An Evening with Beth Macy
Venue: Jessie Peterman Library, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Beth Macy
Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements, Charity
Cost: Free
The Jessie Peterman Library presents An Evening with Beth Macy on Thursday, November 14, 2024.
The library presents their 2nd Annual Author Event sponsored by the Floyd County Library Building Fund with special guest, award winning author Beth Macy!
Beth Macy is a New York Times-bestselling author and known for her books "Dopesick", "Factory Man" and "Truevine" and "Raising Lazarus". Her work has been recognized with numerous awards and she has repeatedly been on the New York Times Bestseller List.
"Dopesick" was made into a Emmy-winning Hulu series, on which Macy served as executive producer and co-writer. Her follow-up book, "Raising Lazarus", tells the story of the third wave of the crisis, driven by the introduction of new, highly addictive opioids such as fentanyl. Outsiders, underdogs and the importance of hope are key features of her work. Her books reflect a deep respect for the stories of marginalized people and communities, dogged persistence in her research, and a gift for telling complicated stories in a compelling way.
Macy’s work as a newspaper reporter, mostly at The Roanoke Times won more than two dozen national journalism awards including a Nieman Fellowship for Journalism at Harvard. She won a J. Anthony Lukas Prize for "Factory Man" and an L.A. Times Book Prize for "Dopesick". All of her books were instant New York Times bestsellers.
Her work has also been featured in Oprah magazine, PARADE, American Journalism Review, Salon, the Christian Science Monitor and "The Best Newspaper Writing" anthology.
Links:
• https://intrepidpapergirl.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/authorBethMacy
Copies of the author's books will be available for sale and proceeds will go to support the Floyd County Library Building Fund.
Registration is required for this event and can be made online at: https://mfrl.libcal.com/calendar/mfrlevents/macy.
The Jessie Peterman Library is located at 321 West Main Street in Floyd, VA.
To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/Px6M4PXh/image.png.
For more information, visit: http://www.montgomery-floyd.lib.va.us/ or https://www.facebook.com/JPMLibrary or call 540-745-2947.
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