 24/3 p381
The Savage Skillet: Pressure Cooker Book 3: A Isekai Litrpg Slice of Life Monster Adventure 27/3 p193
Blue cover
Dead in the Water 1/3
Clean Sweep 3/3
Sweep with Me 5/3
A Bit of a Stretch 14/3
My Guide Dog is a Wolf Shifter 22/3
Collusion Course 23/3
Snowed in with Death 23/3
Legendborn 31/3
Authors name in Angelina
Sweep of the Blade: Illiona Andrews 4/3
One Fell Sweep: Illiona Andrews 4/3
Set in USA
The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History 2/3
Gerard Demille and Helen Meet 2/3
Sweep in Peace 3/3
Sweep of the Heart 6/3
Starter Villain 24/3
Infernal Desires 28/3
Restoration of Faith 28/3
Book Starts with a letter in Angelina
Legends & Lattes 1/3
The Arctic Incident 7/3
Goblins & Greatcoats 8/3
Alien Racer 18/3
Buildings on cover
The Phoenix and the Carpet 8/3
Nix and Tell 28/3
Never Nix Up 28/3
Don't Give a Nix: A Sapphic Fae Romance 28/3
Published in Nov any year
A Jingle Hell Christmas 6/3
Bookshops & Bonedust 8/3
Brigands & Breadknives 9/3
Black Beauty 31/3
Trees on cover
The Broken System: An Isekai LitRPG 12/3
Published 2025
Secrets of the Purple Pearl 5/3
Cinnamon Bun 6 12/3
Reborn as a Demonic Tree 5 16/3
Reborn as a Demonic Tree 6 18/3
Fresh Meat 21/3
The Exorcist Code 28/3
Beach or large bodies water on cover
A Tale for the Time Being 27/3
The Lightning Thief 31/3
Ideas
character speaks spanish
Window Swap!March 2026
I got Sabeh Cafe's Window in D.C. - December 2025
It's a picture of the city street while it's snowing. I can see people walking. It also contains a Best Buy and an Ihop, so pretty basic.
Options:
Winter setting/snow on cover
Takes place in/around a store
Takes place in a restaurant
MC works/owns a cafe
Takes place in D.C.
Published in December or 2025
Takes place in a city
Book starts with S
Car on the cover
People on the cover
Window SwapMarch 2026
I got New Patio Window in Sherburn, Durham, UK on October 2025
What I saw: I saw you were looking out a big window and there were fruit trees, wooded table and chairs. At one time you could see a reflection of a man walking in and picking something off the table (inside). The ground was pavers and there were potted plants.
Options:
Table and chairs on cover
Home to Walnut Ridge by Diane Moody 3/22
Takes place outside
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 3/15 439 pages
Has lights on the cover An Ordinary Sort of Evil by Kelley Armstrong 03/02 320 pages
Title starts with S, D, U, or K Sweet Little Lies by Jill Shalvis 03/02 384 pages
Author's name starts with N or P Wiggle Room by Darden North 03/03 288 pages
Published in 2025 - Chasing Evil: Shocking Crimes, Supernatural Forces, and an FBI Agent’s Search for Hope and Justice by John Edward 03/01 368 pages
Published in October
Flowers on cover
Who We Used to Be by Caitlin Weaver 3/7 382 pages
Set in a florist
Has a gardener
Escape to Seahaven Bay by Nicola May 3/16 317 pages
Has fruit on the cover
March Window SwapAddies Window is in Hookstown, Pa on November 2025. It looks like a farm or rural setting in the fall or winter. Lots of trees that have lost leaves or brown in color.
Options:
Location in PA
Farm or Rural Setting
Could be a Ranch
Fall or Winter Season
Lots of trees on the cover
Published in November
Published in 2025
Location in the USA
Book: Sandwich
Author: Catherine Newman
Pages: 229
Read: 3/7/26
Rating: 4 ⭐
Fit: Trees on the cover
Book: Red Arrows: A Red Riding Hood Retelling
Author: Laura Burton
Pages: 308/778 via Hoopla
Read: 3/9/26
Rating: 4 ⭐
Fits: Takes place in winter - With the harsh winter weather, it made woods appear barren. p 286 Hoopla
Book: Three Sisters
Author: O.J. Mullen
Pages: 344/1292 pages ebook Hoopla
Read: 3/16/26
Rating: 3⭐
Fits: Takes place in winter - It was a typical Scottish winter's day - p258 Hoopla
Book: Shadow Woman
Author: Linda Howard
Pages: 402/904 pages ebook Libby
Read: 3/24/26
Rating: 5 ⭐
Fits: Takes place in the Virginia which is in the USA - She headed west, into Virginia. p312 ebook Libby
March Window Swap: Snow Blizzard's Window
It is in Ontario, Canada in January 2026. It is a shot of a neighborhood (houses and cars on the side of the road) during winter. There is snow everywhere and it is actively snowing with flakes falling.
Options:
January 2026 publication
January publication
2026 publication
Winter season
Something taking place in a blizzard or snow storm
Location in Ontario or Canada.\
Book: Justice Calling by Annie Bellet
Pages: 154 pages
Read: 03/28
Rating: 3-3.5 stars
Fits: The authors last name begins with a B like in Snow Blizzard (window owner).
I love the idea of this challenge!Purdue's Fall Window
Purdue University
November 2025
What I saw: University setting, lots of foot traffic, trees with golden brown leaves, big buildings...
Options:
- Published in 2025
- Published in November
- University setting
- Set in the fall
- Brown or rust-colored cover
- Buildings on cover
- Title starts with the letter P.
This sounds fun!I see:
- A car wash
- Inside a car
- blue rollers
- white foam
- submitted by Pamela KB
- Water jets
- Red car
- Multicolour lights (Green, blue, red, purple)
- Metal struts
Options:
- Title/Author starts with P
- Water on cover
- Metal on cover
- Character works with metal
- Red car on cover/Character drives a red car
- Road trip theme
- Cover is blue
- Cover has more than 3 colour
- Cover is white
My window:Aloha James's Window
Manila, Phillipines
14:00 November 2025
A road running through the center with city skyscrapers on one side and a more residential area with brightly colored roofs (blue, green, red) on the other.
A billboard with a chicken on it.
There's a really cool looking building that I spent way too long trying to figure out what it is. It turns out it is the SM Aura, a shopping mall.
Book I've chosen:
Accidents Happen and Other Stories
Filipino author
Published in 2025
The word "accidents" in the title plus the meandering lines on the cover reminded me of the road in the center of the window image.
The cover colors match one of the brightly colored houses in the residential area.
Finished 3/7/26
March 2026 Bilbao, Spain January 2026
DONE
smoke or steam Frances Brody 3/9
Blue sky Jan Moran 3/4
evergreen tree Patti Benning 3/2
road Ayla Rose 3/3
roof Agatha Christie 3/14
daytime Rachel Hanna 3/17
black cat Ellery Adams 3/18
Window Swap
March 2026
My Window Swap Challenge (msg 13)
Books Read 🫧5
Tarcins's Home Window 🫧 Eskisehir, Turkiye - November 2025
Description ❱❱ street view; house roof; cloudy sky; people walking; cars, train, motorcycle driving by; spire; apartment building; balconies/windows; trees
🫧published November ❱❱ Kiss of Frost ❱❱ 03.02 ★★★★
🫧autos on cover ❱❱ Naked in Death ❱❱ 03.08 ★★★★★
🫧trees on cover/cloudy sky ❱❱ Night Broken ❱❱ 03.14 ★★★★
🫧trees on cover ❱❱ The Long Way Home ❱❱ 03.08 ★★★
🫧street view ❱❱ Edge of Shadows ❱❱ 03.12 ★★★★
The Challenge FactoryWindow Swap (March)
Duration: March 1 - 31, 2026
Progress: 1 out of 1
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.
Night View's Window - Adalaide Australia
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae - *** - 3/12/2026 - 224 Pages - Big City & Set in the Summer
March 2026 Bilbao, Spain January 2026
DONE
smoke or steam Frances Brody 3/9
Blue sky Jan Moran 3/4
evergreen tree Patti Benning 3/2
road Ayla Rose 3/3
roof Agatha Christie 3/14
daytime Rachel Hanna 3/17
black cat Ellery Adams 3/18
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl (other topics)Invasion (other topics)
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?: The Highs and Lows of an Air Ambulance Doctor (other topics)
Moon of Odysseus (other topics)
Dungeon Mauling (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Issa Rae (other topics)Annie Bellet (other topics)
Agatha Christie (other topics)
Jan Moran (other topics)
Frances Brody (other topics)
More...
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: March 1 - 31, 2026
No page limit.