Fall is upon us: shorter, cooler days perfect for reading
Labor Day Weekend is now long behind us and fall is quickly approaching. The weather is getting progressively cooler in many cities around the country. For me, fall means the beginning of the "reading season", as I do a lot more reading during the fall and winter months than any other season.
Here’s a small excerpt from Critical Mass, a blog I read regularly that I think captures fall pretty well:
YESTERDAY in New York, it felt like we began our axial tilt toward fall. The light had gone thin and all the buildings in Flatiron stood out in their stately gray. The air had that quick crisp snap. For some reason I always think of this as the start of reading season. Winter’s harshest months feel like times to be endured. Spring pries you from the house. In fall you have a choice of staying in or putting on a sweater and remaining outside. All my fondest memories of reading come from this time — of those weekends spent bivouacked in a book while the world swirls on toward winter.
During the summertime, many people are busy going on vacation, spending time at the pool (if you’re lucky enough to have a pool), and in general enjoying the good weather. In fact, most bloggers will tell you that they see a sharp decline in readership during the summer months, and use that time to do some blog maintenance.
Now that September is almost over, I’m starting to think about my reading list for fall/winter. There’s nothing like a large stack of good books to whittle away those dark, cold days!
When do you do most of your reading?
