Matt Rowland Hill was born in 1984 in Pontypridd, South Wales, and grew up in Wales and England. His writing has appeared in the Guardian, the Independent, New Statesman, the Telegraph and other outlets. He now lives in London.
Original Sins: A Memoir is his first book.
At Publishers Weekly he tagged ten of his favorite books about addiction, including:
The Recovering by Leslie JamisonRead about the other entries on the list.
There’s no other book like this: it blends literary criticism about great addiction writing, perceptive cultural and socialcommentary, and gorgeous autobiography about the author’s own alcoholism and recovery. Jamison is one of the wisest and most elegant writers currently at work. An alchemical book that manages to turn heartache and sorrow into literary joy.
Also see Nina Renata Aron's top ten books about recovery, Leslie Jamison's six notable books about addiction, Lisa Levy's seventeen top addiction books, Jeff Somers's ten notable fictional detectives marked by their addictions, Mary Kate Carr and David Canfield's fifteen most powerful memoirs about addiction and recovery, and SJ Watson's top ten books about addiction.
--Marshal Zeringue