By McCarton Ackerman

The former Nine Inch Nails guitarist speaks to The Fix about drunk songs, atheism and staying sober on the road, in the midst of his Summerland tour. MORE  

By Turney Duff

The author of the Wall Street and addiction memoir The Buy Side, which is published today, recounts his journey from desperation to a $250,000 book advance. MORE  

By Will Godfrey

In an exclusive interview, the acclaimed author of Beautiful Boy and Clean expounds on the disease model, AA and the recovery movement, the failures of US addiction treatment and drug policy—and our reasons for optimism. MORE  

By Hallie Hart Hodenfield

First he drank so much he had to write a memoir. Then he sobered up so much, he had to write about his childhood. Colin Broderick tells The Fix about Northern Ireland, moms and, of course, drinking.  MORE  

By Samuel Reaves Slaton

Sober crime writer Lawrence Block's greatest creation may be Matthew Scudder, a PI who trades booze for AA meetings; Liam Neeson is shooting the role for a movie. Block tells The Fix about his life and work. MORE  

By Maggie Serota

One day you're drunk, the next you're sober. But the songs remain the same: Here are 10 I love to listen to with new ears. MORE  

By Daniel Isanov

We're All God's Kids: A New Pair of Glasses helped to define what AA was really about.  MORE  

By Tony O'Neill

If you think great songs about the highs or horrors of drugs began in the rock 'n' roll era, think again. The likes of Cab Calloway, the Ink Spots and Fats Waller were way ahead of the game. MORE  

By Rachel Kramer Bussel

Renowned Momastery blogger Glennon Doyle Melton applies her distinctive honesty to her new book, Carry on Warrior. She talks to The Fix about alcoholism, motherhood, bulimia and critics. MORE  

By Samuel Reaves Slaton

The real world's got nothing on the invented substances found in the trippiest works of literature, like A Clockwork Orange, The Lord of the Rings and Infinite Jest. MORE