Heather Cox Richardson

John Green

Sharon McMahon

Malcolm Gladwell, in addition to some of the above mentioned names.

I will say Siddhartha Mukherjee because I just finished reading The Emperor of All Maladies. I agree with you, though, that blurbs are over-rated.

Mary Roach, Ezra Klein, Hank Green (particularly relevant POV w/ his recent cancer battle.)

Your name as author means more to me than any blurb, TBH. But I would head turn at Malcom Gladwell, Jonathan Haidt, David or Nancy French. Social science is sexy right now.

I never read blurbs, but I think Kate Bowler would be a good voice.

John Green, because of his latest book, and Hank Green because of his vast scientific knowledge.

Margaret Edson, Pulizer Prize winning playwright of "Wit." Atul Gawande, author of Being Mortal

1. Laua Hillenbrand. She brought CFS, Seabiscuit and Zampirini into public consciousness. 2. Dr. Francis Collins

In case it helps sway the publisher, I don't ever read blurbs. If I did, the only type of blurb that would work on me for this book would be an unknown scientist or doctor or researcher who is NOT a celebrity or famous in any way.

Gosh, I’m racking my brain and I just don’t know. Philip Yancey, maybe? He’s written on similar subjects. I have to say I never read those blurbs when I’m deciding about purchasing a book, and in your shoes I’d feel all the things you’re feeling. But to be fair, husband says he DOES, and it helps him decide on what book he wants to buy. Your question piqued my interest because long term physical issues, especially after having been healthy and very active, have definitely changed me and how I see the world, and I wish I could articulate that in a way that my loved ones understood. Best wishes on your new book.

I think you should ask Madeline Miller, both for her knowledge of the ancient world, but also because of her own illness.

I would love to read the book because you wrote it and it’s relevant to my life. I never read blurbs, and like others have said, I would only be influenced if I saw the name of someone who made me NOT want to read it. I also love the title SICK but not the subtitle. It does sound like a completely different book than what you described, and it would probably be one I would skip. Someone else nailed it with the comment about a pseudo-science title at a discount club store. 😂

Some of the epidemioligists who write collectively for The Nerdy Girls. For example Dr. Emily Smith. Nicole Malechowski - Air Force pilot, first woman on the Thunderbirds demonstration team, and advocate for those who have tick borne illnesses, like the one that ended her aviation career.

Siddhartha Mukherjee

Russell Moore, Mike Cosper, Nancy French

I think it sounds like a very interesting book I'd like to read!

Atul Gawande

Siddartha Mukherjee, Bill Bryson, Walter Isaacson, Michael Lewis

I don't have a name for you, but I'd rather it be 1) NOT some famous medical person, 2) someone with a true history background, and 3) someone who's actually been ill, for a long time with a serious illness. If I read a title like that (and if it's from you, I might), then I'd want to be reassured that it isn't going to belittle my life experience ... which has included serious cancer and currently includes chronic health conditions that have no cures and very little effective treatment. There's little respect in the medical community as it is, so someone from that with a "big" name would send me running in the other direction more than it would encourage my purchase. (I wish I did have names to offer, but the names I know aren't ones that would help bring in readers because they're not well known outside their circles.) Whoever you end up with, I wish you luck with your book.

Siddhartha Mukherjee or Atul Gawande

I have no wisdom to offer, but I think this is such a compelling topic and approach, and I am so eager to read! ♡

I don't have a suggestion, but want to say that blurbs are a big part of my book choices. However, as someone already said, I don't need a blurb on one of your books because I've known of you and read your work for decades now.