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One by One

A Memoir of Love and Loss in the Shadows of Opioid America

Nicholas Bush author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Apollo Publishers

Published:24th Feb '22

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

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One by One cover

Perfect for human interest, health and wellness, and news media: TV, print, online, podcast, and radio will be pitched, with targets including the likes of CBS Sunday Morning60 Minutes20/20Fresh Air, All Things Considered, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Salon, Addiction magazine, and more. Author can speak to the current opioid crisis, overcoming addiction, and managing grief.

Paperback edition of a book with proven media interest: On the release of the hardcover edition of One by One, the author went on The Today Show, penned an op-ed for USA Today, received a Kirkus review, and more—all indicative of the media’s interest in the author’s story and the book.

Timeliness appeal: The paperback will pub after the country has recently emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, the opioid crisis was the US’s worst health crisis, and although it stopped being talked about during the pandemic, it got worse. The author’s ability to speak to this will be of significant interest as the need to spotlight opioid addiction returns.

Trade media outreach: Book is compelling and a page-turner, and should elicit reviews from the likes of Publisher’s WeeklyLibrary Journal, Booklist, and Shelf Awareness.

Targeted digital advertising with SEO keywords to reach survivors of addiction and their communities, as well as people who purchased the comp titles.

A passionate and heart-wrenching memoir of tragedy and perseverance from a former opioid addict in an opioid addicted community, and an up-close look at America's new health crisis. Behind closed doors, thirty-six million people around the world abuse opioids, three million of them are in the US. Nick Bush was one of them. Fort

As seen on The Today Show

A page-turning memoir from a former opioid addict in an opioid addicted community—and an up-close look at America's new health crisis.

Behind closed doors, millions of people abuse opioids. Nicholas Bush was one of them. In this beautifully poignant and refreshingly honest memoir, Bush boldly allows readers into his addiction-ravaged community. We see how heroin nearly claimed his life on multiple occasions, how it stole the lives of his young siblings and friends, and how it continues to wage a deadly toll on American neighborhoods—claiming thousands of lives and decreasing the average lifespan. But we also see that there is a way off of the devastating rollercoaster of opioid addiction, even for the most afflicted. Nicholas fights for recovery, claws his way out of a criminal livelihood, and finds his footing with faith and family, providing Americans with the inspirational story that is deeply needed today.

“Bush’s memoir opens with a bang…Readers looking for the pervasiveness of despair and addiction, look no further; Bush’s family is certainly representative. That’s the central message of [One by One], which tracks matter-of-factly—without the war-story glorification of too many recovery books—what it means to be boxed in by drugs.”
Kirkus Reviews

"Nicholas Bush, thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing your story. Thank you for writing this book."
Craig Melvin, host of The Today Show

"A great read."
Cynthia Newsome, midday anchor for 41 Action News

ISBN: 9781948062947

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

248 pages