Does your reading change during the summer?
Does your reading change during the summer?Description
Have you ever wondered why we have "summer reads" but not winter or spring or fall reads? We both had various associations with "summer reading," namely from being kids out of school and having the languorous expanse of the summer stretching out in front of us. But we wondered what is really behind this phenomenon. Join us to find out more and hear about our own summer TBR lists.
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Books we're reading in this episode:
Dragon Haven (Rain Wild Chronicles 2) by Robin Hobb
Swift and Saddled by (Rebel Blue Ranch #2) by Lyla Sage
Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin
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Sources listed in the order they appear in the episode:
- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/31/books/a-brief-history-of-summer-reading.html
- https://www.npr.org/2025/05/20/nx-s1-5405022/fake-summer-reading-list-ai
- https://lindac.substack.com/p/why-do-writers-use-ai
- https://lithub.com/50-of-the-greatest-summer-novels-of-all-time/
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Intro and outro music: "The Chase," by Aves.
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