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…
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/growing-surrounded-books-may-bolster-skills-later-life-180970523/?no-ist
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/