Event
A Conversation with Kristen Martin
3805 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA
Jamie-Lee Josselyn (C’05) will host a conversation with journalist and cultural critic Kristen Martin (C’11) about her debut book of narrative nonfiction, The Sun Won't Come Out Tomorrow: The Dark History of American Orphanhood. The real history of being an orphan in America is nothing like the myth, and nothing like the American dream. Through a combination of in-depth archival research, memoir (Martin herself lost both her parents when she was quite young), and cultural analysis, The Sun Won't Come out Tomorrow is a compellingly argued, compassionate book that forces us to reconsider autonomy, family, and community. In this book, Martin delivers a searing indictment of America's consistent inability to care for those who need it most.
Featured Speaker
Kristen Martin (C'11) is a writer and critic based in Philadelphia. Her work has appeared in The New York Review of Books, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New Republic, NPR, and elsewhere. She received an MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University. Her debut narrative nonfiction book, The Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow, will be published by Bold Type in January 2025.