It’s the end of July, and you know that means: we’re smack dab in the middle of reading-about-baseball season. Herewith, a selection of great baseball books, courtesy of Sports Illustrated.
Batter Up
You are Katniss
Ever spent the whole day reading The Hunger Games and then found yourself paranoid that a tribute was following you? Don’t worry; you aren’t crazy. Turns out that reading a really gripping novel can cause our brains to believe we are in the body of the protagonist, and this effect can last for days after reading according to a scientific study.
Since You Asked
Recommended Reading: On terrible writing advice from famous writers.
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“I see their politics as a response to a challenge they both face”
Page-Turner interviewed Dinaw Mengestu, who has a story in the latest issue of the New Yorker (paywall), and whose forthcoming book All Our Names was highlighted by yours truly in our Great Book Preview.
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