{"product_id":"books-for-idle-hours-donna-harrington-lueker-9781625343833","title":"Books for Idle Hours: Nineteenth-Century Publishing and the Rise of Summer Reading","description":"The publishing phenomenon of summer reading, often focused on novels set in vacation destinations, started in the nineteenth century, as both print culture and tourist culture expanded in the United States. As an emerging middle class increasingly embraced summer leisure as a marker of social status, book publishers sought new market opportunities, authors discovered a growing readership, and more readers indulged in lighter fare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on publishing records, book reviews, readers' diaries, and popular novels of the period, Donna Harrington-Lueker explores the beginning of summer reading and the backlash against it. Countering fears about the dangers of leisurely reading--especially for young women--publishers framed summer reading not as a disreputable habit but as a respectable pastime and welcome respite. \u003ci\u003eBooks for Idle Hours\u003c\/i\u003e sheds new light on an ongoing seasonal publishing tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donna Harrington-Lueker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1625343833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625343833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Donna Harrington-Lueker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984691462399,"sku":"9781625343833","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_58bd7106-17b2-4ee9-9ac8-2643357551bb.jpg?v=1683273710","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/books-for-idle-hours-donna-harrington-lueker-9781625343833","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}