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The Pre-Post-COVID Condition
Scott McLemee surveys a roundup of books for fall that are pertinent to the COVID pandemic.
In Spite of Everything
Scott McLemee explores Spite: The Upside of Your Dark Side by Simon McCarthy-Jones.
Not-So-Silent Reading
After testing numerous text-to-speech programs for both laptop and e-reader, Scott McLemee shares the results.
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Take Up and Read
Scott McLemee reviews Heather Cass White’s Books Promiscuously Read: Reading as a Way of Life and Robert DiYanni’s You Are What You Read: A Practical Guide to Reading Well.
Psycho-Editorial Therapy
Scott McLemee explores Revise: The Scholar-Writer's Essential Guide to Tweaking, Editing, and Perfecting Your Manuscript by Pamela Haag.
Airport!
Scott McLemee reviews Shawna Malvini Redden’s 101 Pat-Downs: An Undercover Look at Airport Security and the TSA.
Human Conditions, Early and Otherwise
Scott McLemee reviews fall 2021 books on human origins and development.
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Notes From the Underground
Scott McLemee reviews The Man Who Lived Underground: A Novel by Richard Wright.