David Magee is the bestselling author of the award-winning book Dear William, a Father’s Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love and Loss, and other books including How Toyota Became #1 (Penguin).He’s also host of the podcast A Little Crazy (learn more at www.alittlecrazy.com), named after his most recent book, A Little Crazy: A Memoir of Finding Purpose and Joy Amid the Madness (September 2024).David is a frequent educational and motivational speaker in schools, non-profits and businesses about student and family mental health and substance use disorder and finding lasting joy and purpose. He has engaged with tens of thousands students, parents and educators throughout the country since 2021, delivering his educational and stigma-breaking message. David’s memoir Dear William is a Publisher’s Weekly bestseller and was featured along with David on CBS Mornings with Gayle King. He is a creator of the William Magee Center and the William Magee Institute for Student Wellbeing at the University of Mississippi, named for his late son who died of an accidental drug overdose.Previously, David was an award-winning columnist, a daily newspaper publisher and media company vice president, small business owner, a regular guest on CNBC, and once hosted a national cable TV and radio program — The David Magee Show. He and his wife, who teaches yoga for addiction, live in Oxford, Mississippi.
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