Writer. A MAP OF FUTURE RUINS out now. Also THE FAR AWAY BROTHERS & work in @NYTmag @Harpers @VQR @guardian @nytopinion @nybooks . She/her.
Berkeley/Oakland, CA
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A MAP OF FUTURE RUINS is on the @NewYorker list of best books of 2024 and this makes me very glad☀️
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All sales of Immemorial, on language and grief in the face of climate catastrophe, will go to support the Anti-Recidivism Fund for incarcerated firefighters in Los Angeles. Copies from WHB will come with a signed print by author Lauren Markham. wombhousebooks.com/product/i…
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Tis the season for great nonfiction! Check out @LaurenMarkham_'s A MAP OF FUTURE RUINS on this @lithub list of the best nonfic of 2024 😍
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At last month’s @WACAmerica national conference, I had the honor to interview @LaurenMarkham_ to discuss her most recent book, “A Map of Future Ruins: On Borders and Belonging.” Brilliantly and beautifully written. A must read! a.co/d/b6zy9tK
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Don't miss this discussion between Journal Editor Maureen Nandini Mitra, essayist & journalist Lauren Markham, and journalist & author Jason Mark on the power of words and how the mere act of remembering can be action.
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SO many great nonfiction books this year! Have you checked out A MAP OF FUTURE RUINS by @LaurenMarkham_, STRIKER AND THE CLOCK by @georgiacloepfil, or THE HIDDEN GLOBE by @atossaaraxia? They're all recommended as @lithub's noteworthy nonfiction of 2024🥰
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If Texas officials wanted to stop the arrival of undocumented immigrants, they could try to make it impossible for them to work here. But that would devastate the state’s economy.
So instead politicians engage in border theater. texasmonthly.com/news-politi…
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Excited to share a wonderful conversation with @LaurenMarkham_ for Ep260! Upcoming episodes include standouts like @KeithOB.
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"We live in a time where genre is essentially unstable. And so these traditional ideas about what fiction is and what nonfiction is are not the most interesting ways to talk about writing." thebeliever.net/an-interview…
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East Bay translationistas @transitbooks had a fun little event the other night with Ayşegül Savaş, in conversation with @LaurenMarkham_, about her new book *The Wilderness,* about the first 40 days of postpartum, and invisible spirits. transitbooks.org/books/thewi…
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@LaurenMarkham_ A Map of Future Ruins should be required reading for...everyone? What an incisive work and clear-eyed look at the myths of "The West" and European immigration-so enjoyed the chat with her!
Episode out Nov. 5
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How do we incorporate our research while keeping air in the text? Join us for Writing with Research, a 6-week-long workshop with award-winning writer and researcher @LaurenMarkham_. lareviewofbooks.org/event/wr…
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Come write with me and/or @NadjaSpiegelman at the @LAReviewofBooks
Less than 2 weeks until registrations for our fall workshops close! Join @NadjaSpiegelman for "The Art of the Personal Essay" and @LaurenMarkham_ for "Writing with Research," our two 6-week writing workshops starting this November. lareviewofbooks.org/events/
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I wrote about ghost towns for @AltaJournal , and how they serve as monuments to a genocidal past
California’s abandoned boomtowns often hide a history of killing, forced displacement, and environmental degradation.
Read more from @LaurenMarkham_ altaonline.com/dispatches/a6…
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Excited to share these episodes to close out 2024, featuring standouts @trublu24, @MirinFader, @IamGMJohnson, @PKhakpour, @Jessicawhippl17, @LaurenMarkham_, @gregmania, Fernanda Trias, @carvellwallace, @lydiakiesling, @KeithOB, and @daxdev.
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What more does a writer wish for than to have someone seriously engage with the ideas in the book, and bonus: to put it in convo with the great @LaurenMarkham_
Check out Colin Thubron’s review of The Case for Open Borders in current issue of @nybooks @haymarketbooks
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Class is back in session. We're thrilled to announce two writing workshops starting later this fall, with @NadjaSpiegelman and @LaurenMarkham_! Workshops start November 5 and 6, and will run for 6 weeks on Zoom. Sign up at lareviewofbooks.org/events/
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Read this fascinating article about the whitewashing of ghost towns by A MAP OF FUTURE RUINS author @LaurenMarkham_ in @AltaJournal here:
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Pumped to share upcoming episodes w/ standout writers & creatives, incl. @LaurenMarkham_ & this week's guest, @jamiattenberg!
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New immigration courts data is out for third quarter of FY 2024
2.4 million migrants do not have legal representation, 68% of people in removal proceedings
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