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<p>In a world of rising anxiety, burnout and polarisation what role do books have to play in this digital age?</p>



<p>Isobel Abuhoul, OBE, the CEO of the Emirates Literature Festival, which launched this week, joins &#8216;the mentl space&#8217; to discuss how reading is good for mental health, both for our children and for ourselves.</p>



<p>She tells how her lifelong love of reading has helped her through difficult times and why the Emirates Literature Festival has never been more relevant.</p>



<p><a href="https://thementlspace.buzzsprout.com/2055163/12169199-how-reading-can-help-during-the-darkest-hours" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Click here to listen on your podcast platform of choice.</a></p>



<p><a href="https://tickets.emirateslitfest.com/m-16-emirates-airline-festival-of-literature-2023.aspx?VectorFilterID=0&amp;CategoryFilterID=0&amp;LibraryFilterID=12&amp;GenreFilterID=0&amp;LanguageFilter=0&amp;SectionFilterID=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Click here to access authors focused on health and wellbeing at the festival.</a></p>



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