Perri Klass

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 bit.ly/3azbs0d

@PersephoneBooks Love @PersephoneBooks — you have enlarged my world —

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…

We at @mercantilelib and @StoweHouseCincy are VERY excited to host @PerriKlass on Thursday 3/2. Discussing #TheBestMedicine (@wwnorton), women in medicine, medical humanities, and Harriet Beecher Stowe... Join us! In person or virtual. mercantilelibrary.com/calendar/allgo…

The Author Who Brought the Montessori Method to Life in Her Fiction | The New Yorker newyorker.com/books/second-r…

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 nytimes.com/2022/10/11/tra…

Whoa, look at today’s AAP book signings starting in a few minutes! A group of all-stars! #AAP2022 #PublishWithAAP

Looking forward to chatting with the extraordinary @PerriKlass via @ElliottBayBooks tomorrow!

From @PerriKlass @NEJM - “It’s Hardly Credible” — Medical Readers and Literary Plague nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

"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: smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-rea…

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. amazon.com/Best-Medicine-…

"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 buff.ly/3vjBr5V #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) tinyurl.com/booktalkephron

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." nytimes.com/2022/04/13/tra…

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 nytimes.com/2022/04/13/tra…

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. tickettailor.com/events/bellevu…

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: tinyurl.com/booktalkephron

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. theamericanscholar.org/wielders-of-th…

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 nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Super fun and a huge honor to get to write this with @PerriKlass — Vaccinating Children Against #COVID19 — The Lessons of Measles. @NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

An honor and a pleasure!