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TELL US: What is Your Favorite Beach Read?

What book will you be tossing in your beach bag this summer?

 

With the sunny weather and warm breezes, there is no denying that summer is definitely here! And summer vacation in New Jersey means throwing on your flip flops and heading down the shore to unwind on the sand.

When people aren't baking in the sun with tunes blasting through their headphones, or swimming in the cool Atlantic, they can be seen sitting and enjoying a book or magazine.

So, what do you read on the beach? Do you take your free time to peruse through tabloid magazines and catch up on celebrity gossip? Do you lose yourself in the intensity and suspense of a mystery thriller? Do you try to make your way through every book that is on the New York Times Bestsellers list? Do you read biographies or autobiographies of your favorite well-known public figures? Do you try to take the time to feel more cultured and dive into classic literature that you've never read before? Or, do you have one special go-to book that you can never get enough of?

Tell us in the comments! What is your favorite beach read?

(Also, do you go the old-fashioned way and bring an actual book or magazine to the beach, or do you now read on a tablet?)

Related Topics: Summer Guide and Summer Reading

Joshua

8:09 am on Monday, June 11, 2012

The New York Times ( although it can be difficult to keep together on a windy day ;)

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Kaitlyn Anness

9:15 am on Monday, June 11, 2012

I may be late to the game, but I'm still reading The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo series--hope to finish the second one with my toes in the sand!

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Chelsea Naso

10:24 am on Monday, June 11, 2012

I haven't been brave enough to bring my iPad to the beach. I'm worried the sand will ruin it! I love to read fiction while sunbathing, but I am guilty of cracking open a few tabloids.

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LisaMarie Berger

5:59 pm on Monday, June 11, 2012

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. I need to read the book before the movie comes out!

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Ish Kabiblell

6:10 pm on Monday, June 11, 2012

I love the book "Rethinking Algorithms" . The sounds of the waves and the sight of pretty women strolling the beach makes this modern classic even more exciting!

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Kaitlyn Anness

7:53 pm on Monday, June 11, 2012

Does anyone have experience with bringing something like the iPad or Kindle Fire to the beach? I'd imagine the glare would be problematic, I kept my original Kindle after getting the fire so I'd still be able to read outside!

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SRich

7:05 am on Monday, June 18, 2012

Yes, it is not so good at beach! It overheats and shuts down often and the glare is terrible. Stay with the kindle for beach reading!

Claire Gallin

11:19 pm on Monday, June 11, 2012

I found a new novel available for Kindle or in print online @ amazon.com or Barnesandnoble.com. It's called The Outcast Prophet of Bensonhurst by Marco Manfre....a MUST if you're from Brooklyn!

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