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BEDTIME STORIES

Most authors would probably be offended if you told them that something they’d written had sent you to sleep after five minutes. But this isn’t the case for Phoebe Smith. Branching out from her career as a journalist and broadcaster, Phoebe has been appointed ‘sleep storyteller in residence’ at the Calm sleep app, with her tales helping millions of people gently drift o" to sleep every night.

The idea of ‘a book at bedtime’ as a precursor to a good night’s sleep is hardly a new concept. For generations, people have read for relaxation in the evening. And from being read nursery stories as children to enjoying

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