More kind words for WARDS OF THE STATE. Thank you, @LarissaMacFarqu and @ABRAMSbooks! WARDS is out on May 20. Book launch info coming soon.

I knew there were big issues with the foster care system. But it wasn’t till I read Claudia @RoweReport’s excellent book (there’s a reason it was a finalist for the 2025 National Book Award for Nonfiction), Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care, that I

Just ONE WEEK until the @nationalbook Awards! 🏆 WARDS OF THE STATE by @RoweReport is a finalist, praised by @PublishersWkly as “a powerful indictment of a child welfare system.” Don’t miss out, read it before the big night! #NBAwards https://t.co/s0ocFEAAlA

Biggest enabler of them all.

Listen to the Finalist for the 2025 National Book Award for Nonfiction! WARDS OF THE STATE by @RoweReport and read by Morgan Hallett 👉 https://t.co/kZKIMf6h2W Winners will be announced on November 19. @ABRAMSbooks @recordedbooks

Years of SNAP funding exist RIGHT NOW, paid for by our taxes. Federal language protected SNAP even during shutdowns – Trump's admin DELETED it to hide the fact they're using hunger as a political weapon by choice.

Intriguing...

Please, everyone, could we stop using the word 'issues' every time we mean PROBLEMS?

Curious about the journalistic quandaries behind WARDS OF THE STATE? Have a listen! Huge thanks to @markarms at @niemanstory, a master of the craft. https://t.co/GMDNvFribv

It’s easy to feel like this site is full of noise - bots, fake names, endless arguments. But there are real scientists, thinkers, and curious minds here. Let’s find each other and bring some reason back to the feed.

My library of children's literature is among my most treasured possessions. Kids' books can change a life, or certainly shape one. ❤️

Republican Rep.Mike Flood of Nebraska is holding a town hall and his Constituents want him to resign because they want no part of Trump’s agenda they he’s so excited about! 🤬

Couldn't be happier for @RoweReport. Her book about America's foster care system, WARDS OF THE STATE, was just named a National Book Award finalist! https://t.co/UPJvxeBbv6 @nationalbook @ABRAMSbooks

Ohmygosh! An honor I would not have dared to imagine. Thank you to the judges and all the geniuses at @ABRAMSbooks, especially @mobygrapes and Jamison Stoltz. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

There's always vanity.

Curious to know more about the stunning overlap between foster care and lock-up? It's the subject of my book WARDS OF THE STATE. We'll talk about solutions at this free event next week in Seattle. C'mon out!

ICE detain teen days before graduation—refuse to even let him receive diploma in jail. Superintendent flew from New York to Texas on his own dime—but ICE forbid him from handing over diploma, cap, and gown. "I will go all the way to Guatemala if that's what it takes to give him

Stephen Colbert's Emmys acceptance speech: "I have never loved my country more desperately. God bless America. Stay strong, be brave, and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor."

It's difficult to find words powerful enough to express my gratitude to the @nationalbook for recognizing WARDS OF THE STATE with this honor. Thank you for seeing these kids and their stories, which affect all of us every day.

Jaw-dropping crowds in DC right now, heading toward the White House. People do not like military takeovers of their city.

Folks you might never suspect have deep connections to (and feelings about) #foster care. One of them is former CT police officer Bobby Ramos. We chopped it up about WARDS OF THE STATE on YouTube. Fantastic conversation. Check it out!