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As a psychologist who studies personality development, one of Maja Djikic’s biggest insights about what it means to be human is this: Our optimal state is that of continuous growth. Perhaps by some ...

Numerous studies have shown that reading fiction can make you a better person. And, when you grow up reading fictional books, you discover the best version of yourself. It’s because reading fiction ...

The books we choose to read are assumed to shape our outlook and identity, or at least reflect our values in some way. So ...

There's good news about reading, says the National Endowment for the Arts in a report the agency is releasing today. For the first time since the NEA began surveying American reading habits in 1982 -- ...

Readers in 2026 increasingly turn to quieter stories that comfort rather than overwhelm. Healing fiction, often set in cafés, ...

During the pandemic, I provided counseling for several health care providers. These dedicated medical professionals faced overwhelming stress due to: Patients dying at an increasingly higher rate.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A friend sent a meme to a group chat last week that, like many internet memes before it, managed to implant ...

Christian crime novels mirror God’s redemptive story through patterns of creation, ruin, redemption, and restoration. Reading mystery fiction can strengthen moral discernment and help believers ...

1. Fiction and Contexts. Introduction: Reading and Vernacular Fiction. Regarding Books. Basic Definitions. Thoughts on the Changing Social Bases for Reading Audiences 2. Fiction as Text. The Growth of ...