MARS Presents: Claudia Rowe presenting from Wards of the State

Join Mineral Arts & Residencies in Mineral School's multipurpose room to hear journalist Claudia Rowe read from and discuss her new book Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care. Claudia Rowe has been writing about the places where youth and government clash since the early 1990s. The recipient of multiple honors for investigative reporting, her work has been twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. In 2018, her true crime memoir, The Spider and the Fly, won the Washington State Book Award.

About the book: Tracing the lives of several adults who survived difficult childhoods and time in the foster care system, Rowe's ook is "a powerful indictment of a child welfare system seemingly designed to 'pump out' adults 'ill-equipped' to flourish."

Claudia will read, we'll do a short Q&A, and we'll offer dessert — but you’re welcome to potluck additional treats. You may BYOB beverages. This presentation is free, with donations and dessert welcome (but not required), and is made possible with support from Mineral Lake Lodge, Arts Fund, and the Paul Allen Foundation, among other supporters.

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