Ginger Horton

It does.

It feels like a sigh of relief.

I love just the exhale that a reading retreat is, whether that is a literal one, as Anne mentioned, some people build their summer, the start of their summer around the summer reading guide, taking days off.

booking an Airbnb, traveling to a location.

But I think even if it's just figurative, I remember last or two summers ago, we had a specific genius moves class that was all about summer genius moves.

And one reader said that she has this hour of the day that she opens up the front door.

She has a screen on it and she pretends she's reading on like a screened in porch because no bugs, all books was what she said.

No bugs, all books.

It can be 20 minutes, but somehow you are creating this space for your reading life.

And we keep hearing that recently from readers that, again, the publishing landscape is overwhelming in the best possible way.

We love that big book party.

But what we also want is just space to slow down, to savor.

Man, I think about all those summers when you were a kid, speaking of homework, where you would prop your feet up, you'd turn on the ceiling fan, maybe just me, I lived in the American South.

And you just like had this long, expansive time to read.

And that is the vibe I'm going for this summer.

Yeah, like Anne mentioned, anti-boring is absolutely what we're after.

But there is nothing boring about sinking into that comfortable reading chair or comfortable reading spot and then your heart beating out your chest because you cannot stop turning the page.

So absolutely, comfort can mean multiple things, but there is no more comfortable place for me to be.

And I was telling Anne before we started this call that I had gone through as I proofread and noted the 15 books that I want to read for the summer based on my own reading intentions.

15 for 15.