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Claudia Rowe

@claudiarowe.bsky.social
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Journalist and author. Child welfare, juvenile justice and public schools. All the happy things. National Book Award finalist for WARDS OF THE STATE.

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Trish K. Murphy @nwworkplacelaw.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
A thoughtful and thought-provoking piece from @claudiarowe.bsky.social From Despair to Hope: An Alternative to WA's Broken Youth Prison Experiment www.seattletimes.com/opinion/from...
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From despair to hope: An alternative to WA's broken youth prison experiment
At 16, Moses Mutel was drifting into crime. His time at Washington's toughest youth prison did little to turn things around. There is a better way.
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Claudia Rowe @claudiarowe.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
I got to talk about my book, WARDS OF THE STATE, with brilliant conversationalists Dax Shepard and Monica Padman from @armchairexpert.bsky.social and it was just as awesome as you'd expect! (We also talked about serial killers, upstate NY, all the essentials.) armchairexpertpod.com/pods/claudia...
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Claudia Rowe — Armchair Expert
Claudia Rowe (Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care) is a decorated journalist, advocate, and author. Claudia joins the Armchair Expert to discuss making the shift from using lon...
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Claudia Rowe @claudiarowe.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
I always wanted to have something I'd written appear on @literaryhub.bsky.social. To finally land there in the company of so many brilliant folks -- what a dream!
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Claudia Rowe @claudiarowe.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
What a pleasure to be interviewed about WARDS OF THE STATE by a master of the craft. Thank you @markarms.bsky.social and @niemanstoryboard.org!
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John Higgins @jhigginswriter.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Big congrats to Claudia Rowe, National Book Award Finalist!
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Claudia Rowe @claudiarowe.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
What a journey. From a Seattle courtroom to the National Book Awards! An honor I would not have dared to imagine. Thank you, literary agent superstar @stephanierostan.bsky.social. www.nationalbook.org/2025-nationa...
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2025 National Book Awards Finalists Announced
Twenty-five Finalists to contend for National Book Awards in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature
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Claudia Rowe @claudiarowe.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Me too, @editorstoltz.bsky.social! So much gratitude for your heart and courage.
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Claudia Rowe @claudiarowe.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
When life becomes like a dream. Thanks to all who have embraced WARDS OF THE STATE. Just speechless. And so very grateful.
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Claudia Rowe @claudiarowe.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Even in our public schools, foster kids are mostly invisible. Gratefiul to @alexanderrusso.bsky.social at The Grade for posting this excerpt from my new book, WARDS OF THE STATE, which shows how much impact one person can have. alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/45f6acd7-a...
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Alexander Russo's The Grade
Taking a Closer Look at Education News. Click to read Alexander Russo's The Grade, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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Claudia Rowe @claudiarowe.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
People are connecting the dots. Foster care is an invisible system with profoundly serious outcomes that affect us all. Check out this fantastic interview about my new book, WARDS OF THE STATE, on "Here & Now!" www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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Does the foster care system endanger children? New book 'Wards of the State' asks that question
More than 350,000 American kids are now wards of the state — that means the government has assumed the parental role for these foster children.
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Claudia Rowe @claudiarowe.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
WARDS OF THE STATE launches into the world with a pack-to-the-walls event at Elliott Bay Books. Thank you, Seattlites, for coming out in force!
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Ken Armstrong @bykenarmstrong.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Happy publication day (or close enough -- it was yesterday!) to @claudiarowe.bsky.social, whose latest book, "Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care," is just out. "An eloquent and compelling call for change," says Booklist.
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Claudia Rowe @claudiarowe.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
This was a fantastic interview! Thank you, @johnfugelsang.bsky.social!
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Claudia Rowe @claudiarowe.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
“An immersive, devastating look at foster children’s lives and a systemic pipeline to homelessness and prison.” Thank you, Seattle Times! www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
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Seattle journalist's book is a devastating look at the foster care system
The Seattle Times spoke with Claudia Rowe about where the system has failed, how it might improve and what gives her hope.
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Claudia Rowe @claudiarowe.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
When your employer covers your book....Whew! Check out WARDS OF THE STATE in the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social! www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
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Seattle journalist's book is a devastating look at the foster care system
The Seattle Times spoke with Claudia Rowe about where the system has failed, how it might improve and what gives her hope.
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Claudia Rowe @claudiarowe.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
One week to launch!!! WARDS OF THE STATE comes out May 20. Readers in WA: Come to the launch on May 23 to hear how foster care is all around us but invisible. I'll be interviewed by the always incisive @mikelew65.bsky.social elliottbaybook.com/events/45363
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Claudia Rowe
Full-service, general bookstore operating since 1973. Frequent author events, cafe, over 150,000 titles
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
This is an absolute disgrace. apnews.com/article/dona...
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President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda.
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Claudia Rowe @claudiarowe.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
"A powerful indictment of a child welfare system seemingly designed to 'pump out' adults 'ill-equipped' to flourish." WOW! Fantastic review of WARDS OF THE STATE. So grateful. www.publishersweekly.com/9781419763151
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Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care by Claudia Rowe
Journalist Rowe (The Spider and the Fly) rips the Band-Aid off the ugly wound that is the American foster care system in this se...
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Claudia Rowe @claudiarowe.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
WARDS OF THE STATE about #fostercare lands in the world May 20. I could not be more grateful to the thoughtful writers like @grahamrayman.bsky.social who've lent their support. #booksky.
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Claudia Rowe @claudiarowe.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
WARDS OF THE STATE: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care publishes May 20. And I could not be more grateful for the team at Abrams Books. I mean, that cover, c'mon!
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