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False Clarity, Authentic Confusion
An American strategist's broadside pales beside a stunning account of how ordinary Chinese grapple with the enigma of their own country.
A Woman’s Place is On the Page
New research traces the dramatic rise in feminine pronouns in books over the past century.
Books Increasingly Show It’s All About Me
Researchers report an increase in individualistic words and phrases in American books published over the past half-century.
India, China, and the Importance of Storytelling
Katherine Boo's debut book “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” is a powerful story set in a Mumbai slum, and a reminder of how important stories about ordinary people can be.
Children’s Books Increasingly Ignore Natural World
A survey of award-winning children’s picture books from 1938 to 2008 suggests our increasing estrangement from the natural environment.
Reading Fiction Impacts Aggressive Behavior
Researchers report that reading literature depicting aggression can impact how those readers respond to provocation.
Finding a New Gandhi in the Book ‘Great Soul’
Like other great figures, new writings about Mohandas Gandhi tell us something about the subject but perhaps more about our times.
‘State of Minds’ Puts Research in the Spotlight
"State of Minds" scours the University of California for important research and then does something special: It makes it interesting.
T.C. Boyle Interview: Nature and the Novelist
Miller-McCune Q&A: In "When the Killing's Done," novelist T.C. Boyle once again examines humankind’s conflicted attitudes toward the natural world.