Katherine Newman and I have an op-ed in the current issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education, focused on the precarious situation of families living just above the poverty line (also the topic of our recently published book).

Here are upcoming book readings, starting with an event this Friday in the Boston area:

Cambridge, Mass., Friday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m.: Harvard Coop Bookstore, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., reading and signing.

Cambridge, Mass., Wednesday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m.: Cambridge Forum, First Parish (Unitarian Universalist), 3 Church Street.

New York City, Monday, Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m.: New York Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue, across the street from central research library. 

Victor Tan Chen Victor Tan Chen is In The Fray's editor in chief and the author of Cut Loose: Jobless and Hopeless in an Unfair Economy. Site: victortanchen.com | Facebook | Twitter: @victortanchen