Provided by Wikipedia Alison Bass is an American journalist and author of three books: her memoir, ''Brassy Broad: How one Journalist helped pave the way to #MeToo'' (2021); ''Getting Screwed: Sex Workers and the Law'' and ''Side Effects: A Prosecutor, A Whistleblower and a Bestselling Antidepressant on Trial.'' ''Side Effects'' won the National Association of Science Writers' Science in Society Award and its film rights were recently optioned.