Category: Books
Growing Up Surrounded by Books Could Have Powerful, Lasting Effect on the Mind
Research has already suggested that opening a book may help improve brain function, reduce stress, and even make us more empathetic. Now, a team led by Joanna Sikora of the Australian National University is looking into the benefits of growing up around a book-filled environment; as Alison Flood of the Guardian reports, the researchers’ expansive new study suggests that homes with ample libraries can arm children with skills that persist into adulthood…
Easton’s author Michael C. Keith – new book review, “Let Us Now Speak of Extinction”
American media historian, author, and professor emeritus at Boston College, Michael C. Keith strikes a humorous note as he dwells on death and the human condition in this comical, quasi-philosophical collection of microfiction. Keith, the author of nearly two dozen books…
https://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/reviews/let-us-now-speak-of-extinction/