Alissa Quart is the author of four previous books of nonfiction, including Squeezed and Branded, and two books of poetry. She is the executive director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and writes for publications including the Guardian, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. Her honors include an Emmy, a Nieman Fellowship, and Columbia University's Journalism School Alumna of the Year. She lives with her family in Brooklyn.
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“Brilliant—a keen, elegantly written, and scorching account of the American family today. Through vivid stories, sharp analysis and wit, Quart anatomizes the middle class’s fall while also offering solutions and hope.” — Barbara Ehre... SEE MORE