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The weather in the New York area has been soupy for about a month now. Wilting is a good adjective to describe how I feel as soon as I leave the house.

But it did not keep me from joining up with some fellow book-loving friends in the city at the Bryant Park Reading Room to hear both Marjan Kamali, the author of THE LION WOMEN OF TEHRAN, and Ann Hood, the author of THE STOLEN CHILD (both books are Bookreporter.com Bets On selections), talk about their work.

I think I figured out why I read more during the summer. I am outside where there is less to pick up, organize, clean up or otherwise move around. Yes, I will shift flowers around or come up with ideas on how to better enjoy entertaining. But for the most part, I am happy to just float or stand in the pool with a book, or hibernate in the “Cleopatra” tent. Life is just a tad easier.

As promised, I spent the holiday weekend reading. There is an art to reading in the pool. If I have an advance copy, I do not worry about getting it wet. So I can float in the pool with the book, or walk around with it as shown above with BAD TOURISTS by Caro Carver. (My husband snapped this picture when I was not looking.) If it is a hardcover, I instead read standing at the side of the pool, which is how I read THE CLIFFS by J. Courtney Sullivan. (We are reviewing both this week, and they also will be Bookreporter.com Bets On selections.) When floating, another option is audio, which I have been doing so I can enjoy more books.