Book lovers love summer. Why? Because of beach reads and vacation reads, of course! What’s on your summer reading list?

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Summer reading is different than school or work reading. You get to read what you want, when you want, where you want. Basically, the definition of happiness.

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Plus there is a lot more time to read.

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Vacation time! The book you read on vacation becomes part of the experience. It’s a vacation within a vacation.

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Need a break from the people with whom you’re vacationing? You know what to do.

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Not going on vacation this year? Read a book, or two, or three. You’ll take several trips in your mind.

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T.S. Eliot wrote in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, “I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.” And read a book. A good book plus a body of water equals bliss.

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It’s even better when you find a reading buddy.

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Hammocks and books go well together too.

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Extra sunlight hours mean more time to read.

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While everyone is at movies, you’re at home reading.

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