READER'S ROCK LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE VOL 2 ISSUE 4 NOVEMBER 2014 VOL 2 ISSUE 9 JUNE 2015 | Page 17

airport in a relatively shorter period of time. And the
friend who will be spending time on the beach wants a
book with chapters so she can read a chapter or two,
then take a break… perhaps she'll go into the water or
visit the boardwalk for a snack. She knows from past
history that she needs these chapter breaks to avoid
being engrossed in the book to the point of getting a
sunburn!
Over the past month as I connected with my friends
with travel plans, these book discussions have given me
a whole new appreciation for promoting books for
summer reading lists! I've also had the opportunity to
chat with some folks in doctors' offices as I travel
through my current medical issues. Again, book
discussions with the avid readers who carry their books
with them to their appointments has also given me
some interesting insight into what people are reading,
why people are reading the books they've chosen and
how these people choose their books.
Which type of reader are you? Do you have a list of
favorite authors whose books you read, a list from
which you rarely deviate? Do you have a specific genre
that you read; again, rarely deviating from that topic?
Are you a more eclectic reader who has a work related
book on your pile atop a romance novel that will be a
good read just for fun that covers another book that a
friend recommended? Are you a reader that is tempted
to read books from the New York Times Best Sellers
List? Do you read books that become movies – reading
the books first or reading the book after the movie –
giving yourself a chance to compare the two?
As summer arrives, be a reader! For fun. For work. For
travel vicariously through reading. ENJOY!