Why beach reading has never gone out of fashion
Are you more into romantic books or philosophical essays?
Sarah Jessica Parker
Lady Diana
Sophia Richie
Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner
Dua Lipa
Lady Gaga
Selena Gomez
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July 11th, 2023
July 11th, 2023
By the end of your holiday, you should have made it to the last page. A difficult goal if you are in a beach club in Mykonos where the music is already loud at 4pm. If, on the other hand, you are chilling in a secluded spot, get a big beach bag and experiment with new genres of literature.
History of beach books
According to The New Yorker, the summer novel emerged in the Victorian era, parallel to the spread of the holiday culture. The phenomenon of the beach book, often associated with gender stereotypes, becomes so popular thanks to the falling cost of book production and becomes a big business opportunity for publishers. Paper books still have their appeal and on the beach they tell us something about ourselves like an accessory.
These are the celebrities who like to read on the beach
The It girls are certainly not immune to the charms of a good book on the sand (or on their own yacht) and prefer introspective essays, ideas to ponder under the sun. Kendall Jenner and Dua Lipa are the most paparazzi around a book. From the most exclusive resorts to the Californian beach, even the stars of Sex and the City do not forget their summer reading.
Dua Lipa
Lady Gaga
Sarah Jessica Parker
Lana Del Ray
Lady Diana
Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner
Sophia Richie
Selena Gomez
The book is much more than an accessory to match your beach towel. It is a must-have for the day at the beach, which becomes an opportunity to relax the mind with a frivolous story or to focus it on challenging content. But these are not factions to take sides with, but rather references to draw inspiration from for your next summer read.
Romantic beach books
With their colourful covers that look like they were designed to match our favourite bikinis, "beach books" are so-called romance novels and contain sappy stories somewhere between dreamy and cheesy, which is why we like them so much. They must be as light-hearted as a swim in the crystal-clear sea and so captivating that the pages pass quickly. There must be no lack of spicy details, like in a story between best friends.
High literature
Between the great classics of literature, essays on specific topics and research texts, time on the beach is a precious moment to consider the issues to which we have no other space to devote during the rest of the year. And so, between a dip in the sea and a cocktail, you become an expert on Scandinavian design.
Beyond books: games, crosswords and quizzes for the beach
For those who do not like reading or prefer a social activity, there are also book-sized quiz games reminiscent of primary school homework diary.