Hello friends, Dr. Sacks would be thrilled to know that a newly identified species of fern has been named Ceradenia sacksii, “Sacks’ waxy-gland fern” by botanist Michael Sundue. This is a…
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Watch a Clip From the Oliver Sacks Documentary
We are very excited to announce that Oliver Sacks: His Own Life, a Ric Burns documentary on the life and work of Oliver Sacks, premiered last week at the Telluride Film…
Contribute to an Oliver Sacks Biography!
Dear readers, Happy July 9th (the 86th anniversary of Oliver Sacks’s birth)! We are very excited to announce that Laura J. Snyder has begun working on the definitive biography of Oliver…
Parkinson’s Awareness Month and More
Did you know that Oliver Sacks once bought a house during a swim around New York’s City Island? He lived there for over twenty years. In his upcoming essay…
A New Oliver Sacks Book and Photos From the Archive
Everything in Its Place, the final collection of essays by Oliver Sacks, will be available on April 23, 2019. Publishers Weekly calls it “a treat for the chronically curious.” They write:…
A new Oliver Sacks book is on the way!
We are proud to announce a final collection of essays–many never before published, coming your way on April 23, 2019! Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales,…
Celebrating Oliver Sacks’s Birthday
Oliver loved to celebrate his birthday, July 9. He would start the day with a swim, and then we would round up the usual suspects and throw a party with…
The Animated Mind of Oliver Sacks — a film in progress
Oliver Sacks’s animated mind is becoming an animated film, and we hope you will be a part of it! Dempsey Rice, the filmmaker who brought us so many fascinating interviews…
Creativity Depends on Openness to Change
How we wish Dr. Sacks were still alive to see the glorious reviews for his new book, The River of Consciousness. In this week’s New York Times Book Review, Nicole Krauss writes: “In…
A New Oliver Sacks Book! and two live events
Two weeks before his death in August 2015, Oliver Sacks outlined the contents of The River of Consciousness, the last book he would oversee in detail, and charged three of…
Remembering Bob Silvers
Last week we lost the legendary, irreplaceable Robert B. Silvers at the age of 87. In a 2010 interview with New York Magazine, Oliver Sacks was asked, “Who is your…
Insomniac City
We at the Sacks office are thrilled to share with you some advance praise for Bill Hayes’s gorgeous memoir of his life with Oliver Sacks, Insomniac City, whose official publication date is…
Our Favorite Books of 2016
Looking for the perfect gift, or just some enlightenment? As 2016 draws to a close, we’d like to share with you some of our favorite books of the year. …
Remembering Oliver Sacks
Dear Friends, As we mark the one-year anniversary of Dr. Sacks’s death on August 30, we are grateful for your messages of support, and for the fact that his…
A Mind-Opening Film
A few days ago we had an opportunity to see “Life, Animated,” which opens around the country this weekend. Exquisitely crafted, this film introduces us to Owen Suskind: handsome (not…
Awakening the Mind: World Science Festival Tribute to Oliver Sacks
We are thrilled to announce an upcoming tribute to the remarkable life and work of Dr. Oliver Sacks produced by the World Science Festival. Dr. Sacks, a longtime contributor to the Festival, will…
On the Move — again!
Our good friend Steve Silberman (“Neurotribes”) recently listed his five favorite books on autism for FiveBooks.com. He adds this observation about Dr. Sacks’s work: “Oliver was interested not just in studying…
Days of Gratitude
Happy holidays and greetings from the Oliver Sacks Foundation! It has been a remarkable year, one of sadness and joy, but above all, thankfulness for Dr. Sacks’s full and remarkable life….
Announcing “Gratitude”
We are proud to announce the upcoming publication of a new book by Dr. Sacks: titled Gratitude, it brings together in one volume four gemlike essays written over the last two…
A Life Well Lived
Oliver Sacks died early this morning at his home in Greenwich Village, surrounded by his close friends and family. He was 82. He spent his final days doing what he…