BOOKS

Five books at the intersection
of medicine and literature.

Three novels and two books about sleep — including the forthcoming The Alchemy of Sleep from Shambhala.

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FORTHCOMING · NONFICTION / SLEEP AND WELLNESS

The Alchemy of Sleep

The Science, Mystery, and Magic of a Good Night's Rest

October 27, 2026 · Shambhala Publications

An illuminating exploration of sleep that brings together neuroscience, psychology, integrative medicine, and ancient traditions to present rest as a source of healing, creativity, and renewal.

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NONFICTION / SLEEP HEALTH

Sleep Reimagined

The Fast Track to a Revitalized Life

2022 · W. W. Norton & Company

A clinician's practical guide to understanding disrupted sleep and rebuilding it, translating sleep medicine into steps readers can use to recover energy, focus, and health.

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NOVEL

Without Anesthesia

Jaded Ibis Press

A debut novel about Tess, a third-year medical student whose compulsive desire to feel her patients' pain turns against her own body—a medical thriller in which the line between art and medicine, fiction and reality, is repeatedly called into question.

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NOVEL

This Will Destroy You

2019 · Spuyten Duyvil Publishing

A psychological thriller spanning Paris in 1885, 1975, and 1985, in which the lives of Bernadette Soubirous, Christopher Laurent, and surgeon Marc Bernard collide around identity and a destructive force within.

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NOVEL

The Claw of the Magnolia

2022 · Spuyten Duyvil Publishing

A gothic novel of suspense set in H. P. Lovecraft's hometown, where twin sisters, charnel houses, and the mysteries of practicing medicine draw the reader into the liminal space between memory and imagination. A finalist for the 2022 Big Other Book Award for Fiction.

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FORTHCOMING

The Alchemy of Sleep · October 27, 2026