Taking time out with a book is proven to boost our empathy, and who doesn’t love the magic of unplugging and getting lost in a novel world? I’d Rather Be Reading (Chronicle Books, £9.99), by writer, editor and founder of the Silent Book Club Guinevere de la Mare, celebrates this. It’s a dreamy library of art for lovers of words, with illustrations and essays from fellow bookworms, such as author Maura Kelly, who says: ‘Literature doesn’t just make us smarter – it makes us us, shaping our consciences and identities.’ Happy reading.