The Mind Reels

May 21, 2013 | 1 book mentioned

Alcohol. Promiscuity. LSD. All three are said to inspire creative minds. And if Sarah Dunant’s well-researched new novel, Blood and Beauty, is credible, we can add a new one, syphilis, to the list. (Wait, what?)

is a staff writer for The Millions. He lives in New York.