Here’s the good news: reading books doesn’t just improve our attention spans, it helps reduce stress, improves sleep and reduces cognitive decline. So if you used to read a lot more before the age of social media, here are 15 short books to help you get back in the habit. A short, endlessly debatable, brilliant book everyone should read at least once. And besides all that, how could anyone not want to read a book called Lady Gregory’s Toothbrush? This is what makes The Details so great – we’re reading about someone else’s memories, but they might as well be our own.

Source: The Irish Times January 12, 2025 03:02 UTC