The Pulitzer Prize-winning author is just one of many artists from Appalachia who are probing the crisis in their work, while taking pains to ensure that it doesn’t define the region and its people. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2023-05-17 12:40:39 UTC ]
Washington Post reporters Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz focus on the "Big Three" distributors that saturated the country with pain pills. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-07-22 12:00:22 UTC ]
Patrick Radden Keefe has won the UK’s prestigious 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for his latest book Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty, which investigates the legacy of the family behind Purdue Pharma, which produced and sold OxyContin and helped launch the opioid crisis.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-11-17 14:00:39 UTC ]
Patrick Radden Keefe aims to hold the family accountable for its role in the opioid crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-04-08 14:00:00 UTC ]
Reporter Eric Eyre exposes the people and companies that flooded the state with pills. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-04-23 10:39:28 UTC ]
Anti-opioid programming is important for inclusion, awareness, and even life-saving. Here are 7 ways libraries are combatting the opioid crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-11-15 11:35:59 UTC ]
Some of the most provocative topics in American political discourse — from the opioid crisis to racial identity to the country’s southern border — were at the heart of the books celebrated Friday night during the 39th annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. Held inside USC’s Bovard Auditorium, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week's hot book to film deals include an option for the nonfiction bestseller about the opioid crisis, "Dopesick," and another deal at TNT for a Caleb Carr backlist bestseller. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mindy McGinnis sells a YA novel about the opioid crisis, Berkley signs Simone St. James for six figures, Montlake buys the latest from indie bestseller Jamie McGuire, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]