Katherine Ellison

Selected Works

Nonfiction
The Mommy Brain: How Motherhood Makes Us Smarter
"...Ellison's often humorous and always thorough approach...will amuse and intrigue smart mothers everywhere...."
-- Publishers Weekly
The New Economy of Nature: The Quest to Make Conservation Profitable
"A lively and outstanding book."
--Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs and Steel
Imelda: Steel Butterfly of the Philippines
"The research here is superb, the writing is gripping and graceful."
--The Washington Post
Recent ADHD Articles
"Neurofeedback lacks strong controls", Washington Post, December 14, 2009
"Medical Marijuana: No Longer Just for Adults", New York Times, November 21, 2009
Articles
“Shopping for carbon credits”, Salon.com, July 2007
“Gone with the Wind”, Salon.com, March 2007
“Giving Meditation a Spin”, Washington Post, January 2007

Works


The New Economy of Nature: The Quest to Make Conservation Profitable
"This vibrant and hopeful book...demonstrates...a nascent movement to make conservation of natural resources financially rewarding...Ellison is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and veteran foreign correspondent whose writing skill makes these complex and subtle ideas compelling."
--The San Francisco Chronicle

Imelda: Steel Butterfly of the Philippines
"...proves once again that absolute power corrupts absolutely.... An absorbing biography, likely to be in demand."
--Library Journal

Recent articles on Attention Deficit/​Hyperactivity Disorder


"Neurofeedback lacks strong controls", Washington Post, December 14, 2009


"Medical Marijuana: No Longer Just for Adults", New York Times, November 21, 2009


Other Articles -- on the environment, neuroscience, and a peyote pilgrimage:


“Shopping for carbon credits”, Salon.com, July 2007

“Gone with the Wind”, Salon.com, March 2007

“Giving Meditation a Spin”, Washington Post, January 2007