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Book Rx #1 - The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat - By Oliver Sacks
How a compassionate study of patients with unusual symptoms can teach you not to define yourself by diagnosis and its limitations.
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This is the very first post of "More Books. Less Pills!". Please send me any type of feedback! 📚💙 #booksky
Book Rx #1 - The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat - By Oliver Sacks open.substack.com/pub/morebook...
Book Rx #1 - The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat - By Oliver Sacks open.substack.com/pub/morebook...
January 21, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Narrating an epic journey that goes from comedy to drama, “Don Quixote” explores how society interacts with psychotic experiences and schizophrenia‑spectrum. Read the full review:
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Book Rx #12 - Don Quixote - Miguel de Cervantes
comedy to drama, "El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha" explores how society interacts with psychotic episodes and schizophrenia‑spectrum conditions
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January 21, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Narrating an epic journey that goes from comedy to drama, “Don Quixote” explores how society interacts with psychotic experiences and schizophrenia‑spectrum. Read the full review:
open.substack.com/pub/morebook... 💙📚⏰ #booksky #booktok #nonfiction #classics #literature
open.substack.com/pub/morebook... 💙📚⏰ #booksky #booktok #nonfiction #classics #literature
the location of the Library and the URL of Libby!
January 14, 2026 at 11:31 PM
the location of the Library and the URL of Libby!
Book Rx #11 - The Arrogant Ape — The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters - by Christine Webb open.substack.com/pub/morebook... #adhd
Book Rx #11 - The Arrogant Ape — The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters - by Christine Webb
Explore how Webb’s critique of human exceptionalism points not only to some faulty foundations of science but also to solutions towards a more accurate, humane medicine.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Book Rx #11 - The Arrogant Ape — The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters - by Christine Webb open.substack.com/pub/morebook... #adhd
My last post is about the book “The Arrogant Ape”. It’s a non-fiction exploration of the damages made by “human exceptionalism” (i.e. humans thinking they’re the only ones that think and feel).
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(p.s. the ape from the pic accepts love at chimpsnw.org)💙📚⏰
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(p.s. the ape from the pic accepts love at chimpsnw.org)💙📚⏰
January 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM
My last post is about the book “The Arrogant Ape”. It’s a non-fiction exploration of the damages made by “human exceptionalism” (i.e. humans thinking they’re the only ones that think and feel).
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(p.s. the ape from the pic accepts love at chimpsnw.org)💙📚⏰
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(p.s. the ape from the pic accepts love at chimpsnw.org)💙📚⏰
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open.substack.com/pub/morebook... I can't recommend this book enough
Book Rx #11 - The Arrogant Ape — The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters - by Christine Webb
Explore how Webb’s critique of human exceptionalism points not only to some faulty foundations of science but also to solutions towards a more accurate, humane medicine.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:57 PM
open.substack.com/pub/morebook... I can't recommend this book enough
First post of the year! I read “The Arrogant Ape” during the Holidays and it was such a positive surprise. It’s a philosophy book in its own right. I can’t shut up about it… morebookslesspills.substack.com/p/book-rx-11... #booksky #nonfiction
January 8, 2026 at 3:27 AM
First post of the year! I read “The Arrogant Ape” during the Holidays and it was such a positive surprise. It’s a philosophy book in its own right. I can’t shut up about it… morebookslesspills.substack.com/p/book-rx-11... #booksky #nonfiction
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"Offers an indispensable, cautionary tale for our modern moment."
Don't miss Katherine J. Parkin's revealing investigation into the business of buying & selling abortion access before Roe. Order THE ABORTION MARKET now & save 40% with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 www.pennpress.org/978151282820...
Don't miss Katherine J. Parkin's revealing investigation into the business of buying & selling abortion access before Roe. Order THE ABORTION MARKET now & save 40% with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 www.pennpress.org/978151282820...
December 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Offers an indispensable, cautionary tale for our modern moment."
Don't miss Katherine J. Parkin's revealing investigation into the business of buying & selling abortion access before Roe. Order THE ABORTION MARKET now & save 40% with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 www.pennpress.org/978151282820...
Don't miss Katherine J. Parkin's revealing investigation into the business of buying & selling abortion access before Roe. Order THE ABORTION MARKET now & save 40% with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 www.pennpress.org/978151282820...
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December 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Adding more hashtags because it sucks to not have any like.
#editing 📑
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#booklovers 💕📕📗📘💕
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This week I’m celebrating 10 posts on “More Books. Less Pills!”.
morebookslesspills.substack.com 📚💙
It’s a modest milestone, but it made me grateful for finding a theme, a space, and even a few people interested in the intersection of literature and mental health.
morebookslesspills.substack.com 📚💙
It’s a modest milestone, but it made me grateful for finding a theme, a space, and even a few people interested in the intersection of literature and mental health.
December 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Adding more hashtags because it sucks to not have any like.
#editing 📑
#BookSky 📚
#bookchallenge 🔎 📙
#writingcommunity 🏘️
#writers ✍️
#authors 📖
#readers 👀
#WeeknightWriters 🌘🖥️
#booklovers 💕📕📗📘💕
#readingcommunity 🏘️👀📖
#writingcommunity 🏘️
#writersky 📝
#editing 📑
#BookSky 📚
#bookchallenge 🔎 📙
#writingcommunity 🏘️
#writers ✍️
#authors 📖
#readers 👀
#WeeknightWriters 🌘🖥️
#booklovers 💕📕📗📘💕
#readingcommunity 🏘️👀📖
#writingcommunity 🏘️
#writersky 📝
December 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Adding more hashtags because it sucks to not have any like.
#editing 📑
#BookSky 📚
#bookchallenge 🔎 📙
#writingcommunity 🏘️
#writers ✍️
#authors 📖
#readers 👀
#WeeknightWriters 🌘🖥️
#booklovers 💕📕📗📘💕
#readingcommunity 🏘️👀📖
#writingcommunity 🏘️
#writersky 📝
#editing 📑
#BookSky 📚
#bookchallenge 🔎 📙
#writingcommunity 🏘️
#writers ✍️
#authors 📖
#readers 👀
#WeeknightWriters 🌘🖥️
#booklovers 💕📕📗📘💕
#readingcommunity 🏘️👀📖
#writingcommunity 🏘️
#writersky 📝
This week I’m celebrating 10 posts on “More Books. Less Pills!”.
morebookslesspills.substack.com 📚💙
It’s a modest milestone, but it made me grateful for finding a theme, a space, and even a few people interested in the intersection of literature and mental health.
morebookslesspills.substack.com 📚💙
It’s a modest milestone, but it made me grateful for finding a theme, a space, and even a few people interested in the intersection of literature and mental health.
December 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Adding more hashtags because it sucks to not have any like.
#editing 📑
#BookSky 📚
#bookchallenge 🔎 📙
#writingcommunity 🏘️
#writers ✍️
#authors 📖
#readers 👀
#WeeknightWriters 🌘🖥️
#booklovers 💕📕📗📘💕
#readingcommunity 🏘️👀📖
#writingcommunity 🏘️
#writersky 📝
#editing 📑
#BookSky 📚
#bookchallenge 🔎 📙
#writingcommunity 🏘️
#writers ✍️
#authors 📖
#readers 👀
#WeeknightWriters 🌘🖥️
#booklovers 💕📕📗📘💕
#readingcommunity 🏘️👀📖
#writingcommunity 🏘️
#writersky 📝
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This week I’m celebrating 10 posts on “More Books. Less Pills!”.
morebookslesspills.substack.com 📚💙
It’s a modest milestone, but it made me grateful for finding a theme, a space, and even a few people interested in the intersection of literature and mental health.
morebookslesspills.substack.com 📚💙
It’s a modest milestone, but it made me grateful for finding a theme, a space, and even a few people interested in the intersection of literature and mental health.
December 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This week I’m celebrating 10 posts on “More Books. Less Pills!”.
morebookslesspills.substack.com 📚💙
It’s a modest milestone, but it made me grateful for finding a theme, a space, and even a few people interested in the intersection of literature and mental health.
morebookslesspills.substack.com 📚💙
It’s a modest milestone, but it made me grateful for finding a theme, a space, and even a few people interested in the intersection of literature and mental health.
This week I’m celebrating 10 posts on “More Books. Less Pills!”.
morebookslesspills.substack.com 📚💙
It’s a modest milestone, but it made me grateful for finding a theme, a space, and even a few people interested in the intersection of literature and mental health.
morebookslesspills.substack.com 📚💙
It’s a modest milestone, but it made me grateful for finding a theme, a space, and even a few people interested in the intersection of literature and mental health.
December 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This week I’m celebrating 10 posts on “More Books. Less Pills!”.
morebookslesspills.substack.com 📚💙
It’s a modest milestone, but it made me grateful for finding a theme, a space, and even a few people interested in the intersection of literature and mental health.
morebookslesspills.substack.com 📚💙
It’s a modest milestone, but it made me grateful for finding a theme, a space, and even a few people interested in the intersection of literature and mental health.
New post! Book Rx #10 - True Nature — The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen - by Lance Richardson
Who imagine that money to travel and freedom to meditate are shortcuts to happiness, Matthiessen’s biography is a manual for reckoning.
📚💙 #nonfiction
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Who imagine that money to travel and freedom to meditate are shortcuts to happiness, Matthiessen’s biography is a manual for reckoning.
📚💙 #nonfiction
morebookslesspills.substack.com/p/book-rx-10...
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
New post! Book Rx #10 - True Nature — The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen - by Lance Richardson
Who imagine that money to travel and freedom to meditate are shortcuts to happiness, Matthiessen’s biography is a manual for reckoning.
📚💙 #nonfiction
morebookslesspills.substack.com/p/book-rx-10...
Who imagine that money to travel and freedom to meditate are shortcuts to happiness, Matthiessen’s biography is a manual for reckoning.
📚💙 #nonfiction
morebookslesspills.substack.com/p/book-rx-10...
that's such a cool quote! My first posts on Substack were actually about Baldwin and then Dostoyevsky! morebookslesspills.substack.com/publish/posts
December 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
that's such a cool quote! My first posts on Substack were actually about Baldwin and then Dostoyevsky! morebookslesspills.substack.com/publish/posts
substack.com/profile/8037... What a superb essay from George Orwell! I can't recommend enough the Orwell's Foundation Substack. @georgeorwelll.bsky.social
More Books. Less Pills! (@morebookslesspills)
George Orwell fascinating essay on the artiatic merit of a work and the ideas of tge author.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
substack.com/profile/8037... What a superb essay from George Orwell! I can't recommend enough the Orwell's Foundation Substack. @georgeorwelll.bsky.social
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Powells Books is running a 20% off everything including my book Corporatocracy: www.powells.com/book/corpora... 📖📚✍🏾
Corporatocracy | Powell's Books
Reveals how corporate greed led to scandal, corruption, and the January 6th insurrection-and how we can stop it from happening again Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud and the violence of t...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Powells Books is running a 20% off everything including my book Corporatocracy: www.powells.com/book/corpora... 📖📚✍🏾
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We seem to be getting stupider when we could really use our wits. The antidote? Reading more. Also a good antidote against the evils of social media, from distraction to misinformation. And did I mention the pleasure of it? Don't miss out on the pleasure... #books
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
Is the decline of reading making politics dumber?
As people read less they think less clearly, scholars fear
www.economist.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We seem to be getting stupider when we could really use our wits. The antidote? Reading more. Also a good antidote against the evils of social media, from distraction to misinformation. And did I mention the pleasure of it? Don't miss out on the pleasure... #books
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
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News outlets often claim there are strict barriers between their editorial & advertising teams. But "that proverbial wall is much more porous than outlets let on," says Michelle Amazeen.
@emdashsanders.bsky.social interviewed @commscholar.bsky.social about her book "Content Confusion":
@emdashsanders.bsky.social interviewed @commscholar.bsky.social about her book "Content Confusion":
These ads are poisoning trust in media
‘Native advertising' allows fossil fuel companies to disguise their ads in news outlets. A new book argues the practice undermines journalistic credibility.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
News outlets often claim there are strict barriers between their editorial & advertising teams. But "that proverbial wall is much more porous than outlets let on," says Michelle Amazeen.
@emdashsanders.bsky.social interviewed @commscholar.bsky.social about her book "Content Confusion":
@emdashsanders.bsky.social interviewed @commscholar.bsky.social about her book "Content Confusion":
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Happy Caturday! Cats are natural anti capitalists.
November 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Happy Caturday! Cats are natural anti capitalists.
Full review of “The Year of Magical Thinking” by Joan Didion here: bit.ly/book-rx9 #nonfiction
November 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Full review of “The Year of Magical Thinking” by Joan Didion here: bit.ly/book-rx9 #nonfiction
Joan Didion on the difference between grief as we imagine and grief as it is. (Read the book full review here: bit.ly/book-rx9 ) #nonfiction #booksky
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Joan Didion on the difference between grief as we imagine and grief as it is. (Read the book full review here: bit.ly/book-rx9 ) #nonfiction #booksky
That’s unbelievable: “A recent poll found that 41 percent of adults don’t believe audiobooks qualify as reading.“
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... #booksky
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... #booksky
Opinion | Do Audiobooks Count as Reading?
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November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
That’s unbelievable: “A recent poll found that 41 percent of adults don’t believe audiobooks qualify as reading.“
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... #booksky
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... #booksky