The New Productivism Paradigm?
Deborah and James Fallows are featured in Dani Rodrik’s July 14, 2022 article. Rodrik reports, “There are signs of a major reorientation toward an economic policy framework that is rooted…
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Author Series kicks off with documentarians
The Marion County Library System, in collaboration with Tower Community Bank, inaugurated a new speaker series, featuring authors whose writings and ideas would be of interest to the Marion County…
“Our Towns” Screening & Discussion
with James and Deborah Fallows and Michael Zakaras May 11, 20223:00 PM-4:30 PMFermentation Hall, The Momentary507 Southeast E StreetBentonville, AR 72712 Go to this link to register.
Editorial: Ban the Library Police
In a May 9, 2022 editorial, The Roanoke Times supported the recommendation of the Roanoke Valley Public Libraries to do away with late book fines. They referenced Deborah Fallows’s 2020 article…
Fallowses Give Ball State University Commencement Address
Ball State University’s 2022 Commencement featured Deborah and James Fallows, who gave the Commencement address and received honorary doctorates at the May 7 ceremony in Muncie, Indiana. The Fallowses have…
Books & Writers – The Creative Process Features Deborah & James Fallows
Deb and Jim share their views on writing and life in an episode of the insightful “The Creative Process” podcast series.
If Small Towns Want to Survive, They Need a Plan B
Tim Holt, editor of the Northwest Review contrasts the effective “Plan Bs” of towns including Mount Shasta, CA and Ashland, OR with that of his own town, Dunsmuir, CA. He…
James Fallows featured on ‘Stand Up with Pete Dominick’
Jim joins host Pete Dominick for his podcast to discuss events of the day. The podcast features “brilliant guests daily.”
Looking at America from up high and on the ground, with Jim Fallows
On this episode of the Vital Center, Jim and podcast host Geoff Kabaservice discuss Deb and Jim’s travels across the country and why politics so often works better at the…
Just in time, hotel back on track
In their February 19, 2022 editorial, The Frederick News-Post references Deborah and James Fallows’s book Our Towns and its list of traits seen in successful cities, one of which is…
The larger value two national journalists see in Latter-day Saint missions
Tad Walch of the Deseret News reported on Deborah and James Fallows’s February 17, 2022 appearance at a BYU, Provo forum. The Fallowes compared their experiences living in China and…
Anarchism is…James Fallows’s Our Towns
In this conversation, James joins host Graham Culbertson for a discussion of the dysfunction of the federal government, its historically reactionary nature, and the way that “Our Towns” offer a…
Writers James and Deborah Fallows speak on hope for improving local communities
The Daily Universe reported on James and Deborah Fallowses’ February 15, 2022 forum at BYU. In addition to specific ideas they shared for for what people can do to improve…
Forum: Finding your community
BYU News’s Jenna Knaupp reported on James and Deborah Fallowses’ forum address to the campus on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. In their reporting, which developed into the “Our Towns” book…
Writers bring experiences of small-town America to BYU
Ashtyn Asay of the Daily Herald profiled Deborah and James Fallows’s appearance at BYU, Provo in her February 15, 2022 article. The Fallowses commented on the role young people play…
Listen to “James & Deborah Fallows on ‘Our Towns’: a Craftsmanship Artisan Interview”
This husband-and-wife journalism team spent four years crisscrossing the United States in a small plane, visiting dozens of small towns. They saw communities engaged in a vigorous process of economic…