Thursday, August 12, 2021

Blog Tour: Exhale by David Weill, MD #blogtour #nonfiction #giveaway #interview #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours @davidweillmd

 


Hope, Healing, and a Life in Transplant

Medical Non Fiction

Date Published: 05-11-2021

Publisher: Post Hill Press


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Exhale is the riveting memoir of a top transplant doctor who rode the emotional rollercoaster of saving and losing lives—until it was time to step back and reassess his own life.


 



Interview

Can you tell us a little about the process of getting this book published? How did you come up with the idea and how did you start?

When I left Stanford in 2016 as head of the lung transplant programs, I had a lot on my mind: patient stories, my own emotions about my job, and grief over the loss of my father. I went from making notes in a journal to writing scenes to eventually creating a memoir. I wrote the first draft in 6 months and then edited it for two years!

 

 

What surprised you most about getting your book published?

The anticipation of getting my story out to the public. Who would read it? What would they think? And how I would react to their reactions?

A swirl of emotion mixed in with some sense of accomplishment.

 

 

Tell us a little about what you do when you aren’t writing

My life is full! I have two teenaged daughters and a great wife. Professionally, I consult with transplant programs, helping them address a number of issues they confront.

 

 

As a published author, what would you say was the most pivotal point of your writing life?

When I realized that my work was good enough to be published. Not published but good enough to be published. I saw the improvement in my writing and that was gratifying.

 

Where do you get your best ideas and why do you think that is?

 

 

What is the toughest criticism given to you as an author?

 

 

What has been your best accomplishment as a writer?

 

 

How many unpublished and half-finished books do you have?

At present, only one! A novel based on a transplant team that is half-finished, and frankly, a bit of a mess. But I will return to it soon!

 

 


David Weill is the former Director of the Center for Advanced Lung Disease and the Lung Transplant Program at Stanford. He is currently the Principal of Weill Consulting Group, which focuses on improving the delivery of transplant care.

Dr. Weill’s writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Salon, Newsweek, the Chicago Tribune, STAT, and the Washington Post. He also has been interviewed on CNN and by the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Wall Street Journal.

He lives with his wife and two daughters in New Orleans.

 

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1 comment:

Book Club Reviewer said...

This looks like an interesting read! Would you consider adding this to our book club of active readers?

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