The Book Doctors Are In

Join us for a BLR Book Salon on May 6: up-close conversations with acclaimed doctor-writers, celebrating hot-off-the-press books. Don’t miss this special evening of stimulating discussion, energizing readings, engrossing conversations, mixing, mingling, and refreshment, all in a stunning setting overlooking Lincoln Center and Central Park.

Come if you’re a healthcare professional who scribbles in secret, a reader who loves to peek behind the scenes of the medical world, or a book-lover who just wants to enjoy an evening filled with fascinating characters, on and off the page. We promise plenty of time to chat with all the authors, a chance to sip wine while gazing at New York’s iconic landmarks, a pop-up store, plus a few additional literary surprises!

This exclusive BLR Book Salon will be held in a lovely setting near Lincoln Center, at the home of a generous BLR supporter. The event will be Monday, May 6, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and space is limited. Please RSVP as soon as possible to reserve your spot!


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BLR Book Salons support authors! Your entry includes a signed copy of one of the new books from our three featured authors, and there will be lots more books available at the event. (When you RSVP, you'll be able to choose a book, and we'll have it waiting it for you!)

Featuring

Damon Tweedy is the author of several essays and articles that explore the intersections of race, medicine, and mental health. His first book, Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine, made the New York Times bestseller list and was selected by TIME Magazine as a top nonfiction book that year. It was described as “a smart, thought-provoking, frontline look at race and medicine” and “essential reading in our time of racial unrest.” His writing has been featured in publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Discover Magazine. Damon has also served as nonfiction editor of the Bellevue Literary Review. His latest book, Facing the Unseen: The Struggle to Center Mental Health in Medicine, was noted as an Amazon Best Nonfiction Book of April 2024.

Rob Gore is an emergency physician and the founder of the Kings Against Violence Initiative (KAVI). He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn. He was an inaugural TED Resident in 2016, and in 2018 named a CNN Hero. He is the author of Treating Violence: An Emergency Room Doctor Takes On a Deadly American Epidemic.

Frank Clark is a board-certified adult outpatient psychiatrist at Prisma Health-Upstate and a BLR Board Member. He also serves as clinical associate professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville. Frank is prolific poet who uses his creative side to provide a voice and raise awareness for issues pertaining to mental health and diversity, equity, and inclusion. He has collaborated with composers both nationally and internationally who have set his poetry to music. His works have been performed by the South Carolina Philharmonic. He is also the author of two children’s books, Positively Haiku Part 1 and Positively Haiku Part 2.

Host: Danielle Ofri is a founder and Editor-in-Chief of Bellevue Literary Review. In her day job, she is a primary care internist at Bellevue Hospital and a clinical professor of medicine at NYU. Her writing appears in the New York Times, The New Yorker, and the Atlantic, as well as the Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine. She’s given several TED talks and has performed at the Moth. A recent Guggenheim fellow, Ofri is the author of six books about life in medicine, including What Doctors Feel and When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error.” www.danielleofri.com