Books by Liane Moriarty
“She’s crafted a very engaging story, that is very much a page turner. All the shimmering attractions of the modern wellness industry are there—infinity pools, super-smoothies, personal wellness advisors—but so too are all the anxieties. The plot clearly veers towards an image of the wellness industry as something malevolent, even cultish, a set of practices that verge on brainwashing and which raise difficult questions about consent.” Read more...
James Riley, Literary Scholar
Interviews where books by Liane Moriarty were recommended
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Nine Perfect Strangers
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The New Wellness Workbook: How to Achieve Enduring Health and Vitality
by John Travis -
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The Serial: A Year in the Life of Marin County
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The Penguin Book of New Age And Holistic Writing
ed. William Bloom -
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Wellmania: Extreme Misadventures in the Search for Wellness
by Brigid Delaney
The best books on Wellness, recommended by James Riley
The best books on Wellness, recommended by James Riley
Today the idea of wellness has been wrapped into ‘self care’ and the luxury lifestyle. But the movement grew out of radical ideas in the 1960s and 1970s, explains the Cambridge academic James Riley, whose new book presents a cultural history of alternative health. Here he recommends five of the best books on wellness—taking in both satirical novels and how-to guidebooks.