So pumped to be in Spokane for a talk about WARDS OF THE STATE this Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7pm. I'll be interviewed live by @SpokesmanReview to share what I learned about foster care, an invisible system with extremely visible (and damaging) outcomes. We can do better. C'mon out!

Love this interview with @eddrickshow about WARDS OF THE STATE because he asks about one of the main reasons I wrote the book: to convey some of the psychological realities of being a #foster child. Have a listen!

Wow! Thanks for this fantastic review of Wards of the State, @Midwestrvw! "Essential for anyone concerned with child welfare & social justice...Expertly written, impressively organized, emotionally & intellectually engaging, eloquently presented…Unreservedly recommended.”

Talking about Wards of the State and what it says about #fostercare, The Curious Man and I had "an urgent conversation on accountability, visibility, and justice." Check it out! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

Hey @iamjohnoliver! Loved your segment on #juvenilejustice. Take a look at how many of the kids in cells were parented by the US gov as #fosteryouth. It's all in my new book WARDS OF THE STATE: THE LONG SHADOW OF AMERICAN FOSTER CARE. youtu.be/Pya-kt5M7uY

There is nothing like the moment when years of solitary thinking become tangible. Thanks to all who came out to talk about WARDS OF THE STATE and kids in foster care at @Powells!

Portland people! Publishers Weekly calls WARDS OF THE STATE is "a searing j'accuse" aimed at the US child welfare system. No wonder. More than half its alumni have been locked up by age 26. Let's talk about that at @Powells. 6/2 7pm

Portland! Did you know nearly 60% of kids who grow up in #fostercare will have been locked up by 26?! Let's talk about that and more from my new book, WARDS OF THE STATE. Tomorrow night at 7pm @Powells on Hawthorne.

And doubly fantastic to walk across the street and see WARDS at @PegasusBookEx (next to Mark Twain)! #westseattle for the win!

Great to see WARDS OF THE STATE fending for itself out in the wild at @PBooksellers beautiful new location in #westseattle. Love this spot!