Writers on the Edge: 22 Writers Speak About Addiction and Dependency

Publisher Marketing: "Writers On The Edge" offers a range of essays, memoirs and poetry written by major contemporary authors who bring fresh insight into the dark world of addiction, from drugs and alcohol, to sex, gambling and food. Editors Diana M. Raab and James Brown have assembled an array of talented and courageous writers who share their stories with heartbreaking honesty as they share their obsessions as well as the awe-inspiring power of hope and redemption. "Open to any piece in this collection, and the scalding, unflinching, overwhelming truths within will shine light on places most people never look. Anyone who reads this book, be they users or used, will put it down changed. And when they raise their eyes from the very last page, the world they see may be redeemed, as well." --Jerry Stahl, author of Permanent Midnight ""Writers On The Edge" is a thoughtful compendium of first-person narratives by writers who have managed to use their despair to create beauty. A must-read for anyone in the recovery field." --Leonard Buschel, Founder, Writers In Treatment CONTRIBUTORS: Frederick & Steven Barthelme, Kera Bolonik, Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, Maud Casey, Anna David, Denise Duhamel, B. H. Fairchild, Ruth Fowler, David Huddle Perie Longo, Gregory Orr, Victoria Patterson, Molly Peacock, Scott Russell Sanders, Stephen Jay Schwartz, Linda Gray Sexton, Sue William Silverman, Chase Twichell, and Rachel Yoder About the Editors Diana M. Raab, an award-winning memoirist and poet, is author of six books including "Healing With Words" and "Regina's Closet." She's an advocate of the healing power of writing and teaches nation-wide workshops and in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program. James Brown, a recovering alcoholic and addict, is the author of the memoirs, " The Los Angeles Diaries" and "This River." He is Professor of English in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at California State University, San Bernardino. From the Reflections of America Series Modern History Press www. ModernHistoryPress.com SEL006000 Self-Help: Substance Abuse & Addictions - Alcoholism SEL003000 Self-Help: Adult Children of Alcoholics PSY038000 Psychology: Psychopathology - Addiction Review Citations: Library Journal 01/01/2012 pg. 80 (EAN 9781615991082, Paperback) Library Journal 02/01/2012 pg. 80 (EAN 9781615991099, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Raab, Diana M An essayist, memoirist, and poet, Diana M. Raab is an instructor in the UCLA Extension WritersA[a¬a[ Program. She is the author of three poetry collections, Dear AnaAAs: My Life in Poems for You, The Guilt Gene, and My Muse Undresses Me, and the memoir ReginaA[a¬a[s Closet: Finding My GrandmotherA[a¬a[s Secret JournalA[a¬awinner of numerous awards including the 2009 MomA[a¬a[s Choice Award for Adult Nonfiction and the 2008 Indie Excellence Award for Memoir. Contributor Bio:  Brown, James James Brown is professor of political science, Southern Methodist University. His doctoral degree in political science is from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He has written extensively on national security policy and civil-military relations in Greece and Turkey, and his work has appeared in "Armed Forces and Society; Air University Review; "the "International Journal of Public Administration; Polity, "etc. Professor Brown is associate chairman of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society and a fellow of the Royal United Services Institute. Contributor Bio:  Stahl, Jerry Jerry Stahl is the author of the narcotic memoir Permanent Midnight and Perv--a Love Story, both Los Angeles Times bestsellers, as well as the acclaimed novels Pain Killers, Plainclothes Naked, and I, Fatty. He has written extensively for film and television.