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November 11, 2016

Friday News: Reading & empathy, Books on the Underground, every literary plot, and typewriters

JanetPublishing NewsBooks on the Subway / Books on the Underground / Emma Watson / empathy / literary plots / Maya Angelou / research / Typewriters2 Comments

Empathy by the Book: How Fiction Affects Behavior – According to studies by University of Toronto researchers, books can inspire feelings of empathy in their readers, but the response depends on the type of genre and story. Interestingly, Romance novels are not on the empathy-producing genres, but literary fiction is, perhaps because ... more >

June 19, 2015

Tired of being sleek and mobile? Carry a typewriter around.

JanetPublishing NewsHarlequin / HarperCollins / Hipsters / In Memoriam / Typewriters10 Comments

In the wake of the terrible tragedy in South Carolina, a pastor’s words are worth remembering – A 2013 speech given by Charleston’s Reverend Clementa Pinckney on the history of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church has been posted on Upworthy, and in the wake of the racially-motivated shooting in the church this ... more >

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