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FIELD GUIDE TO FALLING ILL

Dynamic. . . . Arresting prose meets emotional and clinical intelligence in this lucid collection.”―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

An absolutely necessary read.”―Michael Welch, Chicago Review of Books

"A stunning debut. Gleason renders the many vulnerabilities of the body with exquisite prose and probing intelligence." —Melissa Febos, author of The Dry Season

Queer, lucid and brilliant.”—Steven W. Thrasher, author of The Viral Underclass

"[A] well wrought and consistently surprising collection from an unexpected narrator." —Kerry Howley

Field Guide to Falling Ill powerfully expands our understanding of illness.” —John D’Agata

Field Guide to Falling Ill essays on medicine by Jonathan Gleason forward by Meghan O'Rourke

"Enlightening and beautifully written...sparkles with clarify and precision, rendering complicated concepts accessible and stimulating...A triumph." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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NEW WORK

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The Sun Magazine

May 2023

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New England Review

volume 42.4

Literary Hub

Reprint: January 2022

Colorado Review

April 2023

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Colorado Review

Spring 2023

Volume 50.1

Best American Essays

October 2024

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Kenyon Review

May / June 2021

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Fugue Journal

Issue 62

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Michigan Quarterly Review

Winter 2022

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Denver Quarterly

Volume 53 Number 2

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