Literatim

<strong>A FIRST-EVER COLLECTION FROM AMERICA'S MOST DISTINGUISHED HISTORIAN OF MEDICINE AND CULTURAL LIFE</strong> <p/>From Howard Markel author of <em>An Anatomy of Addiction</em> Absorbing vivid -- Sherwin Nuland <em>The New York Times Book Review</em> front page) and <em>The Kelloggs</em> (2017 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist for Biography) <em>Literatim</em> is a collection of the writer's essays on medicine American culture and how their intersections compose the interstitial matter of modern life. <p/>Through topics ranging from illness to baseball to the lives of America's most beloved artists and performers Markel's eye for the unexamined corners of contemporary life align with his singular storytelling ability for a collection that demonstrates how literature like medicine can be a portal to better understanding the human condition. <p/>Selected and with an introduction by the award-winning and bestselling author <em>Literatim </em>gathers more than 80 essays a thirty-year retrospective of Markel's work from 1987 to 2019. Although writers and physicians use markedly different tools and approaches he writes both are recording and interpreting narratives. <em>Literatim</em> is a stirring and entertaining testament to that persisting truth.<br>