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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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Philip Eil made a comment on Catherine’s review of Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the "Pill Mill Killer" " Catherine, I'm not sure what the etiquette is for authors responding to their own Goodreads reviews. (I hold my tongue for the negative ones.) But I w ...more "
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Philip Eil rated a book it was amazing Sweet Nothings: Confessions of a Candy Lover by Sarah Perry (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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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