Lisa Feldman Barrett Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Lisa Feldman Barrett on X
Neuroscientist, psychologist, and author of "Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain" (Amazon "Best Books of 2020") and "How Emotions are Made"

A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles
A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles. A Russian Count is sentenced to house arrest in a posh hotel filled with quirky & wonderful personalities. He is an endearing character, a caring human, and far more clever than the authorities realize .... 4/7 https://t.co/HWCrSMOPvH https://t.co/uzNZUpYrWr
Paperback, 2019
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain
Lisa Feldman Barrett
German translations of both my books, "How Emotions are Made" and "Seven and a Half Lessons About The Brain," will be published in 2023. https://t.co/ebmIjo9y2f "Wie Gefühle entstehen: Eine neue Sicht auf unsere Emotionen" "Siebeneinhalb Lektionen über das Gehirn" https://t.co/1GloZZzJOt
Paperback, 2018
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions
Batja Mesquita
I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (https://t.co/07Z9eaizzj). "Metazoa" by @PGodfreySmith, "An Immense World" by @EdYong209, and "Between Us" by @BatjaMesquita. All are great reads.
Paperback, 2024
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness
Mark Solms
@Mark_Solms @hagioptasia_uk @PhilWillcox @DavidTr89218149 @juleslhoward @dsznycer @DylanTweed @ExtravertedFace @DrJarryd @psychpodcast @DegenRolf @fortelabs @D_Shariatmadari @hubermanlab @DoctorLockwood @ka_lindquist @Aaron_Kraus @profbrucehood @melissadahl @AjayBSatpute @philbarden @DoctorJRo @anilkseth @SpeciesTypical Looking forward to reading your critique, Mark. Scientific criticism is necessary for us to progress as a field. But based on what you've written in "The Hidden Spring" (and on Twitter), it appears that your grasp of the theory of constructed emotion has some significant gaps. 1/
Paperback, 2022
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman
A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman. A masterpiece. Ove is a grumpy old man and a creature of habit. But every tiny quirk of his behavior has a good reason, and this book masterfully pieces together his story. (I haven't seen the American-ized film with Tom Hanks.) 3/7 https://t.co/88Z10CYo13 https://t.co/FVn621baca
Paperback, 2015
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain
Lisa Feldman Barrett
German translations of both my books, "How Emotions are Made" and "Seven and a Half Lessons About The Brain," will be published in 2023. https://t.co/ebmIjo9y2f "Wie Gefühle entstehen: Eine neue Sicht auf unsere Emotionen" "Siebeneinhalb Lektionen über das Gehirn" https://t.co/1GloZZzJOt
Paperback, 2021
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman
A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman. A masterpiece. Ove is a grumpy old man and a creature of habit. But every tiny quirk of his behavior has a good reason, and this book masterfully pieces together his story. (I haven't seen the American-ized film with Tom Hanks.) 3/7 https://t.co/88Z10CYo13 https://t.co/FVn621baca
Out of stock

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong
I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (https://t.co/07Z9eaizzj). "Metazoa" by @PGodfreySmith, "An Immense World" by @EdYong209, and "Between Us" by @BatjaMesquita. All are great reads.
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Deadly Education
Naomi Novik
A Deadly Education, by Naomi Novik (The Scholomance, Book 1) Galadriel is a loner at a school for magic where half the senior class dies each year. She may be a powerful evil sorceress. Or maybe not. All 3 books have rich character development & kindness in unexpected places. 7/7 https://t.co/MQQAc0eapr https://t.co/dLbLvQ0W2V
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, by Helen Simonson. An unlikely friendship between a retired British major and a Pakistani shopkeeper blossoms into something more. My husband, who generally doesn't read love stories, also adored this book. 2/7 https://t.co/hm5gbtqZHf https://t.co/lrfm38YOdF
Paperback, 2010
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book