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The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi
Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of the clitoris.
Rethinking Medications by Jerry Avorn
A critical examination of drug approval, safety, pricing, and regulatory decline in contemporary pharmaceutical practice.
Antonia Saw the Oryx First by Maria Thomas
A moving exploration of healing across cultures, faiths, and traditions, where Western medicine meets indigenous wisdom in profound, transformative encounters.
Beloved by Toni Morrison
A haunting, nonlinear exploration of slavery, memory, motherhood, and trauma in Toni Morrison’s masterwork American.
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet reimagines Shakespeare’s family life to explore grief, plague, and the endurance of love.
Achieving a Good Death: A Practical Guide to the End of Life by Chris Palmer
A candid, compassionate review explores how planning, autonomy, and honest conversations can transform dying into dignity.
Pushback: Mary Fissell looks back at 2500 years of abortion history
A sweeping new history examines how societies across millennia have regulated, resisted, and reshaped access to abortion.
Playground by Richard Powers
A dazzling novel where ocean mysteries, human bonds, and uncertain AI futures intertwine with beauty and suspense.
Shannon Vallor’s The AI Mirror: A Metaphor
Shannon Vallor uses the metaphor of a mirror to reveal how AI reflects and distorts our shared humanity.
Speak by Louisa Hall
A haunting, multi-voiced novel exploring artificial intelligence, empathy, and what it truly means to be human.
The End of Days by Bernard MacLaverty
In war-torn Vienna, 1918, artist Egon Schiele faces love, loss, and mortality as the Spanish flu devastates his family.
Stuck By Heidi J. Larson
Heidi J. Larson explores the cultural, moral, and social roots of vaccine hesitancy before the Covid pandemic.




















