Michelle Dean Vacation reading is not a new concept. Ever since the 19th century, when novels were considered relatively sinful indulgences, leisure and fiction-reading have been closely associated. – Michelle Dean Century Quotes Closely Quotes Concept Quotes Considered Quotes Fictionreading Quotes Indulgences Quotes Leisure Quotes Novels Quotes Reading Quotes Sinful Quotes Vacation Quotes Many people, I’ve noticed by informally polling friends, are prone to distinguishing a beach read by genre. Some people thought all thrillers are beach reads; others thought all romances are. Some people thought only mass market paperbacks are eligible for beach read standards. The ‘beach read’ has become such a ubiquitous concept in contemporary literature that we assume it has always been around. In fact, the term only emerged in the 1990s, usually in book trade publications such as ‘Booklist’ and ‘Publisher’s Weekly.’
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