Books & Publishing

What's a general education? Book by noted literary critic advocates a return to the basics.

Scott McLemee further explores The Mediated Mind by Susan Zieger and the impact that expanded distribution of printed material in the 19th century had on what the world felt like.

Authors discuss their new book on the experience of Asian American students at Harvard University.

Co-author of wellness textbook says he meant to inspire people to know their self-worth and lead healthier lives. But critics say his book implies that those who died in the Holocaust were weak and that cancer is a choice.

Author discusses his critique of higher education as too liberal -- and the idea of creating a new university with another perspective.

Scott McLemee examines Susan Zieger’s The Mediated Mind: Affect, Ephemera, and Consumerism in the Nineteenth Century, which helps put into clear view the impact of mass media culture on the way we live now.

Scott McLemee continues his roundup of upcoming titles from university presses, focusing this time on books that consider our origins and prospects as a species, as well as the bioethical dilemmas we're creating for ourselves.

Author discusses his new book about women in the technology industry and in the academic programs that could lead them there.