{"id":21844,"date":"2026-03-11T11:53:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/how-reading-can-make-you-happier\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:13:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:13:01","slug":"how-reading-can-make-you-happier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-reading-can-make-you-happier\/","title":{"rendered":"How Reading Can Make You Happier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cReading fiction makes me lose all sense of self,\u201d wrote Ceridwen Dovey in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/culture\/cultural-comment\/can-reading-make-you-happier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beautiful 2015 essay<\/a> in <em>The New Yorker<\/em>, \u201cbut at the same time makes me feel most uniquely myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dovey\u2019s reflections on reading came from an experience she had with \u201cbibliotherapy,\u201d the practice of reading with a therapeutic goal in mind. She quotes a 1916 article from the same magazine that explained the practice this way: \u201cBibliotherapy is\u2026a new science. A book may be a stimulant or a sedative or an irritant or a soporific. The point is that it must do something to you, and you ought to know what it is. A book may be of the nature of a soothing syrup or it may be of the nature of a mustard plaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No wonder the ancient Greeks described the library at Thebes as a \u201chealing place for the soul.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an age of socially interactive screen time, reading a book, be it fiction, memoir, nonfiction or graphic novel, can become a <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/stories-of-faith-and-hope\/how-reading-changes-you-part-1-books-read-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uniquely gratifying activity<\/a>. Reading takes us out of our lives and into another world, real or imagined. It takes us inside other minds, shows us new views and perspectives. And it can bring us great joy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.liverpool.ac.uk\/2016\/02\/04\/research-shows-how-reading-for-pleasure-can-improve-your-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A 2016 survey<\/a> conducted by researchers at the University of Liverpool\u2019s Centre for Research into Reading, Literature and Society (CRILS) explored how those who read for pleasure fare in stress management, confidence, decision-making and other emotional factors.<\/p>\n<p>More than a third of those surveyed called reading \u201cthe ultimate stress remedy,\u201d and more than a quarter said reading had inspired them to make a positive change in their lives. Thirty-five percent said reading books is most likely to bring them comfort when they are feeling down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe positive effects that reading can have on society are widely documented and what has been made abundantly clear by this research is that books can help us to enjoy the little things in life, and be happier in ourselves; a useful and timely reminder for all of us to draw on the many benefits that only reading can deliver,\u201d said Josie Billington, the Centre\u2019s deputy director.<\/p>\n<p>The range of benefits reading can bring, from profound therapeutic exploration to regular stress management, make it an essential practice those on a positive path through life.<\/p>\n<p>And more good news\u2014as \u201csummer reading\u201d season draws toward its conclusion, the months of cozy, cool evenings beckon. What better way to enjoy them than curled up with <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/entertainment\/books\/10-good-books-to-read\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a good book<\/a>?<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cReading fiction makes me lose all sense of self,\u201d wrote Ceridwen Dovey in a beautiful 2015 essay in The New Yorker, \u201cbut at the same time makes me feel most uniquely myself.\u201d Dovey\u2019s reflections on reading came from an experience she had with \u201cbibliotherapy,\u201d the practice of reading with a therapeutic goal in mind. 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