Episode · How I Write · 2025-11-19

Books mentioned on How to Make Your Writing More Visual — Atul Gawande

4 books · With Atul Gawande · Watch on YouTube

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. Being Mortal

    Atul Gawande · at 28:21

    Discussed
    “Being Mortal is 12 years old now. And, uh, and it's been, uh, it's been amazing.”
    Where to get it
  2. Complications

    Atul Gawande · at 32:51

    Discussed
    “I wrote about a case in my first book, Complications. I came back again and better.”
    Where to get it
  3. The Emperor of All Maladies

    Siddhartha Mukherjee · at 55:01

    The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee is a comprehensive biography of cancer that traces the disease from historical records through modern scientific breakthroughs and treatments.

    Discussed
    “He wrote a book called Emperor of Maladies which won the Pulitzer.”
    Where to get it
  4. How We Die

    Sherwin Nuland · at 55:07

    Discussed
    “Sherwin Nulan a surgeon who wrote How We Die in 1980.”
    Where to get it