Join Brian Alexander\, author of \;Glass House \;and \;The Hospital\, to celebrate the release of his latest book\, \;The Mayor: One Poor City's Fight t o Bring Back Government and Save the Nation's Soul. Alexander will be in conversation with journalist Amy Juravich\, host of NPR-member station WOSU's \;All Sides with Amy Juravich.
\nThis event is presented in partnership with Gramercy Books.
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About the Author:
Brian Alexander\, the author of \;Glass House \;and \;The Hospita l \;and winner of the Ohioana Book Award\, is a contributing writ er to \;The Atlantic. He&rsquo\;s written for the \;N ew York Times\, \;Los Angeles Times\, and \;Esqu ire\, among others. He&rsquo\;s spoken at The Obama Foundation Summit \, and in Washington to members of the Senate and House of Representatives . He lives in San Diego.
\nAbout the Moderator:
\nAmy Juravich is the executive producer a nd host of All Sides with Amy Juravich on 89.7 NPR News\, WOSU Pu blic Media&rsquo\;s daily news program that dives deep into issues importa nt to Central Ohio. Amy joined WOSU Public Media in 2007. She began her ca reer in public radio at WDUQ-FM (a Pittsburgh NPR news station) and worked in Tallahassee\, Florida as a reporter for WFSU-FM and Florida Public Rad io covering capital news for the state. She was born and raised in Pittsbu rgh\, PA and graduated from Duquesne University with a B.A. in journalism and a B.A. in English. Amy also attended Ohio State&rsquo\;s John Glenn Co llege of Public Affairs earning a master&rsquo\;s in public administration with a focus in nonprofit management. She lives in Clintonville with her husband\, daughter\, and son.
\nAbout The Mayor:
\n"Refreshing and hopeful." †•Booklist
\n"Gripping...A mesmerizing tribute to the transformativ e power of community." ―Kirkus\, starred
\nThe author of The Hospital asks: Can one challenged city show the way to restore fa ith in government and reimagine the nation&rsquo\;s future?
\nCheste r\, PA\, a majority Black city just south of Philadelphia\, is plagued by gun violence\, decrepit infrastructure\, a hospital at risk of closing\, a nd a scary reputation. After more than a century of mismanagement\, people have lost all faith in government.
\nStefan Roots\, a wastewater pl ant operator\, wants to do something to clean it up. So he runs for mayor with an unlikely cast of political aides: a former kid drug dealer\, a one -time hip-hop impresario\, a white evangelical graduate student\, and a we althy white business man. Can these neophytes save the soul of the city\, restore faith\, and set an example for the nation? Brian Alexander argues that the problems Chester faces have germinated over a century of politica l malfeasance\, and the deification of market capitalism. Now\, these forc es are doing to the rest of the country what they did to Chester long ago as inequality\, privatization\, and unrestrained profit-seeking spread\, w recking communities and delivering Trump.
\nAlexander also tracks a quixotic former state legislator in Maine\, West Virginia&rsquo\;s only el ected transgender office holder\, and a young Black Democratic Socialist i n a well-to-do and mostly white Philadelphia suburb as they struggle to\, and sometimes succeed in\, reversing the tide. At times ripping\, tragic\, and hopeful\, The Mayor is extraordinarily timed to illuminate o ur current crises while offering a way forward.
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