Beth Macy

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Beth Macy (born c. 1964) is an American journalist and non-fiction writer. Her first published book, Factory Man, was a national bestseller.[1][2][3] Her two subsequent books, Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America also appeared on the New York Times Bestseller list for non-fiction.

More information can be found on her website.

Dopesick is currently in production as a limited television series for Hulu. Macy is credited as one of the writers of the series and is an Executive Producer. The program was developed by Warren Littlefield and Danny Strong who also wrote and directed episodes along with Barry Levinson and others. The program stars Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Kaitlyn Dever, Will Poulter, Rosario Dawson and Philippa Soo.

Early life[]

Macy grew up in Urbana, Ohio. She received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University in 1986.[2] She earned a master's degree in creative writing from Hollins University in 1993.[4]

Career[]

Macy began her career as a reporter at Columbus Monthly in Ohio in 1986 before a stint at the Savannah News Press in Georgia from 1987-89. She was a reporter, features writer and columnist for The Roanoke Times from 1989 to 2014.[5] She writes essays and op-eds for The New York Times as well as magazines, radio and online journals. In 2010, she was awarded the Nieman Fellowship for Journalism by Harvard University.[6]

Her 2018 book, Dopesick, was shortlisted for the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction.[7]

She is an Executive Producer and writer for a forthcoming series based on Dopesick for Hulu, scheduled for release in the fall of 2021.

Television adaptation[]

In June 2020, Hulu had given the production a limited series order consisting of eight episodes based on Macy's book, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America who is also an executive producer of the miniseries. The series was developed by Danny Strong who is the executive producer alongside Warren Littlefield, John Goldwyn, Karen Rosenfelt, and Barry Levinson who is directing the several episodes, including the first one, for the limited series. Michael Keaton stars, along with Rosario Dawson, Kaitlyn Dever, and others.[8]

Works[]

  • Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local — and Helped Save an American Town (2014, Little Brown & Co., ISBN 9780316231435, OCLC 1003808101)[1]
  • Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South (2016, Little, Brown & Co., ISBN 9780316337540, OCLC 971462415)[9]
  • Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America (2018, Little, Brown & Co., ISBN 9780316551243, OCLC 1043454094)[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
  • Finding Tess: A Mother’s Search for Answers in a Dopesick America (2019, Audible Original Audiobook, ASIN B07T2NSXHY)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Maslin, Janet (2014-07-02). "Thinking Locally, So Fighting Globally". The New York Times. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Beth Macy '86 : Storyteller". Bgsu.edu. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  3. ^ Ralph Berrier Jr. "An unlikely hero: Q&A with Beth Macy, author of "Factory Man"". Roanoke.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  4. ^ She discusses her life and work on her: website:Discussion with the Author: Beth Macy, Roanoke.com, retrieved August 23, 2018
  5. ^ Petrouske, Rosalie Sanara (2017), "Before Leaving", And Here, Michigan State University Press, pp. 315–316, doi:10.14321/j.ctt1qv5n1h.80, ISBN 9781609175412
  6. ^ "Nieman Fellows: Class of 2010". Harvard University. 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "ALA Unveils 2019 Carnegie Medals Shortlist". American Libraries. October 24, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 17, 2020). "Michael Keaton To Star In 'Dopesick' Hulu Limited Series From Danny Strong & Warren Littlefield; Barry Levinson To Direct". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  9. ^ Maslin, Janet (2016-10-16). "Review: An Account of Black Albino Brothers in Beth Macy's 'Truevine'". The New York Times. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  10. ^ "The Worst Drug Crisis in American History". The New York Times. 2018-07-31. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  11. ^ ""Dopesick": Author reveals impact of painkillers on the opioid epidemic". CBS News. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  12. ^ "'Dopesick' is a page-turning look at the nation's opioid crisis and big Pharma". USA Today. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  13. ^ "'Dopesick' brings the opioid epidemic to heart-breaking life". The Christian Science Monitor. August 8, 2018. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  14. ^ "Shooting up". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  15. ^ "What One Journalist Learned From Researching The Causes Of The Opioid Epidemic". Npr.org. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  16. ^ "Beth Macy Talks About 'Dopesick'". The New York Times. 2018-08-05. Retrieved August 22, 2018.

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