The Boston Globe runs its review of my book, America Anonymous, today. Reviewer Johnny Diaz says the stories of the addicts I follow serve as the “illuminating narrative,” and, unlike some other reviewers, he points out that the book is more than just about eight addicts–it’s also packed with “historical and sociological context” about the history of addiction, the science of addiction, and our cultures of addiction and recovery. 

Diaz writes that he’s particularly drawn to the stories of Janice, the crack-addicted grandmother, and Todd, the bisexual bodybuilder. (Janice’s chapters “crackle with street dialogue,” Diaz says.) He ends the review with this: “Where are the millions of addicts in this country who are sober and have turned around their lives? They need to be on the front-lines of this war,” Denizet Lewis writes, daring other recovering addicts to share their stories on a larger scale. And in writing this book, he has done just that.