Jonathan Maas asked Jennifer Wright:

Jennifer - I so far am loving the book Get Well Soon, and love your style - which mixes humor and (sometimes ghastly) facts. Can you talk about your style of humor meeting historical non-fiction? IE: * How do you define it * Where are your influences?

Jennifer Wright That's a really interesting question and one I think about a great deal. I grew up watching Jon Stewart and later the Colbert Report as a pre-teen and teen. They were my first introduction to the news, as I think they were the first introduction to the news for a lot of younger people. I knew that even if I didn't know much about some of the issues they were discussing I should stay tuned because they would explain it while simultaneously saying something that would make me laugh. It was a formula that ended up teaching me a lot (and never for a second made me think they were less than intelligent and well informed -- so I was spared some older people's notion that you can be funny or smart but not both.) I think the subjects I discuss can be VERY difficult and I want to make sure they're accessible not just to people who love medical textbooks (though I hope they like it!) but to people who might see my books as an introduction to the topic.

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