Academic and literary books, reviewed by experts
Review of Rescuing Socrates by Roosevelt Montás FINNIAN MURPHY In his deeply personal and passionate book, Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed my Life and Why they Matter for a New Generation, Roosevelt Montás details his personal and professional
Review of Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore by Lawrence Millman DAPHNE NG We often think of mushrooms as delectable treats sautéed in butter and garlic but did you know that they also play prominent roles in popular culture?
Review of City Living: How Urban Dwellers and Urban Spaces Make One Another by Quill R Kukla JAG WILLIAMS In their book City Living, philosopher and geographer Quill Kukla brings together a robust interdisciplinary analysis and a deep appreciation of
Review of Shakespeare and the Folktale: An Anthology of Stories edited by Charlotte Artese BRITTANY ELDRIDGE Folktales have been seen as an inspiration for many modern-day authors and film makers, and the inspiration obtained from these tales can also be
Review of Anecdotes of the Enlightenment: Human Nature from Locke to Wordsworth ROSE HILTON In Anecdotes of Enlightenment, James Robert Wood positions the anecdote as central to Enlightenment explorations of human nature in the various forms and fields of philosophy,
Review of Fraud in the Lab by Nicolas Chevassus-au-Louis JORIS VAN HEIJNINGEN Everyone has heard a story of fraud. Perhaps at a distance on the news, perhaps a legendary story swept under the rug at their university, or perhaps closer
Review of The Race Card: From Gaming Technologies to Model Minorities by Tara Fickle ROBERT YEATES Even in the arrangement of its chapters, The Race Card clearly showcases its author’s command of the subject matter, originality, and wit. The structure
Review of The Undying: A Meditation on Modern Illness by Anne Boyer JORDAN MCCULLOUGH In The Undying (2019), poet and essayist Anne Boyer offers a personal and emotive account of her experience of breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and survival. Blending
Review of Evolutionary Causation edited by Tobias Uller and Kevin N. Laland JAG WILLIAMS Evolutionary Causation, edited by evolutionary biologists Tobias Uller and Kevin Laland, is the most recent contribution within the “Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology”. This series “intends
Review of Material and Mind by Christopher Bardt ELIN IVANSSON Material and Mind is an ambitious interdisciplinary project in which Christopher Bardt, Professor of Architecture, examines the links between imagination, materials, and the mind. The fundamental question explored in his