Hello readers! I’m L.A. Times books editor Carolyn Kellogg — welcome to this week’s newsletter. THE BIG STORY With her last book “The Empathy Exams,” Leslie Jamison proved herself to be one of our most interesting thinkers. Now she turns to a familiar topic in “The Recovering: Intoxication and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Graphic novelist Kristen Radtke has already tackled Leslie Jamison's 'The Empathy Exams,' and now she graphically reviews Sharona Muir's debut novel, 'Invisible Beasts.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Leslie Jamison’s collection of nonfiction essays about pain, "The Empathy Exams," is hitting a nerve in more ways than one: the April 1 Graywolf Press release is landing on bestseller lists and has gone into a sixth print run. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]