A Conversation With the Author
Where are you from?
Born in Providence, R.I. and grew up in Boston, MA. Attended Harvard College and then went to New York for medical school at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons
Who are your favorite writers?
Salinger, Frost, Hemingway
Which book/books have had the biggest influence on your writing?
Physician writers Walker Percy and Irvin Yalom
What are your hobbies and outside interests?
Travel, aerobic exercise, yoga, skiing, amateur surf enthusiast, the movies
What is the single best piece of advice anyone ever gave you?
"Be Strong" from my great uncle Rabbi Israel Goldman
What is your favorite quote?
"Always fall in with what you're asked to accept. Take what is given, and make it over your way. My aim in life has always been to hold my own with whatever's going. Not against: with."-Robert Frost
What is the question most commonly asked by your readers?
What is the answer? Q; "Aren't you just talking about SAD?" A: "Not in the limited sense that is commonly understood. That's just the tip of the iceberg. People have deeply personal, complex, and predictable reactions to the seasons that I can help reveal. It does not have to be the same year after year!"
What inspired you to write your first book?
I very much wanted to reach and help more people then I am able to in my day to day practice as a physician
Where do you write?
Not on the airplane.