Beth Macy

Beth Macy

1 Series • 6 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Factory Man (2014)

ⓘ About Beth Macy

From 1989 to 2014, Beth was a reporter for The Roanoke Times. Beth writes op-eds and essays for The New York Times as well as online journals, magazines, and radio. In the year 2010, she received the Nieman Fellowship for Journalism by Harvard University. “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America” was adapted into a limited run series that aired on Hulu in 2021. It was developed by Danny Strong. In 2019, “Dopesick” was shortlisted for the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. In 2022, Beth received the USC Scripter Award for her writing along with her and her scripter Danny Strong being given an additional award for the episode of “Dopesick” called “The People vs Purdue Pharma”.

All Book Series by Beth Macy

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Factory Man

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2014

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2014
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Truevine

Book 2 of 6 · published 2016

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2016
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Dopesick

Book 3 of 6 · published 2018

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2018
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Finding Tess

Book 4 of 6 · published 2019

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2019
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Raising Lazarus

Book 5 of 6 · published 2022

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2022
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Paper Girl

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2025

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2025

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Beth Macy?

From 1989 to 2014, Beth was a reporter for The Roanoke Times. Beth writes op-eds and essays for The New York Times as well as online journals, magazines, and radio. In the year 2010, she received the Nieman Fellowship for Journalism by Harvard University. “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America” was adapted into a limited run series that aired on Hulu in 2021.

Which Beth Macy series should I start with?

Beth Macy's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Factory Man (2014).

How many books has Beth Macy written?

Beth Macy has 6 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2025. They all sit in a single category — Non-Fiction — rather than in numbered series.

In what order should Beth Macy's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 6 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Beth Macy's books organised into series?

This guide splits Beth Macy's 6 books into categories rather than numbered series: Non-Fiction (6 books).