By Isabella Maldonado Imagine you’re trapped in a locked room, forced to use your deductive reasoning, cunning, and wit to escape. Now up the ante with a ticking time bomb set to detonate in less than a minute. To make things worse, each incorrect solution speeds up the countdown clock. Finally,...
By Alex Kava Research shows that reading fiction beats stress better than any other activity, including listening to music or taking a walk. It lowers the heart rate and eases tension in the muscles. It also creates a distraction by transporting our minds away from whatever is causing our stress....
By Jenny Milchman Five Triumphant Thrillers As a five-foot, zero-inch woman, I can't exactly kill a bad guy with my bare hands like Reacher. So I right wrongs in my books, and love authors who do as well. Here's five triumphant thrillers I'd highly recommend. The School for Good Mothers by...