What’s the best place to read a book? Some people say every book has its season. I contend that every book has a particular place that will enrich its reading.
I find that cozy English mysteries are best read when you are wrapped in a soft quilt, on a big couch, in front of fire in the fire place. In this setting it doesn’t take a lot to imagine the weekend gone awry at an English country estate.
Summer is the best time to read pot-boilers. Could you imagine reading Judith Krantz’s steamy book Scruples anywhere else besides a sandy beach?
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Isn’t a cookbook better when it's read in a kitchen? When I read Julie and Julia by Julie Powell, I always found myself sitting in the kitchen. Of course I was reading while waiting for cookies to come out of the oven.
I am a fan of management expert Peter Drucker, but as much as I like him, he can’t hold my attention if I try to read his books at home. At work he’s a riveting read; at home he’s a cure for insomnia.
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Perhaps finding the right location for reading a book is a new way to renew your interest in reading. My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George is the perfect book to read in a tent pitched in the backyard. Where better to read a biography of Babe Ruth than a baseball stadium?
This summer, we hope you have the best time finding the best places to read a book. If you need suggestions on where a particular book is best read, let us know; we‘ve got lots of ideas.
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