Literary Cats vacation in places of fact and fiction.
Do You Plan Vacation Reading for the Way You Travel… or simply grab a book to read?
Beyond Beaches helps you choose vacation reading that fits where you’re going, how you want to feel, and what you want reading to add to your time away.
Some vacations ask for a book that lets you rest.
Some ask for a story that helps you feel the place beneath your feet.
Some begin when reading a book makes you want to pack a bag.
Hi, I'm Susan.
I believe reading can improve just about everything, even vacations…when we give some thought to which books are best read on which kinds of vacations.
Read about Beyond Beaches, Susan, and Literary Cats
Give vacation reading some thought because...
The right stories to read on vacation are not chosen by genre or weight or page count.
Great vacation reading happens when a story comfortably fits into the vacation experience.
We help you find the books that
- Fit your trip location and activities
- Fit your mood
- Fit the time you'll have to read
- Fit the way you like to read
- Give you the kind of pleasure, perspective, escape, or connection you're looking for
And, of course, - Fit into your suitcase, phone, or tablet
While there's no wrong book to read, your vacation may not have a place or time for you to enjoy reading just any book you grab.
You're planning a vacation where reading has a place and purpose…you're not just looking for a book to read.
Find books that are right for you…on your vacation.
As any Literary Cat can tell you:
"Once you open a book's cover, the story inside whisks you away quicker than an airplane takes flight."
Happens to us wherever we read, on vacation or not.
Plan Your Vacation with Books in Mind
Vacations differ. Readers differ. Books most certainly differ.
That is why Beyond Beaches does not hand every traveler the same beach book and call the matter settled. We prefer a more curious approach — where you first consider:
- Where you're going
- How you want to feel
- What you'll be doing
- Who will be with you
- What you want reading to add to your trip
When you are as curious as a literary cat, you won't ask "What should I read?"
You'll ask questions that lead you to the right travel companion to tuck into your book bag…for whatever kind of vacation you're taking.
Whether you are
- Packing for a beach week — with long afternoons for read family sagas and complex plot lines
- Chasing fresh mountain air — anticipating evenings near a warm fire, comfy chair, and characters tangled in romances
- Already on vacation but your mind is lingering on work — needing an emotional tug to shift your mood
- Squeezing in reading time between family interruptions, disappearing sunglasses, or some other vacation crisis — wishing for a quick distraction with short chapters and plenty of humor
Or maybe you're not traveling at all but craving a getaway. Escape fiction and cozy mysteries may be your best quick fix…or an immersive dive into adventurous places you wish to experience someday.
Every vacation asks something different from a book, and every book contributes something different to a vacation.
Match your reading to the vacation you want to enjoy— or match your vacation to the books you want to read.
For successful vacation reading, plan vacations with books in mind.
The Right Book Changes Everything