A few questions for you to answer before Friday's Smart Talk:

Is reading a book a big part of how you relax on vacation?

When you go on vacation, do you take the books you want to read along with all your other vacation necessities or buy books at your destination?

Do you change the kind of books you read when on vacation -- maybe looking for something a little lighter or more fun?

What is the ultimate summer book?

These are all important questions that are part of Friday's Smart Talk discussion. It's our annual "books for the beach or on summer vacation" program.

We've assembled a panel of book lovers and sellers to recommend summer books and describe their favorites. With the kids off school, we'll have a list of books for them to read as well.

Appearing on the program are Catherine Lawrence, co-owner of the Midtown Scholar Book Store in Harrisburg, Jon Walker, who reviews books on his blog jonosbookreviews.com and has just published his first book called A Certain Cast of Light and Travis Kurowski, an assistant professor of creative writing at York College of Pennsylvania.

We'd like to hear from you too! What books do you want to read this summer? What's the ultimate summer book?