For a journalist, there are at times stories that go beyond columns and minutes and have a life that needs hundreds of pages to be told. Journalist Beth Macy of Roanoke found such a story in the Factory Man.
Learn more about the book at Beth Macy's website.

Tom Hanks Tweets about “Factory Man”: "Factory Man is great summer reading. I give it 42 stars. No, I give it 142 stars. Yeah, it’s THAT good.”
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Did you know the book and author were inspiration for a beer at Salem's Parkway Brewing Co.?
