A selection of videos of Michele Harper, including interviews, book events, and news segments.

NYT Books with Elisabeth Egan

“[The Beauty in Breaking is a] riveting, heartbreaking, sometimes difficult, always inspiring story…” — Elisabeth Egan, The New York Times Book Review


The Daily Social Distancing Show
with Trevor Noah

Dr. Michele Harper sheds light on how the coronavirus pandemic has affected health care workers and the virus’s impact on vulnerable populations, and discusses her bestselling memoir The Beauty in Breaking about life as an ER physician.

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Elizabeth Gilbert’s Book Club

“Dr. Harper is a beautiful writer, a true humanitarian, and (in my humble opinion) a great mystic. Don’t miss this book!” —Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love


Lululemon & Penguin Random House Book Club with Dr. Zoe Williams

Host Dr. Zoe Williams and The Beauty in Breaking author, Michele Harper discuss her experiences as an ER doctor and the importance of self-healing.


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L.A. Times Book Club with L.A reporter, Marissa Evans

Michele Harper joins Marissa Evans & L.A. Times Book Club readers to share the stories behind her bestselling memoir about life as an ER doctor.


Jen Pastiloff, author of On Being Human

“Brokenness can be a remarkable gift. If we allow it, it can expand our space to transform — this potential space that is slight, humble, and unassuming.” —Michele Harper, from The Beauty in Breaking


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Books & Books + Miami Book Fair with Daniela Lamas

“Chronicling a violent upbringing, the surprise disintegration of her marriage, and her struggle to thrive as a Black female ER doctor, first-time author Michele Harper has crafted a gripping and ultimately empowering memoir.” —Miami Book Fair


Politics & Prose Live! with Kerry Egan

“In sharing the stories of her patients and her own life, Harper shows us that healing begins only after we are broken open ourselves. And she shows us with hopeful, heartbreaking clarity that it comes from healing each other.”
—Kerry Egan, author of On Living

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