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This week's launch activities were wonderful.
The in-person launch on Tuesday, 9/28/2021 was a delight. About ninety wonderful friends, colleagues, writers, residents, and family gathred for a gorgeous evening on the patio at City Light Brewing Company in Milwaukee. Sean Malone asked great questions. I connected with so many people! It was heart warming. Even my grandson seemed to have fun! We did record the event, so I might be able to make it available.
The virtual Zoom launch on Wednesday, 9/29/2021, was also great. Jenna Zerbel and I had a conversation, and Shannon Ishizaki fielded questions from the 42 participants. A recording should be available soon.
I loved the interaction. Reading a few of my essays was delightful. The hard ones will always be hard.
NEXT STEPS
The adventure continues. Now that the excitement of the launches is in the past, I will try to connect with media outlets, colleagues, and anyone who might be interested in helping bring the book to a wider audience. I have pitches out to a couple of national NPR news shows. Here's hoping that I can connect with the nice people at NPR, WHYY, WUWM, WNYC, and MPR.
I received my first podcast invitation today!
Reaching a wider audience might not happen; I know that. But, if it does, it will do so - not because the book is a particularly worthy literary effort - but because the right person talked to the other right person and brought it to their attention. Here's to our networks.
Thanks!
A Fullness of Uncertain Significance: Stories of Surgery, Clarity, and Grace
Options for ordering the book:
You can also order from a great independent bookstore, for example: Brookline Booksmith, Prairie Lights, Books & Company,The Strand, or Boswell Book Company
A Fullness of Uncertain Significance: Stories of Surgery, Clarity, & Grace is now available! The collection of sixty stories and essays captures moments that were meaningful and/or important to me over the course of my career, sharing what it means to be a physician, a surgeon, and a caregiver.
I hope this book will be interesting and helpful to many groups, including premedical students, trainees, practicing physicians, workers in allied healthcare fields, patients, and those who love any of these people. The stories are, "well-crafted, poignant, sometimes funny, and always insigntful."
Rita Charon, MD PhD says, "these stories will change lives."
If you want a signed copy, order through the publisher, Ten16 Press. Mention that you want it signed in the memo line. You can order either a hardcover or paperback.
You can also order from a great independent bookstore, such as Prairie Lights, Books & Company, or Boswell Book Company .
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