Beth Macy
Beth Macy is an American journalist and non-fiction writer. Her first published book, Factory Man, was a national bestseller.Early life
Macy grew up in Urbana, Ohio. She received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University in 1986. She earned a master's degree in creative writing from Hollins University in 1993.Career
Macy was a reporter for The Roanoke Times from 1989 to 2014. 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.
Her 2018 book, Dopesick, was shortlisted for the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction.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 was also expected to executive produce alongside Warren Littlefield, John Goldwyn, Karen Rosenfelt, and Barry Levinson who was expected to direct the limited series. Michael Keaton was set to star.Works
- Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local — and Helped Save an American Town
- 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
- Finding Tess: A Mother’s Search for Answers in a Dopesick America
