Book review: Nothing Serious by Emily J Smith. 1h. I like romantic comedies. I like crime fiction. ... Sadly, things didn’t quite work out between me and Emily J Smith’s debut.

Author Emily Esfahani Smith researched psychology, neuroscience and philosophy to understand what makes us happy. She says we should build meaningful lives rather than follow the whims of happiness.

Emily Esfahani Smith was formerly the Managing Editor of The New Criterion. She is the author of The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters (forthcoming from Crown in 2017). She writes about ...

Book review: Nothing Serious by Emily J Smith. Film, TV & Book Reviews Wednesday 19 March ... serial womaniser Peter Masterson (yes, Emily J Smith can be heavy handed with her character names).