The two books he most admires are Moby Dick and The Nigger of the Narcissus. His next book will be The Snopes Saga, for which he gives himself two years. Contact us at [email protected] ...

About a year ago, a patient called me a “nigger” for the first time. I was working an extra weekend shift as the only doctor on-call. It was a sunny day in New England, and seemingly calm.