What Will You Read in Your Outdoor Day Bed?

There’s nothing better than curling up with a good book—unless it’s curling up with a good book in your outdoor daybed, combining the warmth of the sun with a comfy lounging spot, a cool drink and a great read. You might do your summer reading in the garden surrounded by flowers, under the fan in the el fresco room or next to the pool, but there’s no doubt that the best place to read outdoors is on an outdoor daybed from Outdoor Furniture Ideas. If you don’t have a reading list for next summer yet, you might consider a few of these popular books:

Reading Books Outdoors

Chill With Thrills

Lose hours with a great fictional thriller like Rosamund Lupton’s Sister, sure to keep you on the edge of your sun-splashed seat, or a nonfiction tale of suspense, such as 2012 Queensland Literary Award winner The People Smuggler, Robin De Crespigny’s account of Ali Al Jenabi’s flight from Saddam Hussein's torture chambers and his international odyssey to reunite his family.

Live a Fantasy

If you haven’t yet read George R.R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire series, set in the fictional fantasy world of the Seven Kingdoms, there’s no time like the present. Begin with the first novel, A Game of Thrones, and get comfy on that daybed—you’ll be there a while. If you like your fantasy a little more, well, female-orientated, then go for Deborah Harkness’ All Souls Trilogy, beginning with A Discovery of Witches.

Fall in Love

Already finished all the books in the Fifty Shades of Gray series? Try a whole different kind of romance with Graeme Simison’s The Rosie Project, the hilarious and heartwarming story of a quirky guy who falls in love with a woman he’s certain is the last one on earth he’s looking for. Of course, hijinks follow.

Get Lit(erary)

Impress your neighbours when you lie on your outdoor daybed reading some very highbrow literary fiction. Try Donna Tartt’s The Secret History if you loveLord of the Flies, or try Anna Funder’s 2012 Miles Franklin Literary Award-winningAll That I Am. It’s a story of love, adventure and betrayal, and it follows two young couples involved in the WWII German resistance.

Lose Track of Time

Travel back in time with historical fiction. Go with an instant classic like Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall, set in Tudor England, or Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, the story of one girl’s daring during the dangerous days of Nazi Germany.

Don’t Forget the Daybed

Don’t have a daybed yet? The books can wait—go straight to Outdoor Furniture Ideas’ website to see a selection of daybeds that will make you wish you could bring the outdoors inside. From compact daybeds perfect for balconies or smaller outdoor spaces to big daybeds with room enough for two, three or even more readers and their books, Outdoor Furniture Ideas has the daybed that’s the right fit for you and your garden, balcony, el fresco room or poolside.