Reader’s Corner: Read Books, Live Longer

There are many advantages to being a reader. Most importantly, it gives you something awesome to do on a rainy day, or pretty much any day, and doesn’t require electricity or feeding. Also, if you’re a child, being a readerdoesn’t just build intelligence, it builds self-confidence.

Now, apparently, reading is positively associatedwith longer life. That’s the result ofa study inSocial Science & Medicine. According to theTimes:

Compared with those who did not read books, those who read for up...