Oliver Sacks, Famed Neurologist and 'Awakenings' Author Dies at 82

151; -- Renowned neurologist and author of "Awakenings" Oliver Sacks died today. He was 82. His assistant, Kate Edgar, told The New York Times the cause was cancer. ABC News was unable to reach Edgar. Read More

Best-selling novelist Maeve Binchy dies, aged 72

Maeve Binchy, one of the world's most popular novelists, has died after a short illness. The 72-year-old author was with her ... was published in 1982 and became a best seller. Read More

Book Bag: ‘Dear Oliver: An Unexpected Friendship With Oliver Sacks’ by Susan B. Barry; ‘Benjy’s Messy Room’ by Barbara Diamond Goldin

An Unexpected Friendship with Oliver SacksBy Susan R. BarryThe Experiment, LLCSusan Barry, a former Mount Holyoke College professor of neuroscience, behavior, and biology, was born with a significant ... Read More

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Best-Selling Children’s Author Dies Of Cancer

British author Lynne Reid Banks, who has penned many successful children’s novels, has reportedly died at ... during World War 2. Legacy.com reports on her death, Banks was best known by many ... Read More

Why these best-selling authors are playing a dangerous game

When Lauren Groff decided to open a bookshop in Florida that would specialise in selling banned books, she got a message from fellow author and bookshop owner Ann Patchett in Tennessee ... Read More

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November 20, 2023 • Books We Love returns with 380+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 11 years of recommendations all in one place – that's more than 3,600 great reads. Read More

7 Best-Selling Authors Share The Books That Changed Their Life

I was going through this whole drug-addicted writer’s journey where I read all these books about junkies, because that’s what was happening in the world around me.” Basket Ball Diaries by ... Read More

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Israeli leaders are crediting an international military coalition with thwarting Iran’s direct attack and calling the coordinated response a starting point for a “strategic alliance” of ... Read More

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Farmer’s Defense Force vice president Jos Ubels poses for a portrait at his farm in Anderen, Northern Netherlands, Monday, March 18, 2024. Ubels feels that everything from overbearing ... Read More

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U.S. News // 2 days ago Treasury sanctions groups ... Hundreds of millions of voters in India, the world's largest democracy, are heading to the polls in a parliamentary election in which the ... Read More