The recovering : intoxication and its aftermath —Jamison, Leslie, 1983- author.

By the NYT bestselling author of 'The Empathy Exams' comes an exploration of addiction, and the stories we tell about it. With its deeply personal and seamless blend of memoir, cultural history, literary criticism, and j...

Make it scream, make it burn : essays —Jamison, Leslie, 1983- author.

The empathy exams : essays —Jamison, Leslie, 1983-

A collection of essays explores empathy, using topics ranging from street violence and incarceration to reality television and literary sentimentality to ask questions about people's understanding of and relationships wi...

The gin closet : a novel —Jamison, Leslie, 1983-

American epidemic : reporting from the front lines of the opioid crisis

Just a few years ago, the opioid crisis could be referred to as a "silent epidemic," but it is no longer possible to argue that the scourge of opiate addiction being overlooked. This is in large part thanks to the extrao...

The best American essays 2020

Compiles the best literary essays of the year 2019 which were originally published in American periodicals.

The best American essays 2014

"A creature from an alternative universe . . . wanting to understand what is on the American mind should rush to the nearest bookstore and buy a copy of this distinguished anthology . . . Exhilarating. "-- Publishers Wee...