Nonfiction Book Club Reads Raising Lazarus by Beth Macy

​​Join us for a discussion of Raising Lazarus by Beth Macy, in which she chronicles the work frontline heroes are doing in the face of America’s opioid crisis.  

​“[Macy] turns her focus from the malfeasance of the Sacklers to the efforts of those butting up against state and local governments to fight the epidemic through harm reduction. She embeds with professionals and volunteers, many of whom have battled addiction themselves, all of whom face the Sisyphean task of getting addicts to embrace recovery, and the rest of the world to view addicts as human beings with an illness, not unlike cancer patients. They’re fortunate to have Macy on their side….Without sacrificing the integrity and shoe-leather reporting of true journalism, she’s also an advocate who has now dedicated several years of her life to reducing overdose death, one story at a time…There’s still no end in sight for the opioid crisis, but as long as Macy remains on the job, we can count on compassionate dispatches from the front lines.”―SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE 

​Books will be made available for registrants, but patrons are also welcome to use their own copy. Raising Lazarus is also available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby!