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Philip Eil

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I'm a journalist based in my hometown: Providence, R.I.

I was formerly the news editor and staff writer at my local alt-weekly, the Providence Phoenix. Since that paper closed in 2014 (RIP), I have written for a variety of publications, including the Atlantic, Boston Globe, Men's Health, Huffington Post, VICE, the Nation, and Columbia Journalism Review.

My debut book, "Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the 'Pill Mill Killer'" is the result of a decade-long reporting odyssey. It tells the story of Paul Volkman, a med-school classmate of my dad sentenced to four consecutive life terms in prison for prescription drug-dealing.

I love cooking, reading (mostly nonfiction), running, and hanging out with my two cats, Jack and ...more

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Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the "Pill Mill Killer"

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A great read if you — like me — have a sweet tooth. Perry's descriptions of various candies in these 100 mini-essays are vivid and evocative. But the book is about so much more: history, capitalism, love, loss, memories, politics, pleasure, and variou ...more
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Rubinton's book is a must-read for anyone interested in American narrative nonfiction -- and, more broadly, American literature since the 1960s. It is exhaustively researched and reported. It is clearly and engagingly written. And it pays a well-deser ...more
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