Today I randomly came across a long thoughtful pieceabout an essay I wrote over a decade ago…about the issues thatoccupied me for the first five years of my writing life–biculturalism,feminism, and sexuality. Who knew those old essays were still makingthe rounds?
Canada.cominterviewed the curator of a new exhibit on energy and oil, who verykindly mentioned my book CRUDE as one of 2 interesting books on thehistory of oil….the other being Yergin’s The Prize! Good company.Thanks for that.
I’ve spent the last month putting together material for a new websiteon the topic of my next book: resurgent malaria. MalariaResurgent.comwill be a provocative, opinionated take on humankind’s oldest disease,why it still plagues us, and what can be done about it. There’ll bestories, history, videos, and most of all, conversation. The site shouldbe live soon after the New Year. Stay tuned for more…
I’m thrilled to report that the Body Hunters has been translated into six languages, besides English (Japanese, Italian, French, German, Portuguese, Korean.) The French edition, in particular, appears to be making a splash. It’s been selected a “book of the month” by a prominent popular science magazine, and was covered in the French version of Time magazine, “Le Nouvel Observateur,” along with coverage in the dailies and national radio.
I find this interesting, given that the French actually have some of the very best laws protecting clinical trial subjects in the world. Could reader interest in this topic be viewed as some version of rubbernecking? Perhaps so.
Sonia on HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, February 15, 2021 episode, "The Next Pandemic"
"How Unhealthy Paradigms Become Contagious"
"Three Reasons We Still Haven't Got Rid of Malaria"
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