Sickness Unto Death
Atul Gawande’s newest book wagers that a new attitude toward mortality can help save American medicine
Host in the Shell
Immune systems don’t make for clean narratives, even as we expect them to keep us pure
The Sororal Death
Writing about a disease suffered almost exclusively by women presents the disordering question of form
Crazy in Love
Caring for someone with a mental illness forces you beyond all conventional measures of worth or meaning