About The Newsboys’ Lodging-House; or The Confessions of William James: 

William James, psychologist, philosopher, and one of the founding fathers of modern American thought, was thirty years old when he suffered a devastating mental collapse. Suicidal, unable to work, eat, or sleep, James became obsessed with the question of evil. Months later, he emerged from the hospital with a surer sense of self and a profound clarity of purpose. No one knows what happened during that time as forty-two pages had been cut out of his diary. In his enchanting historical novel, filmmaker and novelist Jon Boorstin imagines what perils befell James during those missing months and what saved him.

Praise for The Newsboys’ Lodging-House; or The Confessions of William James: 

"Boorstin’s diverting, well-balancing mix of the cerebral and the visceral will please historical fans." — Publishers Weekly

"The author’s glowing affection for this bygone world illuminates every page." — Boston Herald

"An eloquent, edifying, historical novel." — Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"…brilliantly extrapolates on the missing [diary] pages to form a cohesive and believable account of what led James to become the renowned modern thinker and progenitor of pragmatism and the will to believe." —Charleston Post and Courier

Awarded the Barnes & Noble “Discover Great New Writers” Award and the New York Society Library 2003 Award for Historical Fiction.

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