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Reading Literary Fiction Boosts Powers of Social Perception

By Katey Trnka

October 9, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Reading Literary Fiction Boosts Powers of Social Perception

This past Friday, October 4, NPR’s All Things Considered reported on research findings from a Science journal study, which concluded that reading “highbrow” literary fiction (as opposed to popular fiction or nonfiction) gave individuals greater powers of social perception. Put simply, people who read Louise Erdrich instead of Danielle Steel have a better chance of […]

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