Melanie's new book about physical pain, The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering, was published by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux in August. In September it became a New York Times Bestseller. more details about the book >

She was on NPR's Talk of the Nation on Thursday, August 19th to discuss pain and her book. audio recording and transcript >

She gave the keynote address at PAINweek, a medical education conference, in Las Vegas, NV, on Wednesday, September 8th. details and link to streaming video>

She appeared on NBC's The Today Show on Tuesday, January 4 with Melissa and Fie to discuss third-party reproductive technology.

She and Fie were on NPR's Talk of the Nation discussing third-party reproduction on Wednesday, January 5.