Light Up the Night: America's Overdose Crisis and the Drug Users Fighting for Survival

Description

Platform: Lupick has 17,400 followers on Twitter and created a website for his first book, Fighting for Space (https://www.fightingforspace.com/), which he will do for Light Up the Night. Credentials: Lupick's first book, Fighting for Space, was widely praised by outlets like the Los Angeles Review of Books and received a starred review from Kirkus. Opportunities: The author is well-positioned to discuss and contextualize the recent spate of drug decriminalization and legalization measures across the country.

Travis Lupick is an award-winning journalist who has written for the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, and VICE magazine, among others. The author of Fighting for Space: How a Group of Drug Users Transformed One City's Struggle with Addiction and Light Up the Night: America's Overdose Crisis and the Drug Users Fighting for Survival (The New Press), he lives in Southern California. Follow him on Twitter: @tlupick.

Praise for Light Up the Night: "A candid and vital look at the harm reduction method of addiction treatment on two drug users turned activists . . . the book's greatest strength is the intimate portrait of two indomitable women who have dedicated their lives to helping others. A must-read for those on the front lines of the opioid crisis." -Publishers Weekly "Potent, illuminating reportage on a public health crisis of epidemic proportions." -Kirkus Reviews "Light Up the Night illuminates the controversial, complex topic of drug use and the American overdose crisis with power, conviction, and hope." -Foreword Reviews "Rather than parrot the talking points of politicians or police, Lupick has given a megaphone to people who use drugs. This book offers invaluable advice on the overdose crisis." -Sean Baker, writer and director, The Florida Project "Profound, beautiful, and inspiring . . . this is a story everyone needs to hear." -Johann Hari, author of Chasing the Scream "A masterful, propulsive book about the overdose crisis, full of heart, humanity, and hope." -Beth Macy, author of Dopesick "Lupick details the heroic efforts of everyday people fighting to save the lives of those deemed expendable. . . . [We] learn that failed policies, not drugs, are killing us. . . . Please read this book." -Dr. Carl Hart, author of Drug Use for Grown-Ups and High Price "One of the world's most knowledgeable writers about drug use, Lupick weaves together user narratives to show how our drug policies and treatment systems are flawed." -Ben Westhoff, author of Fentanyl, Inc. "An extraordinary book and critical perspective." -Ryan Hampton, addiction recovery activist and author of American Fix and Unsettled "An intimate portrait of the unsung activists who are doing what it actually takes to fight the overdose crisis." -Maia Szalavitz, author of Undoing Drugs and Unbroken Brain "The war on drugs is a war on people-and the activists in this book are our people. I hope that their stories will inspire for years to come." -Monique Tula, executive director, National Harm Reduction Coalition "Gripping, vividly told dispatches from the front lines of drug addiction. . . . A true antidote to the insanity of the drug war and to punitive approaches to human suffering." -Gabor Mate, MD, author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts