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        76% of readers say books slow summer down, yet many feel they must earn time to read
The summer of childhood had a different quality to it. The days felt unscheduled, the weeks unhurried, and the season itself stretched on in a way the calendar did not quite explain. A new survey found that many readers believe the endless summer feeling is gone, and that the one thing most associated with getting it back is also the thing they feel least entitled to do.
Updated June 8, 2026 at 1:15 AM