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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: April 1 - 30, 2026
No page limit.

I'm in.
Duration: April 1 - 30, 2026

The window I got was Alessandra P's window. It's in Philadelphia, PA. It was posted October, 2025.

I saw:
a cat sleeping in the window
people walking by
a patio umbrella, chair and table
some sort of canal or small river right by the patio
something mysterious floating in the water

I can use:
A or P for title
A or P for author's initial Anne Eliot's Almost 4/7 ***
set in October Anna Lee Huber's Mortal Arts 4/3 ****
2025
Philadelphia, PA, USA

I think I can work with these.

Window Swap
April 01-30, 2026 🎈

Pickle's Lookout Window
Australia 2025

Sweet cat washing up in front of window, with traffic visible through the outdoor greenery.

Cat
Rhythm and Clues 04/02
No Cats Allowed 04/09
Yarn to Go 04/26

Face
A Pretty Deceit 04/10
Murder at Cottonwood Creek 04/12
The Ducal Detective 04/27

Ears
Murder at a Scottish Social

Eyes
Peg and Rose Play the Ponies 04/16

Nose
Lost in Las Vegas 04/11

Mouth
Mustard's Last Stand 04/14

Windows
Keeper of the Castle 04/11
To Catch a Witch 04/21

Trees
A Meditation on Murder 04/19
A Witch to Remember 04/28

Cars
The Brighton Murders 04/04
Murder On A Country Lane 04/24

Light
Mrs. Jeffries Defends Her Own 04/22
No Bones About It: A Lexi Carmichael Mystery 04/28

Window Swap
April 2026

Gabala, Yengija, Azərbayca September 25 "Rainy Day Window"

2 picnic shelters in a park like setting on a rainy day. Van drove by in background. Brick walkway. Puddles. bare tree limbs and bushes/trees with leaves. Puddles and mud. Tables and benches. Geometric "walls" of squares. Fence. Lamp posts

water on road 4/12
road 4/1
Geometric "walls" 4/13
clouds 4/5
mist 4/17
mist 4/6
table 4/7

Window Swap (April)
Duration: April 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026

My Window:
Bethibeibee's Window
Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis
11:34, December 2025

The view is from a balcony overlooking a small ocean side town. There's a cruise ship sailing in the distance. A cute pink bungalow in the center of the view. Lots of trees between houses, wind is blowing pretty heavily in the trees.

My Book:

Completed 4/14/26
Bertram Roach was born in Nevis, and the book largely takes place in St Kitts and Nevis.
Tree on the cover similar to trees in the window.

My Window:
David's Window
Barcelona, Spain
November 2025

I see:
Apartment Buildings, trees, some people on the street and some lines? I assume for hanging laundry.

Could possibly read:
author/MC named David
published in November/2025
takes place in the fall
Spain as a setting
Trees on the cover
something to do with laundry? maybe

My Window:

Stories Beach Storm's Window
Campbell River, BC, Canada
10:00 October 2025
Two people walking on beach on stormy, gloomy day. Looks like rainy fall weather. Dark grey clouds. Beach grass and logs piled up. Wind blowing

Heffy's window Lagos Nigeria
11:02 Dec 2025
Trees rustling in the wind, people walking around on the lower levels and occasional motorbike going past. Apartment buildings and ?shacks on the lower levels. Blue sky, no clouds. railing of the window in view along with power lines.

Published Dec of any year


two of 1102 in pages


one person on cover


Authors initials in Lagos Nigeria


Published 2025


Cover mostly blue or green


Trees on cover


house or urban view on cover


Ideas
Set in Africa

Window:
Granny D's Window

Ideas for Books:
Derrylin, UK
July 2025
Windy
Trees
Bushes
Purple Flowers
Leaves
Grass
Sunset
Fence

Books Read:
1. Death of a Messenger by Robert McCaw - 4/3
How it Fits: Leaves on Cover


2. Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz
- 4/11
How it Fits: Purple flowers on cover

Window Swap
April 2026

My Window Swap Challenge (msg 11)

Books Read💥12

Rainy's Window💥Ann Arbor, MI - May 2021
Description 💥local street view; brick home; rooftop terrace; trees; bushes; car traffic; bicycler; rainy; woman with umbrella walking; windy; walkers in rain gear; police car; window blinds visible




💥MCs sit on balcony ❱❱ To Kill a Badger ❱❱ 04.04 ★★★★
💥features law enforcement/police ❱❱ Her Lone Wolf ❱❱ 04.06 ★★★
💥MC walks in rain ❱❱ Daydreamer ❱❱ 04.10 ★★★★
💥features law enforcement/police ❱❱ Stolen in Death ❱❱ 04.11 ★★★★
💥window blinds ❱❱ Sweet Revenge ❱❱ 04.29 ★★★
💥trees on cover ❱❱ Wild Rescue ❱❱ 04.20 ★★★
💥home on cover ❱❱ First Witches Club ❱❱ 04.30 ★★★★
💥home/bushes on cover ❱❱ Love Restored ❱❱ 04.23 ★★★
💥bushes on cover ❱❱ Wild Irish Ride ❱❱ 04.22 ★★★
💥published May ❱❱ Dark Frost ❱❱ 04.24 ★★★
💥published May ❱❱ All Systems Red ❱❱ 04.12 ★★★★
💥published May ❱❱ My Friends ❱❱ 04.18 ★★★

Gabby wrote: "Heffy's window Lagos Nigeria
11:02 Dec 2025
Trees rustling in the wind, people walking around on the lower levles and occasional motorbike going past. Apartment buildings and ?shacks on the lower l..."

I'm not sure what type of books you like but if you want a recommendation, I just finished the book Cursed Daughters, which takes places in Lagos, Nigeria! I really liked it, it was hard to put down. Rated it 4 stars :)

What an interesting idea! I'll give it a try.

Window Swap - April
Timeframe: 4/1/26 - 4/30/26
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Set in Maui, March 2025
Hyatt Residence Club’s Window

Tropical location
Palm Trees, Umbrella, Pool, Green Grass, Beach chairs, Person in a bathing suit walking by, Sunshine

1. Pub 2025 - The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen - 4/7/26 ♥♥♥

2. Set in a lodge/hotel - Maybe This Once by Sophie Sullivan - 4/29/26 ♥♥♥♥

Window Swap - April
April 1, 2026-April 30, 2026

I got Morning Wien's window from Vienna, Austria. It was taken in May of 2025 at 5:58 AM.

It's mostly a sky during sunrise. The sun is about midway into the sky and there are birds flying. There are a lot of clouds in the sky and along the bottom of the window, you can see mostly just the tops of the cityscape. It's still not fully light outside so you can't really make out any of the buildings, fully, but one of the buildings is St. Stephen's Cathedral. There are also multiple large building construction cranes.



I can use:
-Books set in Vienna or Austria
-M or W for author's initials (Based on submitter's initials)

-Books published in May or in 2025

-Books about religion
-Books with a sunrise on the cover

The Challenge Factory
Window Swap (April)
Duration: April 1 - 30, 2026

Progress: 0 out of 3

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: April 1 - 30, 2026
No page limit.

Description:
Woods, No Buildings, No People, Ukraine
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2.
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Amanda wrote: "Gabby wrote: "Heffy's window Lagos Nigeria
11:02 Dec 2025
Trees rustling in the wind, people walking around on the lower levles and occasional motorbike going past. Apartment buildings and ?shacks ..."

I will look into it, :D thanks! Sorry didn't see your comment until today *facepalm*

A good month!! Thanks Lanelle
Updated post: My Window Swap Challenge (msg 11)

Books Read💥12

This was fun! I found a couple that worked this month.

Window Swap - April
Timeframe: 4/1/26 - 4/30/26
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Set in Maui, March 2025
Hyatt Residence Club’s Window

Tropical location
Palm Trees, Umbrella, Pool, Green Grass, Beach chairs, Person in a bathing suit walking by, Sunshine

1. Pub 2025 - The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen - 4/7/26 ♥♥♥

2. Set in a lodge/hotel - Maybe This Once by Sophie Sullivan - 4/29/26 ♥♥♥♥