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25Apr

Wellcome Book Prize 2017 Winner: Mend the Living by Maylis de Kerangal

Welldoing

books, science, Wellcomebookprize

Soul

Mend the Living by Maylis de Kerangal has been announced as the winner of the Wellcome Book Prize 2017
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12Apr

Wellcome Book Prize 2017: The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Alice McGurran

books, science, Wellcomebookprize

Soul

The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee is a non-fiction book shortlisted in the Wellcome Book Prize 2017. It explores the history of gene science, and the author's own family experience of genetic inheritance
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05Apr

Wellcome Book Prize 2017: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

Louise Chunn

books, cancer, Wellcomebookprize

Soul

When Breath Becomes Air is a non-fiction book shortlisted in the Wellcome Book Prize 2017. Neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi is transformed into a patient with his diagnosis of inoperable lung cancer
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29Mar

Wellcome Book Prize 2017: The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss

Louise Chunn

books, Wellcomebookprize

Soul

The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss is a novel shortlisted in the Wellcome Book Prize 2017. It focuses on Miriam, 15, who wihtout warning collapses in cardiac arrest, and follows the effect on her family
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22Mar

Wellcome Book Prize 2017: Mend the Living by Maylis de Kerangal

Alice McGurran

books, Wellcomebookprize

Soul

Mend the Living is a novel shortlisted in the Wellcome Book Prize 2017. It focuses on the response to a life-threatening accident and takes place over 24 hours
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14Mar

Wellcome Book Prize 2017: Shortlist Announced

Alice McGurran

books, Wellcomebookprize

Mind

The Wellcome Book Prize celebrates works of fiction and non-fiction that touch on the subjects of science, medicine and health. The 2017 shortlist was announced today
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22Feb

An Abbreviated Life: Book Review

Julia Bueno

books, childhood, family, mother

Therapists

Therapist Julia Bueno reviews An Abbreviated Life by Ariel Leve, who grew up with a narcissistic mother
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18Feb

How a Children's Book Author Drew Her Depression

Debi Gliori

books, depression

Soul

Debi Gliori is one of the UK's best-loved children's books authors. In Night Shift she decided to draw and write about her own struggle with depression
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15Feb

WiseWords #15: from Caroline Knapp to Gretchen Rubin

Rae Ritchie

addiction, books, vulnerability, WiseWords

Soul

Rae Ritchie, a historian-turned-writer who blogs about mental health, chooses self-help books that have helped in her own life
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08Feb

WiseWords #14: from Irvin Yalom to Stephen Grosz

Clara Bridges

books, therapy, WiseWords

Soul

Therapy client Clara Bridges, who has borderline personality disorder, chooses favourite books on therapy by Irvin Yalom, Stephen Grosz and Susan Howard
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