Don't Underestimate the Power of Pleasure Reading

Jeffrey D. Wilhelm; Michael W. Smith

Don't Underestimate the Power of Pleasure Reading

Jeffrey D. Wilhelm
, Michael W. Smith

Writing Studies Department

Temple University

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A recent study by David Comer Kidd and Emanuele Castano of The New School for Social Research in New York City argues that reading literary fiction (as compared with reading popular fiction, or nothing at all) temporarily enhances one's ability to understand others' mental states and deepens empathy. The study—published in the journal Science in October—grabbed a lot of attention, including a front-page article in The New York Times .

Original language	American English
Journal	Education Week
State	Published - 22 Jan 2014

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Don't Underestimate the Power of Pleasure Reading

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