When a child had a sore throat, parents once worried about diphtheria -- then came bacteriology, public health, serum, vaccines, heroic sled-dogs -- check out my piece in @Smithsonian on how science conquered diphtheria https://t.co/JvcrZ6I8BC
We have allowed ourselves to feel a quiet sense of pride this morning after waking up to a long article by @PerriKlass in the New Yorker about “our” author Dorothy Canfield Fisher…
Tuscany in the autumn is all about celebrating the fruits of the earth and the vine, with enough time left over to savor the region’s art and history.
By @PerriKlass, NYU Florence Co-Director
https://t.co/Ul7SBI8YI4
"He’s a scamp, a brat, a kid who, as we might say today, makes a lot of poor choices." @nyu_journalism's @PerriKlass on the real Pinocchio & the story's off-screen impact in @SmithsonianMag: https://t.co/RRkcuETnzt
Improvements in child mortality should be thought of more like the moon landing, but they were pioneered by women and weren't broadcast live on TV.
Excited to learn more about this incredible story in The Best Medicine by @PerriKlass.
https://t.co/GT4XzyIXDy
"And now, as Florence welcomes back tourists with genuine joy,...McCarthy’s opinionated and idiosyncratic voice makes for particularly wonderful company.." | NYU's @perriklass on #Florence & critic Mary McCarthy for @nytimes https://t.co/YCgNKjgYFF #Travel
We're thrilled that the first guest for BLR's new Book Talk series is the fabulous @DeliaEphron. Join us TOMORROW, 4/26 for a wonderful conversation between Delia & @PerriKlass (RSVP even if you can’t make it -- the link will remain active to watch later)
https://t.co/IogIs7548p
Pegged to the Donatello show, a wonderful read by @PerriKlass on Mary McCarthy's "Stones of Florence" -- on getting to know a city by "making connections across history and art and architecture, picking out the threads that you want to follow." https://t.co/lWj7fu6enI
Returning to Florence With ‘the World’s Most Opinionated Guide’. The perfect time to look at this classic Tuscan destination with new, less jaded eyes. For a fresh perspective, let the critic and novelist Mary McCarthy be your guide. By @PerriKlass https://t.co/oABcvFkFHT
Join us on 4/26 for BLR's first (virtual) Book Talk, featuring @DeliaEphron in conversation with @PerriKlass. The discussion will include Ephron's latest book, LEFT ON TENTH, and the themes present in her work: joy, tragedy, and everything in between.
https://t.co/ocQw6ORubc
Join us on 4/26 at 7pm ET for our first BLR Book Talk! We're thrilled to welcome @DeliaEphron as she joins BLR board member @PerriKlass for a special conversation about her life, career, & new memoir, Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life.
RSVP: https://t.co/W6AVJPaIf3
Ira Rutkow’s EMPIRE OF THE SCALPEL (@ScribnerBooks) offers unexpected and fascinating perspectives not only on surgery but also on war, science, society, and human behavior, writes @PerriKlass. https://t.co/CbuvPyaMoQ
Omicron, measles, geography, and the continued importance of micro-epidemiology – @PerriKlass and I wrote a piece about reports from the Faroe Islands in @NEJMPerspec @NEJM
https://t.co/kMtlGGB6xB
Super fun and a huge honor to get to write this with @PerriKlass — Vaccinating Children Against #COVID19 — The Lessons of Measles. @NEJM https://t.co/3DA27srJgZ