Lockdown reading

Here's a good place to start if you're in need of some lockdown reading...

'It's an exciting time to be researching and writing about drugs' – Suzi Gage on her book Say Why to Drugs: Everything you need to know about the drugs we take and why we get high plus we extract some myths from the book

'New Power is responding to a very natural human impulse' – Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms on their book New Power: How Anyone Can Persuade, Mobilize and Succeed in our Chaotic, Connected Age

'We are busy about everything' – Claudia Hammond on her book The Art of Rest: How to Find Respite in the Modern Age

'Games have helped me a lot throughout my life' – Pete Etchells on his book Lost in a Good Game: Why We Play Video Games and What They Can Do For Us

'We need to support our diverse population' – Susan Cousins on her book Overcoming Everyday Racism: Building Resilience and Wellbeing in the Face of Discrimination and Microaggressions

'These are big, contentious conversations' – Nathan Filer on his book The Heartland: Finding and Losing Schizophrenia plus an extract

'Everyone felt that it was up to them to step up to the mark' – Richard Wiseman on his book Shoot for the Moon: Achieve the Impossible with the Apollo Mindset plus an extract

'It was an exciting time to be a cognitive psychologist' – Alan Baddeley on his book Working Memories: Postmen, Divers and the Cognitive Revolution 

'I wanted to write something that put the psychology at the heart of the drama' – Bev Thomas on her novel A Good Enough Mother

Those are just some of the many book extracts and conversations with authors that we've featured recently. Find plenty more extracts on our further reading page, plus have a look at the …features and …meets sections of our website, and see the ultimate psychology reading list.