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How does reading fiction impact our imagination and mental health? artwork
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How does reading fiction impact our imagination and mental health?

All in the Mind by BBC

Jun 2, 202627:49Health

How does reading shape our mind and spirit? Why do novels make us feel more human? In front of a live audience at the Hay Festival of Literature & Arts, Claudia Hammond looks at the science of what reading does to the mi...

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