Boredom Studies News Today

Thanks to Dutton Books and Soft Skull Press, here are some previews of books that are bound to make a mark when they hit the shelves (or are about to!).

Here, we recommend 12 zany, interesting and thought-provoking books to add to your Goodreads list straightaway.

Too much time on your hands? Youre in good company, if a boom in boredom studies is anything to go by. The tedium of living under lockdowns, with socialising, sports and travel banned for months on end, has fuelled a wave of research by academics. An international society has also been formed to promote and disseminate multidisciplinary research on boredom. Mariusz Finkielsztein, secretary of the International Society of Boredom Studies, said around 250 researchers around the world were studyi...