Tag: books
Surf's up for prize-winning Australian novel
This year's winner of Australia's top literary prize is titled "Breath" by Tim Winton, and it's a rarity, world class novel about surfing....
The regional cuisine of 1940s America
An outgrowth of the New Deal, What America Eats became a national compendium of regional cooking....
Work and the meaning of life
With millions of jobs lost, philosopher Alain de Botton reflects on why we work, and how we find meaning in our work....
Archie's bachelor days are over
Archie is going to marry Veronica -- that's the big news in the comic book world; the story is making big waves in India and Kenya....
The science behind making decisions
Join an online discussion with Jonah Lehrer on making decisions -- from picking a breakfast cereal to choosing a mate....
The Wonders of Physics
Why our president should understand physics, why physicists are an eccentric bunch and a must-read physics thriller....
Military Wife
Lily Burana, who recently wrote a book on the topic, talks about what it means to be a modern-day military wife....
Science in fiction and nonfiction
Three writers discuss themes as varied as consumer electronics, neuroscience and Twitter....
Britain's first female poet laureate
The post is over 300 years old, but Carol Ann Duffy is the first woman to be named poet laureate in the UK....
From suburbia to surreal -- the lives of writers
An exploration of the ordinary and extraordinary lives of writers John Cheever, Elizabeth Strout, Marilynne Robinson, Donald Barthelme and others....
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