Broke offers an urgent, narrative account of a city’s bankruptcy and its aftermath, told through the lives of seven valiantly struggling Detroiters.
In the lead up to Detroit’s July 2013 bankruptcy, and in its aftermath, dramatic headlines, thousands of column inches, hundreds of news reports, and a goodly number of books explained the process and possible benefits of municipal bankruptcy. But rarely in all that reporting was the impact on the people living in the city discussed.
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A wine and cheese reception followed by a discussion of Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises with Jodie Adams Kirshner. Books will be available for purchase.
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Broke on C-Span Book TV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?466933-1/broke 00:00:00 STARTING NOW, IT'S BOOK TV IN PRIME TIME. IN JUST A MOMENT, THE IMPACT THAT DETROIT'S BANKRUPTCY HAS HAD ON THE CITY'S POOR. THEN VANDERBILT...
Broke Interview on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to bankruptcy expert Jodie Adams Kirshner about how Detroit residents have navigated life during and after the city's bankruptcy. Kirshner's new book is called Broke....
Broke excerpted in the New York Times
‘Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises,’ by Jodie Adams Kirshner: An Excerpt Nov. 19, 2019 Prologue: Springtime in Detroit Miles strode through the streets of Detroit, long-legged and focused, carrying a cup of keys to all the houses he...
Broke reviewed in the New York Times
NONFICTION ‘Broke’ Chronicles a City Out of Cash and Awash in Desperation An abandoned home on Detroit’s east side, 2017.Credit...Erin Kirkland for The New York Times By Anna Clark Nov. 19, 2019, 5:00 a.m. ET BROKE Hardship and Resilience in a City of...
Broke Selected as New York Times Book Review “Editor’s Choice”
BROKE: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises, by Jodie Adams Kirshner. (St. Martin’s, $28.99.) Kirshner, an expert in bankruptcy law, applies a scholar’s deep understanding and a novelist’s eye for detail to the largest municipal bankruptcy in American...
New York Times Selects Broke as a “New Book Recommended This Week”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/books/review/11-new-books-we-recommend-this-week.html
Broke on Port Huron News WPHM
https://www.wphm.net/episode/january-6-jodie-adams-kirshner/
New Executive Director of ALA ‘Reading Broke’
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/meet-alas-next-executive-director/ What are you reading right now? Several things at once, as usual. I’m still carting around Adrienne Maree Brown’s Emergent Strategy. It’s a revelation, an [Octavia]...
Broke Reviewed in Sunday New York Times print edition
Broke in Montgomery Herald
https://www.montgomery-herald.com/community/broke-hardship-and-resilience-in-a-city-of-broken-promises/article_6c2de780-28c6-11ea-9bd1-c79e937c6693.html The Bookworm Sez “Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises” follows seven Detroit residents By...
Broke in Fayette Tribune
https://www.fayettetribune.com/community/broke-hardship-and-resilience-in-a-city-of-broken-promises/article_c96f5104-26a0-11ea-8f47-ebf158c6e0c8.html The Bookworm Sez “Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises” follows seven Detroit residents By...
Broke in Washington Informer
https://www.washingtoninformer.com/book-review-broke-hardship-and-resilience-in-a-city-of-broken-promises-by-jodie-adams-kirshner-foreword-by-michael-eric-dyson/
Broke in Miami Times
https://www.miamitimesonline.com/lifestyles/a-look-at-broken-detroit-after-bankruptcy-and-job-losses/article_6e36f492-21ad-11ea-8f82-e35357eda937.html Book Review A look at broken Detroit, after bankruptcy and job losses After the Great Recession of 2007, can the city...