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Jon Gleason

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Chicago 📍ㅣ Writerㅣdebut book: “FIELD GUIDE TO FALLING ILL” forthcoming from Yale University Press, 2026 www.jonathangleason.com

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Dr. Jey McCreight 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Incredibly proud of my good friend @jfaun.bsky.social for his new book that comes out today! Jon is profoundly thoughtful and insightful, and this is such a timely subject given how dysfunctional healthcare is in the US. I highly encourage anyone to read it, but especially those in biomedicine
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The Yale Review @yalereview.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Join us at McNally Jackson Seaport on Wednesday, February 4 for a reading and conversation with Jonathan Gleason and @meghanor.bsky.social, in celebration of FIELD GUIDE TO FALLING ILL, the winner of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize. RSVP: www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/jonath...
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The Yale Review @yalereview.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
When patients died under Dr. William Husel’s treatment, the subsequent trial turned on a single question: did care become harm? Jonathan Gleason considers the moral uncertainty built into end-of-life medicine.
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Jonathan Gleason: An Excerpt from “Field Guide to Falling Ill”
An Ohio murder trial causes a writer to question what makes a good death.
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Longreads @longreads.com · 15/01/2026
"In 2019, Husel was accused of prescribing fatal doses of fentanyl to critically ill patients in one of the largest homicide cases in Ohio history." —Jonathan Gleason for @yalereview.bsky.social yalereview.org/article/jona...
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Jonathan Gleason: An Excerpt from “Field Guide to Falling Ill”
An Ohio murder trial causes a writer to question what makes a good death.
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
An incredible review from Publishers Weekly. Thank you for reading this book with such care and generosity! “Each [essay] sparkles with clarity and precision, rendering complicated concepts accessible and stimulating. This is a triumph.” @The Yale Review www.publishersweekly.com/9780300282948
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Field Guide to Falling Ill by Jonathan Gleason
The inaugural winner of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, this debut collection from Gleason contains enlightening and beautifully...
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dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Some news: The first advanced review is in and…THE OVERSEER CLASS has been named one of the Top 10 Politics & Current Events Books of Spring 2026 by Publishers Weekly! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Spring 2026 Fiction & Nonfiction Preview:
Politics & Current Events
Government malfeasance, the consequences of too much tech, and the emotional lives of medical caregivers are spotlighted in spring's current affairs titles
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The Overseer Class one of the Top 10
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Books of Spring 2026!
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OVERSEER CLASS
A MANIFESTO
STEVEN W. THRASHER
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Dr. Jey McCreight 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Proud to announce the project I've been working on 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 Had hoped to have more ready, but the events of the last week stressed the importance of speaking up against fascism NOW I'd appreciate your support in spreading the word, esp if you work in life sciences research, healthcare, or biotech
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Wrote about recent calls to ban trans people from owning guns and the long history of pathologizing queer people’s natural distress
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(Dis)Arming the Dolls
Trans Gun Bans & Disorders of Distress
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Dr. Jey McCreight 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
I have a PhD in Genome Sciences and my expertise is human population genetics and evolution. Which means I learned a lot about the history of eugenics And you are absolutely right If RFK isn't stopped, millions will die worldwide and scientific progress could be set back decades, if not more...
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Dr. Jey McCreight 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
"[...] the pressure to procure more organs is raising serious ethical concerns." There's a sentence you never want to read 🫠 From @jfaun.bsky.social jongleason.substack.com/p/theyre-com...?
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They’re Coming for Your Organs...Sort Of
Changes in the rules around who can give and receive organs threaten the long-term viability of the donation system.
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
The latest medical news with light analysis and history in 1,500 words or less 😘 ❤️ open.substack.com/pub/jongleas...
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They’re Coming for Your Organs...Sort Of
Changes in the rules around who can give and receive organs threaten the long-term viability of the donation system.
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
We have a cover!! The designers at Yale were able to perfectly captured the medical, the personal, and the historical all in one image. FIELD GUIDE TO FALLING ILL is coming January 27th, but you can preorder it now, including from local bookstores!! Link in bio and below. tinyurl.com/yekwx34d
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Yes, queers should be proud, but also everyone could stand to be a little more ashamed
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Everyone—especially Chicago girlies—should read @brandowrites.bsky.social amazing essay on queer history, joy, and strong pours in @salonnewsroom.bsky.social
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Forget Mark. They should be together
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Dr. Jey McCreight 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
"I hope the field of genomics can learn from this, and come together to create better solutions around privacy, data sharing, transparency, compensation of research participants, and healthcare access." My thoughts on the 23andMe situation as a former employee: www.linkedin.com/posts/jey-mc...
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Thoughts on 23andMe | Jey McCreight
"It is painful to think what could have been." As someone who was inspired to become a geneticist because of 23andMe and ended up working there for nearly 6…
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
We do love an empty gym 😈
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Imagine these two having a conversation in their unplaceable accents
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Welcome to Indiana (threatening)
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
I fear a reread is approaching
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Last day of the quarter, and I made it to the gym. I deserve praise
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
If AI can’t do this, what is it good for?
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soul nate @mnateshyamalan.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
republicans: fyi we are bombing france for being too gay and lead poisoning is now mandatory democrats: yeah? well prepare yourselves for several strongly worded haikus
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
I would not make it on Traitors. These disruptive breakfasts?? I need my peace in the morning
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Heard someone say “one of my oomfs” The ATM machine of our age
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
These scam texts are getting crafty
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
In deep denial about no longer fitting into a small
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
The masculine urge to be an absolute diva
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Walked into my medical writing class today, and all of my UChicago students were talking about how funding for their research into things like pancreatic cancer treatments has been suspended. Anyway happy Friday 🫠
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
I thought “acquiring permissions” for quotations in my book would be some complex legal maneuver. Actually, it’s just cold emailing famous strangers and saying, “hey could I have this?”
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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
happy "unearthing the bizarre politics of the shooter" day to all who celebrate the great American tradition
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Julia Conrad @juliaconrad.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
my Italian boyfriend just burst into the room to declare "HE'S ITALIAN!"
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Nothing more devastating than when the hot barista you think is flirting with you says “take care, man”
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👨🏼‍🦰 @onemorechris.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
“the grind never stops” - my teeth at night
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
“Let’s fucking go!!” I yell meekly into the void
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Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Not enough resources?? What is this, Catan?
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