To get geared up for our own “Year in Reading” series, here is The Telegraph’s best books of 2011.
Telegraph’s Books of 2011
Joke Science
What exactly happens to our brains when we laugh? Richard Restak (of The American Scholar) investigates.
Become Louder, Even Still
Recommended Reading: Apogee Journal has collected fourteen responses from writers to sexual violence perpetrated in the literary community.
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An Irish Take on the NYC Grid
New York City’s municipal grid turns 200 this year. To commemorate, author and Year in Reading alumna Belinda McKeon notes the way New Yorkers utilize it as they “don’t wander so much as dart” from place to place.
Death of a Death
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Film buffs take note
All of “the essential documentaries about David Lynch” are available online, and you can check out some great commentary at Cinephilia & Beyond.