For most of human history, to be born with a genetic disease was to be condemned to a short and brutal life. Just Around the Corner takes one rare inherited condition—maple syrup urine disease, or MSUD—as a lens through which to examine the extraordinary evolution of genetic medicine.

I am pleased to announce the sale of Missed Conceptions, by Dr. Karen Stollznow, to Broadleaf Books. Missed Conceptions mixes science,...

Though 2020 has been comprehensively awful, it is ending on a personal high note, with four book deals closed since Thanksgiving. If you...