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Books, Films and Podcasts That Make You Happy

Published 25th August 2026Updated on 2026-08-25
Colleen Brownlee, Colleen Content and WebsiteWritten byColleen Brownlee , Colleen Content and Website
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Warm, low stakes stories with kind characters tend to work best. The House in the Cerulean Sea, A Man Called Ove and The Authenticity Project are three that readers come back to when they need cheering up.

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