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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Which Aircraft Fits Your Traveling Plans?
Flying magazine’s Jonathan Welsh wrote an article featuring Deborah and James Fallowses’ selection of the Cirrus SR22 for their cross-country reporting journey. Welsh goes on to detail the various factors…
Community Visioning Celebrates 25 Years of Programming in Iowa’s Small Communities
Iowa State University’s News reported on the Iowa’s Living Roadways 2021 annual celebration held on November 19, 2021. Highlights of the daylong event included a keynote address by James and…
Profiled in Phi Kappa Phi Forum
National Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi’s Forum Magazine recently profiled James and Deborah Fallows and the writing of Our Towns. “Since its early days, America has inspired writers to travel…
These 6 statues in Riverside form a Peace Walk, but few know it
The Press Enterprise’s David Allen referenced Our Towns in his article on Riverside California’s pedestrian mall, which features six bronze statues. In the chapter on Riverside, the Fallowses describe the…
Ending Late Fees Restores Principle of ‘Public’ Libraries
LA Progressive’s November 14, 2021 article featured Deborah Fallows’s reporting on the Fine Free Movement where libraries are eliminating fines, which disproportionally affect the disenfranchised, low-income communities they are meant most…
Bucksport voted best small coastal town
The Ellsworth American’s article about Bucksport, Maine’s selection as USA Today’s best coastal small town referenced Deborah Fallows, who recommended the city. Fallows wrote an article about Bucksport’s recovery after…
Named to the ‘Best of Inland Empire’ 2021
Nathan Gonzales, Archivist and head of Special Collections at A.K. Smiley Public Library in Redlands, CA, recently named Deborah and James Fallows’s Our Towns book and documentary to his “Editor’s…