Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish meme originally created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and hosted by Aria @ Book Nook Bits, where every Friday, bloggers write discussion posts based on a weekly prompt and Dini @ dinipandareads has cohosted since the beginning of 2025.
This week’s topic is:
September 5: In Which Season Do You Do Your Best Reading? (Jillian @ Jillian the Bookish Butterfly)
Prompts: Is there a month, quarter or other specific time of year when you do your most reading and why do you think that is? Does this tend to fluctuate every year or is your reading pretty ‘steady’?
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Is there a month, quarter or other specific time of year when you do your most reading and why do you think that is?
I actually don’t know! I feel like my automatic answer is fall (but hello I live in Hawaii – it doesn’t get cold here! 😅). But fall is BUSY – holidays, my kids school projects, etc….so…maybe winter? Because the sun sets faster and I do my best reading at night.
Does this tend to fluctuate every year or is your reading pretty ‘steady’?
Now, if the topic was when do I read the most…according to the arcs I was given this year, it seems like major publishing dates occur in July and September. So I will say according to this year alone, I had so many arcs to read for these 2 months out of the whole year. December is such a dry spell – is everyone just busy? 😅
August Topics:
September 5: In Which Season Do You Do Your Best Reading? (Jillian @ Jillian the Bookish Butterfly)
Prompts: Is there a month, quarter or other specific time of year when you do your most reading and why do you think that is? Does this tend to fluctuate every year or is your reading pretty ‘steady’?
September 12: Following the Reader
Prompts: What makes you want to follow a bookish account on social media? What makes you want to follow a book blog? Are you very discerning or do you follow back whoever follows you? Do you prefer or find it easier to engage with other readers on one platform over the other (i.e. blogs vs. bookstagram or booktok)?
September 19: Favourite Genre Recommendations
Prompts: What is your favourite genre(s) and what makes it your favourite? If someone wanted to try your favourite genre(s), what are five books that you would recommend to them and why those books specifically? Has your favorite genre changed over time?
September 26: Are Published Books Losing Quality? The Impact of Social Media Platforms and Trope-Based Marketing
Prompts: Reading has become increasingly more “popular” due to platforms like booktok and bookstagram, which tend to promote certain types of books. It has also given rise to the “trope only” marketing trend. Do you think the hype that’s been created on these platforms has impacted the quality of books that are published these days? Do you think it’s impacting only certain genres or do you notice it across all genres? How do you think this will impact book quality and publishing in the years to come (i.e. is it just a phase or will it continue)?
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Ooh, that’s an interesting and good point regarding the ARCs! I don’t get a lot of them so that’s not usually a consideration for me but another blogger said something similar for those two periods of the year because that’s usually when publishers release the most books! Great post and thanks for joining LTB this week 🙂
Thanks Dini – and yes now I know, not too request too many during those two months even though it’s enticing lol.
I think I read more in the winter months, given the longer darker evenings📚
I think a lot of people had said they read more in the winter months – but it makes total sense! The cozy vibes and long evenings. 🥰
For sure 💛📚
I think I usually read most during both winter (when it’s too cold to be outside) and summer (when it’s too hot to be outside because I have a sun/heat allergy). Spring and Fall usually mean lots of gardening and other activities, although I’m learning to get used to audiobooks and that might help even things about in the future.
And I agree with you about the ARCs! My most busy ARC months were June and July, and December is looking quite empty so far. Not a bad thing though with the holidays and everything. 😉
That makes lots of sense that you would be reading more during winter and summer. I’m getting used to audiobooks also, and I think that has added to me reading more this year. December is very empty for me when it comes to arcs but yes it’s probably because everyone is busy due to the holidays!