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Reasons Revisited

Andrea Elliott: Invisible Child

Reasons Revisited

Geoff Lloyd

Society & Culture, Government, News, Politics

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Hello, as part of Cheerful Book Club we're welcoming our first ever Pulitzer Prize winner onto the show. Andrea Elliott talks about her new book Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in New York City. Almost a decade in the making, the book follows a young girl, Dasani, as she grows up without a home in New York City. We talk to Andrea about what it's like to win a Pulitzer, the role of the journalist, Obama and her reasons for hope and optimism.

 

Plus: Ed has crossed the pond and we hear about an improbable new sport for Geoff to turn his hand to.

 

Buy tickets for our live show here: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/reasons-to-be-cheerful-live/

 

Andrea's book, Invisible ChildPoverty, Survival and Hope in New York City https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/144/1447200/invisible-child/9781529151169.html



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You don't need me to explain that the cost of living crisis is impacting the poorest people

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the most.

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And that means it's tough for Big Issue vendors.

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When you do that, you're supporting Big Issues frontline teams.

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These are the people working with vendors one-on-one, providing critical, emotional and social

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It is sometimes easy to forget how good the magazine is in its own right.

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Now renewals are at the rate of £12 a month, and once again, all the profits from subscriptions

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