Publishing a Book When the World is On Fire

INTOXICATE ME was a difficult book to write—not because of the book itself, but because of what was happening in the world during the time I was writing it.

Without getting too deeply into politics, my ability to concentrate flew out the window during the run-up to the 2016 American presidential election, and everything that’s happened in the world since then certainly hasn’t reduced my anxiety levels. To borrow a phrase made popular by Queen Elizabeth II a couple of decades ago, 2020 has been a...