Michelle Ellia

In the River Falls Journal, from Wisconsin, Sue Bridwell Beckham argues that this town should be considered one of “Our Towns,” mainly because of its location, its parks, its theater, it emphasis on…

“Fallows said however divided our nation seems nationally, on smaller scales communities are coming together to rebuild their downtowns, improve their school systems, invest in public art and conquer everyday…

“In the knowledge economy, talent flows from places with limited opportunities to coastal magnets with leading research universities. Traveling in the opposite direction, the authors found ‘nearly everywhere we went…

“In 2013, Deborah and James Fallows launched a project to counter what the latter describes as the “big-city-centrism” of most media coverage, and they did it in a delightfully old-fashioned manner—by crisscrossing…

“Their view of the country is as complex and contradictory as America itself, but it also reflects the energy, the generosity and compassion, the dreams, and the determination of many…

“The book portrays communities across the country which are succeeding in their efforts to build and revitalize. Dodge City is portrayed extensively with other Kansas towns also mentioned. Frequently noted…

“The Fallows go to great lengths to make the case that flying was merely practical and that the “sedan”-sized plane allowed them to touch down in some remote places.”

“As Deborah Fallows told Slate’s Isaac Chotiner, the conversations she and her husband had during their travels were “heavily weighted toward in my neighborhood, at my schools, on our main…

“James Fallows tends to focus on local political and economic leaders, wanting to know who makes things happen in town. Deborah Fallows is more attuned to nuances of dialect and…

“What I gained from the book was a renewed appreciation for MY Town; OUR Town. As I walk and bike around Sterling, and visit with people, I notice many factors…

The husband and wife team of James and Deborah Fallows, he a commentator and former foreign correspondent, she a linguist, author, and Pew Research Center staffer, spent four years traveling…

“The cities in this book had similar assets and similar problems. Can we use their success as examples? We have already completed some of the projects that worked in these…

“Each of the campaign’s stops earns a chapter, cut roughly into halves by reports from each author. In the portrait of San Bernardino, Calif., among others, the couple’s interests plainly…

“Taylor Books will host a Taylor Talk with best-selling husband-and-wife authors James and Deborah Fallows on Wednesday at 6 p.m.”

“All stories of local renewal are unique, but the Fallowses show that most follow a similar pattern. A “civic story” centers on “local patriots” who have come together to create…

“The new book by The Atlantic correspondent James Fallows and his wife, linguist and writer Deborah Fallows, titled Our Towns, is a compelling look at local communities and how they…