![]() But, like, the joke is on her, because I don’t really sit in the sun at all. ![]() I love this post so much, especially after one of my doctors warned me not to sit in the sun because of one of my medications. Some links (including all Amazon links) are affiliate links. But thanks to the power of the readerly imagination, simply reading about these cold settings brings a little bit of relief. Will I actually, objectively feel colder by reading these books? Not unless I crank up the air conditioning. I can transport myself to Alaska, Russia, or fictional frigid settings and imagine a time and place (likely only a few months from now) when I won’t feel as hot as I do right now. I might not want to experience an isolated snowstorm or sub-zero temps but that’s the beauty of literature. But when it comes to those extra hot and humid summer days, sometimes what I need is a vicarious way to escape the sweltering heat-and that’s when I find myself reaching for novels set in cold places instead. (You know we love a good beach read around here, or a summery summer read!) I typically love to match my books to the season I’m in. Around here we are big fans of seasonal reading.
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