On this episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, I’m coming at you in real time as I expand my definition of restorative reading and bibliotherapy thanks to a recent session creating a book apothecary for a waiting reader. 

Today, I am talking about the idea of reading escape: using our reading life as a way to escape our own. We’ll talk about my initial knee-jerk reaction to it, why reading escape is actually a form of bibliotherapy, how you might escape your own life through books and why it might be just the thing you need to make your actual life better. 

Once you’ve listened, I’d love to know what you think of this episode. Do you read to escape your actual life? Has it ultimately helped you make your life better? I want to know! Leave your thoughts in the comments!