Author Talk with Best Selling Author Beth Macy
Venue: Christiansburg Library, Christiansburg
Organizations: Beth Macy
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Description:
The Christiansburg Library presents Author Talk with Best Selling Author Beth Macy on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.

Join us for a special evening with New York Times bestselling author Beth Macy! Beth will share insights from her brand-new memoir, "Paper Girl", and a captivating talk about the stories and experiences that inspired it.

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

This is also a chance to get your book signed and meet the author in person. Books will be available for purchase through Blacksburg Books.

This event is free and open to all.

We can’t wait to see you there!

The Christiansburg Library is located at 125 Sheltman Street in Christiansburg, VA.

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For more information, visit: http://www.montgomery-floyd.lib.va.us/ or https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064875634681 or call 540-382-6965.