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When is the best time to read? by Jeyran Main
When is the best time to read? by Jeyran Main
Studies have shown that reading for at least 6 minutes a day reduces stress by up to 68%. Experts say that it is always best to read in the mornings; however, there are debates over its productivity during night times as some use it to help them sleep at night.
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Research can be fun! by Sue Clark
OK, let’s get it out there. Research for a novel can be a chore. Those heavy reference books, that dry-as-dust internet browsing, that trawling through ancient cuttings, they’re just not me. I write comedy, you see. For years, I was a BBC TV and radio scriptwriter, penning funny lines for the likes of Tracey Ullman and Lenny Henry, alongside pursuing a more conventional career as a journalist, copywriter and PR.
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Among the Dead by Stephen Kennedy (Book Review #719)
Victorian Divination and Tales of Horror by Jon O’Bergh
What do crystal balls, funeral parlors, haunted houses, and tarot cards have in common? The classic imagery we associate with these things comes to us courtesy of the Victorians. The people of that era were fascinated with the occult. Victorians threw Halloween parties at which they played divination games. Crystal ball gazing was a favorite pastime. Spiritualism—a religious belief that the living could communicate with spirits in the afterlife—arose and flourished between 1840 and the 1920s.
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