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Jonathan Gleason is a writer, professor, and medical interpreter. His book "FIELD GUIDE TO FALLING ILL" won the inaugural Yale Nonfiction Book Prize and will be published in January 2026. Currently, he is a lecturer in creative writing at the University of Chicago.

Gleason holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Iowa. He is a recipient of a 2023 grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation and a finalist for the 2024 Granum Prize. His work is anthologized in Best American Essays (2024) and has appeared in The Sun Magazine, Literary Hub, Kenyon Review, New England Review, Colorado Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, Indiana Review, and many others. ...more

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Field Guide to Falling Ill: Essays (The Yale Nonfiction Book Prize)
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