A large academic literature exists on how people who read fiction have more empathy. Granted, causality could go both directions. See https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C22&q=people+who+read+lots+of+fiction+have+more+empathy&btnG=
A large academic literature exists on how people who read fiction have more empathy. Granted, causality could go both directions. See https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C22&q=people+who+read+lots+of+fiction+have+more+empathy&btnG=