What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine by Danielle Ofri One of the NYTimes most emailed stories this week is from Danielle Ofri, MD: I never told anyone about my lapse — not my intern, not my... Read more →

Are you in New York for BookExpo America? Here's the low-down on how to connect with Beacon Press. Read more →

Jay Michaelson looks at recent incidents of homophobic hate crimes. Read more →

Susan Katz Miller is a former Newsweek reporter and former US correspondent for New Scientist. She blogs on interfaith families for the Huffington Post and OnBeingBoth.com. She lives in the Washington, DC area with her husband and two interfaith teenagers.... Read more →

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When anti-abortion groups secretly film in doctors' offices, what kind of effect will it have on trust between patients and providers? Read more →

Three memoir passages reflect on different aspects of motherhood. Read more →

In honor of Mother's Day and moms everywhere, where sharing a few of our favorite Mom moments in Beacon books. Today's passages illustrate two beautiful gifts the authors received from their moms: for Kevin Jennings, a love of books; for... Read more →

Now available at Audible: The story of a former Evangelical Christian turned openly gay atheist who now works to bridge the divide between atheists and the religious. Read more →

If you take the time to watch one TED Talk this week, make it this one. Geoffrey Canada is an educational innovator, and in this video (part of which appeared on PBS) he makes a powerful argument for changing the... Read more →

Towns with strict zoning are the best towns, aren't they? They're all about preserving local "character," protecting the natural environment, and maintaining attractive neighborhoods. Right? In this bold challenge to conventional wisdom, Lisa Prevost strips away the quaint façades of... Read more →

Mark Winne calls for the nutmeg state to lead the way in food labeling. Read more →

Women's hatred of the way they look didn't just appear out of thin air. It was implanted in us in a variety of ways, but primarily through advertising. Read more →