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items Memoir, history, or fiction, I always enjoy a well-written doctor-penned book. Here are some of my favorites and a few that are on my TBR pile! Note: This list contains affiliate and cash back links.
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Memoir & Narrative NonFiction
I started off pre-med in college, but I'm happy to have the opportunity to live (and learn) vicariously through these amazing doctor authors instead.
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A great look at the origins of various illnesses and how a better (and corrected) understanding of those origins can help us to handle the spread of disease in the future. Dr. Lydia Kang and her co-author Nate Pederson write in such an engaging and e...
Patient Zero: A Curious History of The World's Worst Diseases by Dr. Lydia Kang
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There's a reason that this “biography of cancer” won the Pulitzer. In a compassionate and compelling way, Dr. Mukherjee tells the history of cancer through the stories of the people who have battled it--from the doctors searching for ways to stop it ...
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Such a good read. Another Kang book…If you love history, crazy medical stories, and humor, this is the book for you.
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
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Another fabulous Siddhartha Mukherjee work, this one focused on cells. Part history, part narrative, part look to the future of cell biology and cell treatments. It was a fascinating read.
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
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Considered a classic from the neurologist Oliver Sacks. From the publisher: In his most extraordinary book, the bestselling author of Awakenings and "poet laureate of medicine” (The New York Times) recounts the case histories of patients inhabiting t...
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
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This is a fascinating look at the intricacies of the human brain told through Dr. Anand's and historical patients' stories. Part memoir, part medical mysteries. It was just a great read in the vein of Oliver Sacks.
The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains
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This was part true crime, part medical mystery…and all excellent. From the publisher: Fresh out of medical residency, Dr. Benjamin Gilmer joined a rural North Carolina clinic only to find that its previous doctor shared his last name. Dr. Vince Gilme...
The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice
Fiction
Whether medical thriller, science fiction, mystery, or another genre, I love a doctor-authored novel.
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This YA novel follows a teen girl who discovers she's intersex and comes to terms with her identity and diagnosis after her medical information is leaked to the school. Written by urologist I.W. Gregorio, None of the Above is both educational, grippi...
None of the Above
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The classic, gripping medical thriller by the ophthalmologist author who basically created the genre, Robin Cook. Cook has written several epidemiological thrillers, but this one's my favorite.
Outbreak by Robin Cook
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Weaving together a historic mystery with present day thriller, The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen (a retired physician) is a gripping read!
The Bone Garden: A Novel
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Yup. Jurassic Park (and all of Michael Crichton's books) were written by a doctor. Crichton wrote his first novel, Andromeda Strain during med school at Harvard. But while he graduated, he never actually practiced medicine. He did, however, write the...
Jurassic Park: A Novel
Reader Resources
Here are a few tools and resources that make it easier to get your reading habit going.
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I love to support my local library! And I love listening to audiobooks and downloading e-books through the Libby app. Yes, I have to be patient on the waiting list, but it's a great way to read a lot of books on a budget if you're a bibliophile like ...
Download the Libby App: ebooks & audiobooks FREE from your library
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Buying books through bookshop.org is a great way to support local independent bookstores!
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
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You can find some great audiobook deals on Chirp, and if you don't feel like committing to a subscription, it's a good option for audiobooks.
Chirp | The Best Audiobook Deals Without A Subscription Fee
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If you love listening to audiobooks, Audible is a great option. They have a ton of titles that you have access to on an unlimited basis, and then you can also choose a new book each month to keep. You can get a month's free trial to decide if you lik...
Audible - Huge Catalog of Audiobooks
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Yes, I'm that weirdo who has multiple tablets to read on. I prefer my Kindle for nighttime reading and travel. I prefer reading on my iPad during the day and for books that I need to be able to zoom in on (like, say, a map of a manor house where some...
Apple iPad (10th Gen): A14 Bionic, 64GB, Pink
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I've had my Kindle Paperwhite for years now, after being one of those people who said that you could pry paper books out of my cold dead hands. Well, consider me a humbled convert. I love the way that I can carry my TBR pile around with me. I love th...
Kindle Paperwhite (8 GB) – 6.8" display, Black
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I'm an avid reader, so I joined Barnes & Noble's premium membership plan. You save 10% on books, free shipping, as well as exclusive discounts and goodies.
Barnes & Noble | NOOK eReaders
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Good e-book and audiobook option!
Rakuten Kobo
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If you like to read on your iPhone, Apple Books offers the best app for reading.
Apple Books
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Another good e-book option
Books on Google Play
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Books-A-Million is a great alternative for print books, ebooks, and more.
BAM! Books, Toys & More | Books-A-Million Online Book Store