Award winning journalist and author Sam Quinones to speak at Furman – March 27
March 14, 2018
FAVOR Greenville & the SC Medical Alliance to present Sam Quinones at Furman University’s Trone Center- March 27th, 6pm.
FAVOR Greenville is pleased to announce that National Book Critics Circle Award Winner Sam Quinones will give a talk at the Furman University Trone Center (Watkins Room) at 6:00pm.
The event is free and open to the public. To RSVP email/call [email protected]/864.385.7753 with the number attending.
Sam Quinones is a journalist, storyteller, former LA Times reporter, and author of three acclaimed books of narrative nonfiction. His most recent book is Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic. “The most original American writer on the border and Mexico out there. Genuinely original work, what great fiction and nonfiction aspire to be, these are the stories that stop time and remind us how great reading is.” San Francisco Chronicle
His career as a journalist has spanned almost 30 years. He lived for 10 years as a freelance writer in Mexico, where he wrote his first two books. In 2004, he returned to the United States to work for the L.A. Times, covering immigration, drug trafficking, neighborhood stories, and gangs.
“Sam Quinones’ Dreamland is the most comprehensive exploration of the opioid epidemic available. He has positioned himself as a true authority on this tragic public health issue. FAVOR Greenville is proud to be part of bringing Sam to the Upstate. We can think of no more important issue to address and look forward to gaining knowledge in this area.” said Richard “Rich” Jones, MA, MBA, LCAS, CCS, CCDP, CAI, CEO and COO of FAVOR Greenville.
ABOUT FAVOR:
FAVOR (Faces and Voices of Recovery) Greenville provides an innovate response to the suffering caused by addiction for over 5,000 new individuals in the Upstate every year: Rebuilding Lives, Healing Families and Changing the World.
For more information visit, www.favorgreenville.org
