Amy L. Bernstein with Taylor Holbrooks: TENT CITY

As the American town of Willing crumbles under a collapsing economy, hundreds seek refuge in the dense "city" of tents that spring up in the Kings' big backyard.

So follows the new novel by Amy L. Bernstein, TENT CITY. In the words of author Amy Goldmacher, the book asks us "Where does individual and collective responsibility start and end?" TENT CITY is a contemporary dystopian family saga that places ordinary citizens in extraordinary circumstances, precipitated by dire economic disruption.

We'll hear from the author in conversation with Taylor Holbrooks, host of Morning Edition on WYPR, as they open the door to these questions and help us walk through.

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Amy L. Bernstein writes award-winning fiction and nonfiction that lets readers feel while making them think. As the author of six novels, including Tent City, and a book of inspiration for creatives called Wrangling the Doubt Monster, Amy brings a compassionate and insightful voice to writers' conferences around the country. A former journalist, Amy also works as a book coach, helping nonfiction authors craft compelling book proposals. She welcomes followers to her weekly Substack, Doubt Monster, which explores the agony and ecstasy of creativity. Learn more at www.amywrites.live.

Taylor Holbrooks is from North Carolina where she earned her B.A. in media & journalism and environmental science and her M.A. in media and journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Holbrooks hosts Morning Edition at Baltimore's NPR News Station, 88-1 WYPR, where she reports and produces stories covering research, arts and culture, and environmental conservation across Maryland.