Do you love reading fiction? This article from the BBC outlines all the amazing benefits of reading fiction, including better social cognition and increased empathy. Read more here, and be sure to click the bold text to branch out and see the supporting evidence. 🙂

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Here’s a list of enlightening memoirs from Book Riot in which the authors share their experiences living with mental illnesses.

Here's a walking tip for this rainy week: stroll (or power-walk) through Ellis Library. With five floors and multiple staircases, you can get quite a workout! While you're walking, you'll surely get a whiff of that beloved "old book smell."  On second thought, though, you might want to wait until after finals. The next couple of weeks at the library might smell more like coffee and stress than anything else!