Peter Leyland

Tutor and Author, Buckingham, England

Peter Leyland: lifelong educator. Secondary English teacher, moving to middle school science. Primary science advisory teacher, conducting teacher training and publishing a book about gifted and talented children. Adult education tutor, teaching literature, publishing a book about detective fiction, and investigating whether reading books can improve our mental health.

Written by Peter Leyland

Photo of a bookshop exterior with green columns and a window displaying books. A person reads inside.

Reading books is not just a pleasure: it helps our minds to heal

Through my own struggles and in teaching bibliotherapy to students, I know that books can help to heal minds and hearts

by Peter Leyland