Author Q&A Series
April 22, 2026 • 6:00-7:00pm
Jason Gale
AFTER COVID: The Health Impacts That Will Last Generations
(Johns Hopkins University Press, March 2026)
About Jason:
Jason Gale is a senior editor at Bloomberg News in Melbourne, where he has worked for 26 years. He began reporting on medical science in 2005 during the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak and has since focused on global health. His work has earned a Gerald Loeb Award, two Overseas Press Club of America awards, and honors from the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. He holds a master's degree in health security from the University of Sydney. After Covid is his first book.
February 18, 2026 • 6:00-7:00pm
Mallary Tenore Tarpley
SLIP: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery
(S&S/Simon Element, August 2025)
March 19, 2026 • 6:00-7:00pm
Dr. Tom Frieden
THE FORMULA FOR BETTER HEALTH: How to Save Millions of Lives--Including Your Own
(The MIT Press, September 2025)
We'd like to send a special thank you to the Center for Public Scholarship and Engagement, IDEAS Festival, and Georgia Center for the Book for being the official co-sponsors of the Spring 2026 Living Health: Author Q&A Series.
