By the Book: Books on Anxiety & Grief

05-May-20 20:00

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Emotions like anxiety and grief aren’t always easy to explain or express - perhaps that’s why reading about them within the pages of a book can be so compelling. This week, we discuss books that feature these complex emotions as themes, and then close things off with more recommendations of long articles to read.

Produced by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Lee Chwi Lynn

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Lee Chwi Lynn

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Categories: Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Literature

Tags: By The Book, Anxiety, Grief, Ali Smith, Artemis Fowl, Book Review,

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