Select language, opens an overlay
0 messages from the library
  • General Recommendations
  • Staff-Created List

Mind Full? Try reading, for adults, from Multcolib

Research shows that reading can reduce stress, enhance concentration, boost empathy and spark creativity. As a bonus, kids who see adults reading are much more likely to become readers themselves. Here are some suggestions if you'd like to explore reading for focus, inspiration and as an exercise in mindfulness.

User from Multnomah County Library

17 items

  • The Art of Mindful Reading

    Embracing the Wisdom of Words

    Berthoud, Ella,
    Book, 2019London : Leaping Hare Press, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2019.
  • The Curious Reader

    a Literary Miscellany of Novels & Novelists

    Book, 2021San Rafael, California : WeldonOwen, [2021]
  • How a Poem Moves

    a Field Guide for Readers of Poetry

    Sol, Adam, 1969-
    Book, 2019Toronto, Ontario, Canada : ECW Press, [2019]
  • Book, 2021San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books LLC, [2021]
  • Reader, Come Home

    the Reading Brain in a Digital World

    Wolf, Maryanne,
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
  • Gather Me

    a Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me

    Edim, Glory, 1982-
    Book, 2024New York : Ballantine Books, [2024]
  • Read Dangerously

    the Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times

    Nafisi, Azar
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2022]
  • Proust and the Squid

    the Story and Science of the Reading Brain

    Wolf, Maryanne
    Book, 2007New York, NY : HarperCollins, ©2007.
  • The Novel Cure

    From Abandonment to Zestlessness : 751 Books to Cure What Ails You

    Berthoud, Ella,
    Book, 2013New York : The Penguin Press, 2013.
  • Book, 2022[New York] : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2022]
  • Reading Like a Writer

    a Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them

    Prose, Francine, 1947-
    Book, 2006New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, [2006]
  • The Art of Stillness

    Adventures in Going Nowhere

    Iyer, Pico,
    Book, 2014New York : TED Books/Simon & Schuster, 2014.
  • Wild Things

    the Joy of Reading Children's Literature as An Adult

    Handy, Bruce,
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2017.