To celebrate National Book Lovers Day, which takes place each year on August 9, we asked our genetics community to share their favorite genetic or healthcare-related books. Check out all the book recommendations below!
There are so many good ones! Right now, I'm excited to start reading The Social Life of DNA. @sociallifeofdna
— Sara Cherny (she/her) (@Sara_Cherny) August 9, 2017
Fiction: The Chrysalids, Never Let Me Go (genetics-ish); Non-Fiction: The Boy in the Moon, The Case Against Perfection, Genetic Rounds
— Alexis Carere (@AlexisCarere) August 9, 2017
Hands down, The Immortal Life of #HenriettaLacks by @RebeccaSkloot! She's an inspiration for all pursuing #scicomm. #HeLa #BookLoversDay
— DNApodcast (@DNApodcast) August 9, 2017
Agreed! Fantastic book that thoughtfully challenges perceptions of health, disease, family, and identity!
— Erica Bednar (@EMBOSU) August 9, 2017
Great question! The Family That Couldn't Sleep, by D.T. Max is about fatal familial insomnia and prions in general and it is fantastic.
— Brittany Gancarz (@GeneGrayDNA) August 9, 2017
Far from the tree, being mortal, secret life of henrietta lacks
— Colleen Caleshu (@colleencaleshu) August 9, 2017
I second Far from the Tree and Immortal Henrietta Lacks! Also Saving Henry. Adding all of these other ones to my reading list asap 🤓
— Andria Besser (@DriaBess) August 9, 2017
I loved @DeVitaDoctor book,"The Death of Cancer". Reads like novel, but great historical background on field of #oncology. #bookloversday https://t.co/EREypgs6oH
— My Gene Counsel (@MyGeneCounsel) August 9, 2017
We're lucky to have author @brochman on the #NSGCGenePool! She recently published "The Gene Machine." Check it out!
— Genetic Counselors (@GeneticCouns) August 9, 2017
Mendel's Dwarf. Jurassic Park. The Brothers Karamozov (ok might be a stretch. good book tho!)
— laura hercher (@laurahercher) August 9, 2017
I enjoyed the Boy Who Loved to Much, Inside the O'Briens, Still Alice, The Gene Machine & so much more! I have an entire list! 🙂
— Aishwarya Arjunan, MS, MPH, CGC,CPH (she/her/hers) (@aishuarjun) August 9, 2017
Can't wait to hear about everyone's favorites https://t.co/MFT0K03UDh
— Robin Schwartz (she,her) (@RobinSchwartz15) August 9, 2017
Good topic! I'm a fan of Psyche and Helix by Robert Resta.
— Kyle W. Davis (@kylewalterdavis) August 10, 2017
I loved Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides about 5-alpha reductase deficiency and a Greek American family in Detroit. 📚📖
— Tami Johnston (@TamiJohnston_GC) August 10, 2017
Just finished The Family Gene and loved it as well!
— Andria Besser (@DriaBess) August 10, 2017
Far From the Tree by @Andrew_Solomon
— Shivani Nazareth (@shivaninaz) August 10, 2017
"Pretty Is What Changes" By Jessica Queller
— Taylor Berninger (@TayJaneGC) August 10, 2017
Genetic Explanations by Sheldon Krimsky
— Abdelazeem Elhabyan | عبدالعظيم الهبيان (@A_Elhabyan) August 19, 2017
Recent favorites: The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect. And I'm throwing in a movie too: Three Identical Strangers. A must see for #genetics peeps!
— My Gene Counsel (@MyGeneCounsel) August 9, 2018
I've been reading "She Has Her Mother's Laugh" by @carlzimmer. Interesting book exploring hereditary concepts and the affects on economics, culture, politics etc. Looking forward to discussing w/ #geneticcounseling students during @slc_gc_grads orientation! #BookLoversDay #gcchat https://t.co/IBPhJcTFpB
— DNApodcast (@DNApodcast) August 9, 2018
A new rec from me: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Not all of the data in it has replicated but nevertheless an enlightening look into the decision-making processes in our brains (relevant since we facilitate a lot of decision making!).
— Leslie Ordal (@GenCounsNews) August 9, 2018
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