Lisa Genova's Blog - Posts Tagged "boston-globe"
Leavens Her List With Something Spiritual
A recent interview I did with the Boston Globe about what I'm reading, what I've read, and why I read.
BOOKS: Are there any types of books that are especially good for your brain?
GENOVA: Any book that keeps you mentally engaged. I don’t mean jumping around from Twitter to Instagram to e-mail. You want to engage your imagination and the senses. Something that is challenging or immerses you in a world will affect the structures of your brain. You can feel the difference between scrolling through Facebook and reading a provocative chapter in a book. You don’t need science to tell you that.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/book...
BOOKS: Are there any types of books that are especially good for your brain?
GENOVA: Any book that keeps you mentally engaged. I don’t mean jumping around from Twitter to Instagram to e-mail. You want to engage your imagination and the senses. Something that is challenging or immerses you in a world will affect the structures of your brain. You can feel the difference between scrolling through Facebook and reading a provocative chapter in a book. You don’t need science to tell you that.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/book...
