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The Polymath of Pittsburgh The Polymath of Pittsburgh
Garielle Lutz is one of America’s great writers. Why has her literary genius gone unnoticed?
Jan 28, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Kolitz
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A Metaphysical Memoir of Heroin A Metaphysical Memoir of Heroin
Michael Clune’s White Out is among the most intense and intellectually thrilling books on opiate addiction.
Jan 8, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Kolitz
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How Chemists, Chinese Factories, and ‘Dark Web’ Dealers Spread Fentanyl Across the US How Chemists, Chinese Factories, and ‘Dark Web’ Dealers Spread Fentanyl Across the US
Ben Westhoff’s Fentanyl, Inc. is one of the first books to address what the Centers for Disease Control has called the “third wave” of the opioid crisis.
Dec 30, 2019 / Daniel Kolitz