I could probably justify each season being the best for reading in some way. In winter, there's nothing else to do, so why not snuggle up under the covers or in front of the fireplace with a good book? In summer...well, it's not called 'Summer Reading' for nothin'! Beach reads, pool reads, it's always good reading when it's in the sun. Fall...eh, I don't have much for that one. But SPRING! Spring, I think, is my favorite time to read. In the winter, I end up either falling asleep under those warm covers or just watching a movie (my viewing of TV on DVD increases dramatically during this time). In summer, I end up dozing on the beach or by the pool (sleep is a pattern with me, as you can see). But in spring, I can finally get out of the stuffy indoors and plop down on a bench in the park. Back in high school, I used to park myself on the porch swing or in the hammock and read for hours after school. It's probably the biggest thing I miss about the way of life outside of the Big Apple.
I always have a pretty good queue of books to read, but right now I feel like I have a GREAT one...just in time for what I have officially dubbed Spring Reading. On my list (and these are just the NEWEST of the great!):
- Carolina Moon by Jill McCorkle (you know my McCorkle love, and this is only 1 of the 5 or so I have waiting patiently on my shelf)
- The Boy Who Loved Tornadoes by Randi Davenport
- The Bird Room by Chris Killen
- Postcards from a Dead Girl by Kirk Farber
- The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard
- Crazy Heart by Thomas Cobb
- The Old Man and Me by Elaine Dundy
- Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger by Lee Smith
- The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
- The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
Have you read any of these?
What's your favorite reading season? And what are YOU excited to read?
