by Emily
Okay, it’s a controversial question this week: do you take books onto the beach?
There will be some people who are adamantly against this. They loathe the idea that their books could get dirty or dishevelled in any way, and in the main, I have to be honest and admit that I am in this camp!
Books are precious. They become companions to me and accompany me on some of the most adventurous moments of my life…and they are the friends I can curl up with under a blanket when I don’t want to leave the house.
I wouldn’t allow my friends to get damaged!
…having said that.
I also have to admit that there is a very rich joy in reading on the beach. Sunshine, sand, the sound of the waves breaking on the shore…the only two things you need alongside that is a book and a cool drink of your choice.
When I was a child, my parents would buy me a book from a charity shop for every day of the holiday. Each morning I would wake up and there would be a new book waiting for me on the carpet. Being able to take it to the beach to enjoy was such a huge part of my childhood experience.
So: I guess I fall into book camps. Books on the beach, yes, but usually a duplicate copy if it’s a book I really love 😅
What about you – are you the sort of person who takes books to the beach?
Emily E K Murdoch 
I am not a beach person, but I do love to read in nature. Near a lake with lots of trees, shade, and a cool breeze. I am very, VERY protective about my books–I don’t even read the few books I own because I need them to be pristine. My reading material comes from the library. Those books are already tattered, stained, and creased, which makes them perfectly broken in for my reading. So for anyone who doesn’t want to take their books to the beach for fear of sand, water, or travel, consider the library book version.
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