PILL HEAD L.A. people - come out and see me next week!
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This summer: the Literary Death Match is coming to Hollywood. Starring: Joshua Lyon (author of the recently out memoir Pill Head), Melinda Hill (actress, comedian, writer, triple-threat representing Whatsup Tiger Lily comedy show)
PILL HEAD Here's my NPR Talk of the Nation interview!
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Journalist Joshua Lyon decided to investigate the phenomenon of online pharmacies. Drugs such as Valium, Xanax and Vicodin arrived in the mail. Pill Head is the story of his subsequent hard core addiction to the medications.
PILL HEAD TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT! I have to read out loud for the first time since sixth grade! It's scary, so come and gimme a high-five after. 6PM (an excuse to get out of work early, say it's for "business"). The Corner Bookstore - Madison and 93rd. Please repost,
PILL HEAD First reading ever & official launch for Pill Head! This Thursday the 16th at Corner Bookstore, (Madison & 96th), 6 PM. RSVP at 212.831.3554 or cornerbook@aol.com. Please come!
PILL HEAD Pill Head is now officially out in the world! Buy a copy on Amazon or look in your local bookstore! Thanks for your support! I love exclamation points!
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My Interview with Joshua Lyon, Author of “Pill Head: The Secret Life of a Painkiller Addict” « S W A
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The first thing you notice when speaking with Joshua Lyon, author of PILL HEAD: The Secret Life of a Painkiller Addict, is what a nice guy he is.
PILL HEAD NY Post piece:
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Back in 2003, everyone in my office at Jane magazine started receiving e-mail spam that blasted "Buy Vicodin online -- No prescription needed!" I didn't believe it could be that easy...
PILL HEAD I was live on Good Morning America yesterday! The link is below, click on the video for Prescription Drug Dangers, I come on at about 3:30.
PILL HEAD I'm going to be on Good Morning America tomorrow morning, during the 8AM hour!
PILL HEAD I wrote a piece for The Huffington Post about pill poppers switching to heroin since it's cheaper. Unless you have great insurance.
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If you're hooked on an opiate, and you find that same high at a much cheaper price, it becomes much easier to justify using heroin.
PILL HEAD Pill Head, the trailer! Book trailers are a weird thing, so me and Casey just tried to evoke a mood instead of talking to a camera. Ollie makes a cameo, as does my first attempt at stop-motion animation.
Length:1:05
PILL HEAD Pill Head went to a party!
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NEW YORK-JUNE 16: CHOCHENG Atelier Opening on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 51 East 63rd Street, between Madison & Park Avenues, New York City, NY. Designer Cho Cheng opened his much anticipated design salon ...
PILL HEAD The official Pill Head website is up! Check back often, I will be updating the blog regularly.
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PILL HEAD Publishers Weekly review is out! You can read it below, just scroll down a bit. It's really positive, except for the reviewer having a hard time AT FIRST (emphasis mine) with such a wide variety of information on the topic being explored. Best line: "Yet Lyon writes powerfully about his own experiences as a young, trou...bled gay man in New York City, and it’s this human story that stays with the reader."
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Starred reviews for Mike Dash’s The First Family, Leonard Levitt’s NYPD Confidential, Christopher Steiner’s $20 Per Gallon. Also, a review of John Keegan’s latest military history: ...
