Does your desk reflect your mind? If that's true, then mine has quite the story to tell. It's a part workspace and part sanctuatry. Every object on it has a reason for being there, even if that reason is: I just didn't feel like moving it. Here's a look at things I keep the closest, and why they matter more than they should.

Bored? Read all of your favourite books? Can’t move on to another book? Sounds like a reading slump. We have all been here—the awkward in-between stage after reading a mind-blowing book or an exhaustingly mediocre book. Don’t worry! There is nothing permanent about this, and it can easily be treated. It’s a great opportunity to switch up your reading habits, try something new, and perhaps fall in love with reading even more.

There’s a certain essence about summer that invites readers to vanish—not as a whole, just enough to let five books slip into your suitcase alongside a bottle of sunscreen. Enough to make your current read a travel companion for adventures and unexpected airport delays. 

Let’s be honest. Summer is for three things: reading, reading, and—oh wait—there’s just more reading. But when the sun’s out and your to-be-read pile looks like a delicious buffet, there’s only one thing on your to-do list. Whether you're under a tree annotating a book or protecting your paperback from the poolside sprinkles, summer reading is a lifestyle, and this is how you do it right.