January 5, 2016

By Way of Beginning

Read an excerpt from “By Way of Beginning,” the first chapter of WITH DOGS AT THE EDGE OF LIFE, by Colin Dayan, in which Dayan tells the story of Leon Rosby’s Rottweiler, Max, and explains what she hopes to accomplish in her book.

December 23, 2015

It's OK to be Ambivalent about Your Siblings During the Holidays

Geoffrey L. Greif and Michael E. Woolley, authors of “Adult Sibling Relationships,” on the occasional emotional difficulties of getting together with brothers and sisters during the holidays.

December 22, 2015

New Book Tuesday! Law and Literature and Axel Honneth!

Our weekly listing of new titles.

December 21, 2015

Group Efforts, a New Book from Columbia Books on Architecture and the City

View images from “Group Efforts,” a new book from Columbia Books on Architecture and the City.

December 18, 2015

Sacred Knowledge: Hopkins Playlist for Psilocybin Studies

The author of Sacred Knowledge provides the playlist used for psilocybin research.

December 17, 2015

Sacred Knowledge: The Mystical Experience Questionnaire

The Mystical Experience Questionnaire is a crucial document that the author of Sacred Knowledge uses in his research.

December 16, 2015

Mysterious Molecules: The Sacred Knowledge of Entheogens

The ideas and background of Sacred Knowledge are explored in a New Yorker feature, a Guardian interview, and an author essay for Powell’s.

December 15, 2015

One Discovery of Transcendence – William Richards, "Sacred Knowledge"

An excerpt from Sacred Knowledge recounts William Richards’ first encounter with psychedelic mystical consciousness.

December 15, 2015

New Book Tuesday! Chaos Imagined, Sex Trafficking, Calypso Jews, and More!

Our weekly listing of titles now available!

December 11, 2015

The Truth About Chicago’s Crime Rates — Best American Magazine Writing 2015

“If a number makes people feel safe, then why not give it to them?”—A Chicago police officer Recent events have shone a light on the Chicago police department and the ways in which they fail to share information with the...

December 11, 2015

Mary Helen Washington Receives Honorable Mention for MLA Award

Congratulations to Mary Helen Washington, whose book “The Other Blacklist: The African American Literary and Cultural Left of the 1950s,” received an honorable mention for the competition for the Modern Language Association’s William Sanders Scarborough Prize for an Outstanding Scholarly Study of Black American Literature.

December 10, 2015

Evan Ratliff on the Best American Magazine Writing of 2015

“Great writers will keep finding the wherewithal to chase the bold ideas, and great editors will keep finding ways to say yes.”—Evan Ratliff The following is an excerpt from Evan Ratliff’s introduction to The Best American Magazine Writing 2015: Now,...