Set the mood for summer, the literary way

It's almost the first day of summer, and these two literary posts are perfectly timed for it, in our opinion.

The New York Times profiled Footnotes From the Most Fascinating Museums, which author and illustrator Bob Eckstein hopes will guide many a summer vacation this year and beyond.

And in keeping with the theme of heat, Book Riot shares news that lingerie company Pour Moi used Goodreads data to determine the hottest — as in steamiest — books on BookTok.

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