Amanda Cook
@amandacookbooks.bsky.social
Editorial Director at Crown (Penguin Random House)
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Well deserved. An important, and gripping, book about our times.
This one means a lot: just woke up to find that THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US has been named a New York Times Notable Book of 2025.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
November 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Well deserved. An important, and gripping, book about our times.
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THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US made NPR's Books We Love list!
It's described as a "paradigm-shifting, immersive book" and "a trenchant exploration of how America's disinvestment in public housing and relentless pursuit of free-market growth have fueled housing insecurity for poor working families."
It's described as a "paradigm-shifting, immersive book" and "a trenchant exploration of how America's disinvestment in public housing and relentless pursuit of free-market growth have fueled housing insecurity for poor working families."
November 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US made NPR's Books We Love list!
It's described as a "paradigm-shifting, immersive book" and "a trenchant exploration of how America's disinvestment in public housing and relentless pursuit of free-market growth have fueled housing insecurity for poor working families."
It's described as a "paradigm-shifting, immersive book" and "a trenchant exploration of how America's disinvestment in public housing and relentless pursuit of free-market growth have fueled housing insecurity for poor working families."
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It's hard to express what it meant to watch Maurice, Natalia, Celeste, and Rhea tell their stories—in their own voices—this morning.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's hard to express what it meant to watch Maurice, Natalia, Celeste, and Rhea tell their stories—in their own voices—this morning.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
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Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
November 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
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I'm bowled over by how beautifully NewsHour distilled the story of the community I had the privilege of following for my book. A heartfelt thanks to William Brangham and his crew for lifting up the voices of residents and spreading awareness about the scourge of #PFAS.
youtube.com/watch?v=cJYU...
youtube.com/watch?v=cJYU...
How a small community fought for justice after finding forever chemicals in drinking water
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I'm bowled over by how beautifully NewsHour distilled the story of the community I had the privilege of following for my book. A heartfelt thanks to William Brangham and his crew for lifting up the voices of residents and spreading awareness about the scourge of #PFAS.
youtube.com/watch?v=cJYU...
youtube.com/watch?v=cJYU...
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
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In Boston, every day is No Kings Day
October 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
In Boston, every day is No Kings Day
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adding "doctors" to the list of professions that, alongside judges and lawyers, have so far given a good account of themselves under authoritarianism
America’s leading physician groups are now openly defying RFK Jr. www.vox.com/health/45922...
America’s leading physician groups are now openly defying RFK Jr.
US vaccine consensus has officially shattered.
www.vox.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
adding "doctors" to the list of professions that, alongside judges and lawyers, have so far given a good account of themselves under authoritarianism
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This book is such a remarkable achievement. Just heartbreakingly written, so much love for people who have been systematically abandoned by our society. An exposure that the social contract has been broken in this country for decades.
After many years of reporting and writing, the day is finally here: THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US is out today.
I poured everything into this book, and I hope it ignites outrage at the fact that so many people in the richest nation on earth have been deprived of one of the most basic human necessities.
I poured everything into this book, and I hope it ignites outrage at the fact that so many people in the richest nation on earth have been deprived of one of the most basic human necessities.
August 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This book is such a remarkable achievement. Just heartbreakingly written, so much love for people who have been systematically abandoned by our society. An exposure that the social contract has been broken in this country for decades.
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Anyone who is engaged in housing discourse and advocacy should read THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US by @brian-goldstone.bsky.social. No book that I’ve read in recent years has faced the forces driving our homelessness and affordability crisis like this one. It’s an astounding feat of reporting.
July 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Anyone who is engaged in housing discourse and advocacy should read THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US by @brian-goldstone.bsky.social. No book that I’ve read in recent years has faced the forces driving our homelessness and affordability crisis like this one. It’s an astounding feat of reporting.
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The destruction of public radio is truly an existential threat to books and book culture. I can't say it enough.
July 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The destruction of public radio is truly an existential threat to books and book culture. I can't say it enough.
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Big news: After nearly a decade, DuPont has agreed to settle a class-action suit brought by the people of Hoosick Falls, NY, the community I spent years following for my book. All told, the village's roughly 3,000 residents will receive about $90 million in damages. #PFAS #ForeverChemicals
DuPont agrees to settle lawsuit over Hoosick Falls water pollution
DuPont Co. has agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit that was filed nearly a decade ago on behalf of residents in and around the village of Hoosick Falls.
timesunion.com
July 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Big news: After nearly a decade, DuPont has agreed to settle a class-action suit brought by the people of Hoosick Falls, NY, the community I spent years following for my book. All told, the village's roughly 3,000 residents will receive about $90 million in damages. #PFAS #ForeverChemicals
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Nearly 300 Harvard University students have signed an open letter urging the school to stand firm in defending its principles during ongoing negotiations with the Trump administration over combating antisemitism and related issues.
Harvard students sign open letter urging university to hold line in negotiations with Trump administration - The Boston Globe
“Harvard is not Harvard if it is ruled over by the Trump administration," students wrote.
www.bostonglobe.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Nearly 300 Harvard University students have signed an open letter urging the school to stand firm in defending its principles during ongoing negotiations with the Trump administration over combating antisemitism and related issues.
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An astonishing figure in this piece:
Last year, the U.S. budgeted $12.8B for new affordable housing.
This country is now poised to spend $45B on immigrant detention centers.
That's nearly *four times* as much on cages as on homes—in the middle of a devastating housing and homelessness crisis.
Last year, the U.S. budgeted $12.8B for new affordable housing.
This country is now poised to spend $45B on immigrant detention centers.
That's nearly *four times* as much on cages as on homes—in the middle of a devastating housing and homelessness crisis.
Are We About to Have Labor Camps in the United States of America?
If you think that’s far-fetched, then you really haven’t been paying attention to what the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have been up to lately.
newrepublic.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
An astonishing figure in this piece:
Last year, the U.S. budgeted $12.8B for new affordable housing.
This country is now poised to spend $45B on immigrant detention centers.
That's nearly *four times* as much on cages as on homes—in the middle of a devastating housing and homelessness crisis.
Last year, the U.S. budgeted $12.8B for new affordable housing.
This country is now poised to spend $45B on immigrant detention centers.
That's nearly *four times* as much on cages as on homes—in the middle of a devastating housing and homelessness crisis.
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MA put in a millionaires tax 2 years ago, and the GOP said we'd miss revenue targets & millionaires would flee. MA collected TWICE the projected revenues, and the number of millionaires went UP 40%
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
Not fleeing: New report shows more wealthy residents in Mass., 2 years into 'millionaire's tax'
Despite previous concerns, Massachusetts' "millionaire's tax" hasn't seemed to deter high-earners from continuing to live here, according to a new study from the Institute for Policy Studies.
www.wbur.org
June 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
MA put in a millionaires tax 2 years ago, and the GOP said we'd miss revenue targets & millionaires would flee. MA collected TWICE the projected revenues, and the number of millionaires went UP 40%
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
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"Kraft is the embodiment of the current political landscape in America: a wealthy man who has never before shown an interest in politics and now wants to run things via his money and his similarly deep-pocketed allies."
In the Boston mayoral race, money vs. experience
The first woman mayor is battling to keep her job as a well-heeled newcomer steps in.
contrarian.substack.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Kraft is the embodiment of the current political landscape in America: a wealthy man who has never before shown an interest in politics and now wants to run things via his money and his similarly deep-pocketed allies."
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must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”
June 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
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In case you wondered, the book event I am actually doing is with the wonderful @mariahblake.bsky.social ! In Cambridge, on Tuesday. Without music but a very good conversation indeed.
May 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
In case you wondered, the book event I am actually doing is with the wonderful @mariahblake.bsky.social ! In Cambridge, on Tuesday. Without music but a very good conversation indeed.
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“Raising a child is an inherently hopeful act, but when it falls to a grandparent, it’s often because something tragic has happened. Or in our case, is happening. It’s not just sad or dramatic moments that are permeated with this complexity; joyful moments carry their own weight.”
My Parents Expected to Be Retired. Instead, They Are Raising My Sister’s Kids.
www.nytimes.com
May 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
“Raising a child is an inherently hopeful act, but when it falls to a grandparent, it’s often because something tragic has happened. Or in our case, is happening. It’s not just sad or dramatic moments that are permeated with this complexity; joyful moments carry their own weight.”
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Thanks to Apple New for this engrossing, timely podcast about THEY POISONED THE WORLD, the astonishing secret history forever chemicals, and the powerful movement of ordinary citizens who are fighting to turn off the tap on these chemicals. 1/
@crownpublishing.bsky.social
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How toxic chemicals quietly took over our lives — Apple News In Conversation
Nearly every person on the planet has forever chemicals in their blood. Here’s how to minimize the damage.
apple.news
May 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Thanks to Apple New for this engrossing, timely podcast about THEY POISONED THE WORLD, the astonishing secret history forever chemicals, and the powerful movement of ordinary citizens who are fighting to turn off the tap on these chemicals. 1/
@crownpublishing.bsky.social
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@crownpublishing.bsky.social
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The Trump EPA plans to eliminate or delay implementation of strict limits for #ForeverChemicals in drinking water set last year. That’s terrible news for the health of every American. #PFAS
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EPA plans to weaken rule curbing forever chemicals in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency will rescind and reconsider drinking water standards for four chemicals that have been linked to a range of illnesses.
wapo.st
May 14, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The Trump EPA plans to eliminate or delay implementation of strict limits for #ForeverChemicals in drinking water set last year. That’s terrible news for the health of every American. #PFAS
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wapo.st/3S6lLPf
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People who never read books now in charge of books.
May 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
People who never read books now in charge of books.
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pulling a critique of the bell curve from a university library but not the bell curve is as concise a way i can think of to describe the goal of the speech discourse in the past 15 years
You’re allowed to argue that black people and women are genetically inferior. But you’re NOT allowed to argue they are NOT inferior because that’s divisive. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...
May 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
pulling a critique of the bell curve from a university library but not the bell curve is as concise a way i can think of to describe the goal of the speech discourse in the past 15 years
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Amazing to see THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US on the New York Times' list of the best books of the year (so far)—and in such incredible company.
May 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Amazing to see THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US on the New York Times' list of the best books of the year (so far)—and in such incredible company.