“The Poet Laureate of Medicine”
— The New York Times
Dr. Oliver Sacks was a physician, best-selling author, and professor of neurology.
He is the author of many books, including Musicophilia, Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, and Everything In Its Place, a posthumous collection of essays published in 2019.
“The Poet Laureate of Medicine”
— The New York Times
Dr. Oliver Sacks was a physician, best-selling author, and professor of neurology.
He is the author of many books, including Musicophilia, Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, and Everything In Its Place, a posthumous collection of essays published in 2019.
Photo by Elena Seibert
The letters of one of the greatest observers of the human species, revealing his passion for life and work, friendship and art, medicine and society, and the richness of his relationships with friends, family, and fellow intellectuals over the decades, collected here for the first time. Sensitively introduced and edited by Kate Edgar, Sacks’s longtime editor, the letters deliver a portrait of the best-selling author as he wrestles with the workings of the brain and mind. Available on November 5.
“Having spent the better part of forty years working side by side with Oliver Sacks as his researcher and editor on sixteen books, I thought I knew a lot about his life—but delving into his correspondence for this volume has been for me a fascinating journey, revealing many new aspects of a truly remarkable man.”
— Kate Edgar
Hosted by neuroscientist Indre Viskontas, this nine-part podcast series from Audible tells the story of the human brain one person at a time. Drawing inspiration from the work of Dr. Sacks, each episode centers on a condition that sparked his interest, and includes rare and some never before published archival tape of Oliver speaking—his audio diaries and his thoughts on various conditions.
A new 13-part medical drama from NBC starring Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf. Inspired by case histories in The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and An Anthropologist on Mars, the show follows a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier — the human mind — while grappling with their own relationships and mental health. Premieres on Monday September 23 at 10 PM.
Bestselling Books by Oliver Sacks
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
A contemporary classics hardcover edition of Dr. Sacks’s beloved book, in which he recounts fascinating case histories of patients with neurological disorders. Introduction by Atul Gawande.
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
In this New York Times bestseller—now revised and expanded for the paperback edition—Dr. Sacks investigates the power of music to move us, to heal and to haunt us.
Everything In Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales
A final volume showcasing Dr. Sacks’s range of interests—from his passion for ferns and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring schizophrenia and dementia.
On The Move: A Life
In this tender and joyous memoir, Oliver Sacks shows us that the same energy that drives his physical passions—weightlifting and swimming—also drives his cerebral passions.
The River of Consciousness
A collection of essays that displays Dr. Sacks’s passionate engagement with the most compelling and seminal ideas of human endeavor: evolution, creativity, memory, time, and consciousness.
News and Upcoming Events
Happy birthday, Oliver
Today would have been Oliver Sacks’s 91st birthday, and we want to celebrate by sharing the cover of his [...]
A first look at photos of Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf in Brilliant Minds
We are thrilled to share a first look at photos of Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf in NBC's [...]
An Unexpected Friendship with Oliver Sacks
📷 Photo by Rosalie Winard Q&A with Susan R. Barry, author of Dear Oliver: An Unexpected Friendship [...]
