Fictional Empathy
An interesting tidbit from SixWise tells us of a study that shows that Those Who Read Fiction Are Better at Reading People. Interesting!
I do think that it does follow logically. The whole reason to read fiction is to empathize with the characters. Nonfiction can be read for that reason too but also for many other reasons. Personally, I am a fiction reader but also enjoy nonfiction about specific people, especially memoirs. Empathy all the way baby!