Bookish Diversions: Cure for What Ails
The Restorative Power of Poetry and Fiction, Inflation and Book Prices, Making Books, More
¶ Sounds good to me. “What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and a cup of coffee?”—Anthony Trollope, The Warden
¶ A verse for adversity. “Can reading poems relieve the physiological symptoms of stress and anxiety?” asks science writer Marissa Grunes. Yes, as a matter of fact. “A series of studies h…
