Can consciousness exist without a body? Hope Reese talks with neuroscientist Antonio Damasio about the science of consciousness, how it works in the body, and how it aims to keep us alive. Read their conversation: greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item... @hopereese.com
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Debut 📚:THE WOMEN ARE NOT FINE order today: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781840918403 Articles for NYT and other pubs. hopereese.com
UK paperback tour is next week! Please join if you can, and bring a friend! @trumanbooks.bsky.social @hachetteuk.bsky.social @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social @ellasgordon.bsky.social @mmagency.bsky.social
On Hungary’s election as an American in Budapest for the @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/13/o...
Hey friends! Looking for a gift for a book-lover? "The Women Are Not Fine" is now on sale (link in comments). Very grateful for all the support, and if you do buy one, DM your address and I'll mail you a signed bookplate ❤️ @hachetteuk.bsky.social
Just 2 days left for this great deal— 99p ($1) for “The Women Are Not Fine” on Kindle! www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Are-No...
So thrilled to be in Hope Reese's article on books to help you disconnect. To conversation! Needed more than ever! @hopereese.com
Need a Break from Your Phone? These Books Can Help.
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Thank you to everyone who made my launch in Budapest so special ❤️
Pub day for 'The Women Are Not Fine' is TODAY! So grateful for the warm welcome on my UK tour - thank you to Brazen books + @hachetteuk.bsky.social + Romilly Morgan + @agentbal.bsky.social + @ellasgordon.bsky.social + the team who made this possible! Order here: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Well, I’m excited to read this new book “The Women Are Not Fine” by my wife’s coolest cousin who lives in Budapest @hopereese.com :)
Thrilled to share a snippet of "The Women Are Not Fine" in @thetimes.com today! I would love to see you on my tour in the UK from July 6-9 (hopereese.com/events) 🥂
My first radio interview for "The Women Are Not Fine" is live on ABC Sydney's Nightlife program in one hour! Listen here: www.abc.net.au/sydney
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Thrilled to share a snippet of "The Women Are Not Fine" in @thetimes.com today! I would love to see you on my tour in the UK from July 6-9 (hopereese.com/events) 🥂
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The men of the village of Nagyrev, Hungary, one hundred years ago were drunk and violent. Their wives had had enough. Then a local midwife came up with a plan. How did they get away with it for so long?
Happy pub week to @helenlewis.bsky.social! Go check this one out -- more relevant now than ever -- and if you're in the UK, catch her on tour!
Cover reveal! THE GENIUS MYTH takes you from Renaissance Florence to a Space X launch in Florida — via Francis Galton’s cake trick and the drama of high IQ societies. It’s my attempt to understand what it means to call someone a genius. Pre-order here: www.penguin.co.uk/books/442983...
In Control is definitely going global, it’s now having an Arabic translation to add to Turkish, Russian, Chinese and Dutch
Thrilled to share the cover for "The Women Are Not Fine" (Brazen, July 10). Pre-order link in bio! TRUE STORY: A century ago, a quiet Hungarian village became the site of the deadliest female-led mass poisoning in modern history. Most of the victims? Their husbands. @hachetteuk.bsky.social #TWANF
Small 'interventions' can lead to big changes, according to Stanford professor Gregory Walton, author of 'Ordinary Magic'. My interview for @greatergoodedu.bsky.social at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social in comments:
Trauma is about what happens inside us. For @nytimeswell I talked to therapists, psychologists & trauma experts about book that are helping people understand trauma, reframe their past, and heal. @oprah-winfrey.bsky.social @prentishemphill.bsky.social @gabormate.bsky.social @laurenauer.bsky.social
Friendships are so critical to our happiness ... yet we often prioritize romantic relationships. For @nytimes.com, I spoke to counselors, educators, & therapists for book recs that can help you build, grow, and repair the platonic relationships in your life. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/w...
These 5 Books Might Make You a Better Friend (Gift Article)
Counselors, researchers and health professionals share the titles they recommend the most.
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Tidying up isn't just about organizing -- creating a calm environment can improve your wellbeing. Here are the top 5 books recommended by experts, to help manage the chaos. 📚 @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/w... @konmari.bsky.social @gretchenrubin.bsky.social @billshapiro.bsky.social
5 Organizing Books to Bring Order to Chaos (Gift Article)
We asked professional organizers to share their favorites.
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Excited for John and Julie Gottman's book "Fight Right" to be picked for Berkeley's @greatergoodedu.bsky.social "Best of 2024" list! My original q&a is linked in there: greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...
Our Favorite Books of 2024
Greater Good’s editors pick the most thought-provoking, practical, and inspirational science books of the year.
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Highly recommend this!! I talked to @erinkeane.bsky.social about this book back when it came out, if you want to hear more about how it came into being: www.thecut.com/2022/09/unta...
Untangling the Secrets of a Teenage Mother
We think of our parents as known quantities. But as Salon editor-in-chief Erin Keane writes in her memoir, Runaway, we rarely know the whole story.
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Whoooaaaa 50% off my book RUNAWAY straight from @beltpublishing.bsky.social ! What a deal! For movie lovers who Have Some Questions, true crime lovers who want to see the girl WIN, and as a bonus, for fans of the Pogues. www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/978...
This is the kind of news I love to see! Can't wait to find out how it goes -- but I hope the rest of the world pays attention. Next up ... how about weaning their parents off of it, as well?
Breaking News: Australia has passed a sweeping ban on social media for children under 16, one of the world’s most comprehensive measures aimed at safeguarding young people from potential hazards online. nyti.ms/3VbiGzc
Hello BlueSky! ICYMI: I make a few little cameos on @MSNBC_Films “My Generation" -- chatting about college debt & this false idea that we all should aspire to marriage/motherhood @NBCNewsStudios www.nbc.com/my-generatio...
After Vietnam, the US spent $$$ to bring kids to America -- by late '90s, 15,000 were arriving per year, from Vietnam and elsewhere. Many adoptive parents wanted to give these kids "a better life." But what does that mean? My Q&A w/ @ErikaHayasaki @thecut
In 1970, a 13-year old girl from Kansas ran away + two years later married a 36-year old man in NYC. Here's my conversation w/ @Salon EIC's @eekshecried, on her new book about her mom, and how we treat teen girls. For @TheCut:
"We are what we remember," neurologist Richard Restak told me. Here are some of his observations, from decades of practice, of what keeps our memory intact: @nytimes @NYTHealth @nytimeswell
Susan Faludi brilliantly explains Depp/Heard through the lens of "celebrity feminism," warning: "Using celebrity and hashtag feminism is a perilous way to pursue women’s advancement because it falls victim so easily to its own tools and methods."
"I think my work is about [helping patients] develop a certain kind of more raw and immediate relationship with reality," @DrGuralnik, star of #CouplesTherapy on @Showtime tells me. For @TheCut: