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Log out, kick back, switch off

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Hit the ‘off’ switch at the end of your day with a novel to savour or story to share.

Routine: arch nemesis of anarchy, organiser of minds, casualty of COVID. As legions of pyjama-clad WFH warriors flagrantly skip lunchbreaks and empty inboxes beneath the cover of darkness (or doonas), the lines between ‘work’ and ‘life’ have become tenuous at best. For those who crave a semblance of order in these strangest of times, we say: try punctuating the end of your day with a book. Log out, kick back and switch off with a chapter or two for yourself, or a fabulous story to share. Here’s a bunch to get you started.

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