CLAUDIA ROWE - "This Journalist is Excellent!" - New Book is "Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care"

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CLAUDIA ROWE - "This Journalist is Excellent!" - New Book is "Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care" - Ep. 252

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CLAUDIA ROWE - "This Journalist is Excellent!" - New Book is "Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care" - Ep. 252

Although we have featured this wonderful guest and journalist on the Rick Flynn Presents podcast before we have made the decision to rewind this episode so even more audience members can experience this brilliant and highly gifted writer and journalist CLAUDIA ROWE.

Longlisted for the 2025 National Book Awards in Nonfiction

“An immersive, devastating look at foster children’s lives.” (Seattle Times)
A compelling exploration of the broken American foster care system, told through the stories of six former foster youth. This powerful narrative nonfiction book delves into the systemic failures that lead many foster children into the criminal justice system, highlighting the urgent need for reform.
This book is a must-read for anyone interested in child welfare, social justice, and the transformative power of the best narrative nonfiction.
In Wards of the State, award-winning journalist Claudia Rowe's storytelling is both vivid and unflinching, offering readers a deep understanding of the foster care-to-prison pipeline. Through interviews with psychologists, advocates, judges, and the former foster children themselves, Rowe paints a heartbreaking picture of the lives shaped by this broken system.

Contact Claudia at www.ClaudiaRowe.com