Books by Ellen Dissanayake

1. Brian Boyd, On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction .  If you've read Geoffrey Miller, Karen Dissanayake , Denis Dutton, and Comeuppance , this is the next book in line.  It's well-written and intelligent, but also a little underwhelming.  The main point is that the arts are an extension of the play instinct.  Blog audiences, who expect rapid delivery of the main points, may be especially frustrated.