Abstract
Earlier this year, The American Journal of Medicine published 2 articles that discussed how doctors can benefit from nonmedical reading. In February, our Editor-in-Chief, Dr Joseph Alpert, explained how reading helps him deal with the pressures of medical practice and administration.1 In April, I suggested that reading fiction can function as a virtual house call, introducing practitioners to a wide array of personalities and situations before they are encountered in a clinical setting.2 I also argued that literary fiction has the ability to enhance clinically important skills, such as empathy, sensitivity, and understanding.
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