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Remembering Bob Silvers

April 3, 2017 / Kate Edgar / News

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…

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Insomniac City

January 31, 2017 / Kate Edgar / News

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…

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Our Favorite Books of 2016

December 7, 2016 / Kate Edgar / News

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.  …

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Remembering Oliver Sacks

August 29, 2016 / Kate Edgar / News

  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…

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A Mind-Opening Film

July 21, 2016 / Kate Edgar / News

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…

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Awakening the Mind: World Science Festival Tribute to Oliver Sacks

April 26, 2016 / Kate Edgar / News

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…

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On the Move — again!

February 24, 2016 / Kate Edgar / News

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…

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Days of Gratitude

December 14, 2015 / Kate Edgar / News

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….

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Announcing “Gratitude”

October 25, 2015 / Kate Edgar / News

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…

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A Life Well Lived

August 30, 2015 / Kate Edgar / News

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…

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Gratitude

August 14, 2015 / Kate Edgar / News

Dr. Sacks has greatly enjoyed reading your letters, emails, and guestbook comments. Your stories, appreciations, memories (to say nothing of afghans, salmon, gefilte fish, artworks, photographs, and music) are what…

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The Future of Neurodiversity

June 24, 2015 / Kate Edgar / News

Don’t miss this: Steve Silberman previews his book on the hidden history of autism, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, in this riveting TED talk, just released. Since June is independent bookseller…

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Love, Lunacy and a Life Well Lived

May 29, 2015 / Kate Edgar / News

Dr. Sacks’ new book, On the Move, was released last month to rave reviews, and made it onto the New York Times bestseller list! Thanks to Maria Popova at Brain Pickings for her thoughtful…

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The Many Lives of Oliver Sacks

April 28, 2015 / Kate Edgar / News

Who is Dr. Oliver Sacks?? All of the above! These stories and more in On the Move–on sale now–including 32 pages of photos. Please tell your friends!

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On the Move is here!

April 7, 2015 / Kate Edgar / News

    The first advance copy of Dr. Sacks’s new book, On the Move, has just arrived from the printer! Here is one happy author: We thank you all deeply for…

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On the Move: A New Memoir by Oliver Sacks

April 1, 2015 / Kate Edgar / News

Yes, this is how Oliver Sacks rolled in 1961 (in Greenwich Village on his BMW). We are thrilled to announce that his new memoir, On the Move, will be published in…

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All Hands on Board!

December 2, 2014 / Kate Edgar / News

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be completely unable to communicate with others … for your entire life? This four-minute film is a must-see. In Seeing Voices, Dr. Sacks…

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Ginkgos!

November 15, 2014 / Kate Edgar / News

Dear Readers, In early June, Dr. Sacks went to a 100th birthday party for his cousin Marjorie Kenyon in Jerusalem. She reminisced about his antics as a “young whippersnapper,” and about her own…

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Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness

May 6, 2014 / Kate Edgar / News

We have a couple of great websites to recommend. Lucy Winer’s award-winning documentary Kings Park: Stories from an American Mental Institution is, Dr. Sacks says, “a brave, compelling look at the life…

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Women and Education

March 11, 2014 / Kate Edgar / News

If you’ve read Uncle Tungsten, Dr. Sacks’s memoir of his boyhood, you may remember that his grandparents Marcus and Chaya Landau, who raised eighteen children at the turn of the twentieth…

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Recent Posts

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