Author & Book Spotlights

Easy Does It… The Story of Mac is a rare 1950 recovery novel published under the pseudonym Hugh Reilly, telling the story of an alcoholic who finds recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous. With a Foreword by Dr. William D. Silkworth—and lingering questions about whether Silkworth may have been the true author—the book remains one of the most mysterious and important early AA-related works.

William H. Schaberg’s Writing the Big Book is one of the most important modern studies of early Alcoholics Anonymous history. Based on years of primary-source research, the book examines the creation of the Big Book from 1937 to 1939, revealing the people, conflicts, financing, editing, and archival details behind AA’s foundational text.