Resolve to keep your memory healthy by reading novels

Between the holidays, the less-than-inviting weather, and the upcoming new year, this is the time where many of us start thinking about improving our health.

May we suggest ... reading?

Publishers Weekly featured a column a few months back from librarian Sari Feldman, who discovered that researchers believe reading fiction is a form of exercise for your memory skills as you age.

So, if you needed any further nudging to pick up a novel (you probably didn't), check out Feldman's column on the health values of reading fiction in PW.

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