books

A Lively Mind: Your Brain On Jane Austen

Shankar Vedantam — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:31:00 +0000

At a recent academic conference, Michigan State University professor Natalie Phillips stole a glance around the room. A speaker was talking but the audience was fidgety. Some people were conferring among themselves, or reading notes. One person had dozed off.

Phillips, who studies 18th- and 19th-century literature, says the distracted audience made something pop in her head. Distractability is a theme that runs through many novels of Jane Austen, whom Phillips admires.

Poverty Informs J.K. Rowling's New Novel For Adults

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:34:24 +0000

The extended interview above includes parts one and two of the Morning Edition interview, plus additional material.

J.K. Rowling has a new novel. She's moved away from Harry Potter, the boy wizard whose stories prompted millions of kids to obsess over books big enough to serve as doorstops.

Best-selling books in St. Louis for the week ending June 24

Madalyn Painter — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Below is the top-ten list of the St. Louis region's best-selling adult and children's books, according to the St. Louis Independent Bookstore Alliance.

For the week ending June 24:

Adult:

Best-selling books in St. Louis for the week ending May 20

Madalyn Painter — Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Below is the top-ten list of the St. Louis region's best-selling adult and children's books, according to the St. Louis Independent Bookstore Alliance.

For the week ending May 20:

Adult:

Best-selling books in St. Louis for the week ending May 13

Madalyn Painter — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:40:42 +0000

Below is the top-ten list of the St. Louis region's best-selling adult and children's books, according to the St. Louis Independent Bookstore Alliance.

For the week ending May 13:

Adult: