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The Story Paradox
Scott McLemee reviews Jonathan Gottschall’s The Story Paradox: How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears Them Down.
Spring Forward
Scott McLemee offers a preview of next spring’s university press offerings.
Magickal Realism
Scott McLemee reviews The Last Witches of England: A Tragedy of Sorcery and Superstition by John Callow.
No Such Luck
Scott McLemee reviews Barbara Blatchley’s What Are the Chances? which explores how beliefs about winning streaks can be manifestations of a shaky grasp of the principles of probability.
‘Neo-Nationalism and Universities’
Scott McLemee discusses a timely new book with its editor, John Aubrey Douglass.
Simplify, Simplify
Scott McLemee reviews A Philosophy of Simple Living by Jérôme Brillaud.
True Crime and Punishment
Scott McLemee reviews Mikita Brottman’s Couple Found Slain: After a Family Murder.
The Pre-Post-COVID Condition
Scott McLemee surveys a roundup of books for fall that are pertinent to the COVID pandemic.