Last Day
How to Stop Losing Our Loved Ones to the Opioid Crisis
$54.59
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
18 August 2026
Summary
Based on the groundbreaking podcast of the same name, Last Day weaves together a heartbreaking story of personal loss and an unflinching investigation of what could have prevented it. Alongside expert voices on opioid addiction, Stephanie Wittels Wachs issues a clarion call for change in an ongoing and overwhelming opioid crisis.
After the tragic and untimely death of her brother Harris Wittels to an opioid overdose, Stephanie connected with Jessica Cordova Kramer, whose brot…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781668093184 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1668093189 |
| Author: | Stephanie Wittels Wachs |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Threshold Editions |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 18 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 481g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 19mm |
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About The Author
Stephanie Wittels Wachs
Stephanie Wittels Wachs is cofounder and chief creative officer of Lemonada Media, an award-winning podcast network with a mission to “make life suck less.” In 2024, The Hollywood Reporter named her among “The Most Powerful People in Podcasting.”
Wittels Wachs cocreated and hosts Last Day, Lemonada’s Third Coast, Webby, and Gracie Award–winning flagship show. Its first season focused on the opioid crisis, which took the life of her brother, writer-producer-comedian Harris Wittels (Parks & Recreation, Master of None).
Thanks in part to her wit and forthrightness, Wittels Wachs has been featured in major publications (The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Time), appeared as a guest on a plethora of podcasts (from Comedy Bang Bang to Everything Happens), public radio programs (NPR’s Morning Edition), and TV shows (Late Night with Seth Meyers).
She’s been a well-known voice actor for decades and, in 2016, founded the reputable nonprofit arts organization, Rec Room Arts. She is the author of Last Day and Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful.
Today, Wittels Wachs is the creative north star to over dozens of award-winning podcasts under the Lemonada network.
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