BOOK COVER REVEAL! Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America's Largest Meatpacking Company
Arkansas Photographer Liz Sanders spent the past four years working with me on Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America’s Largest Meatpacking Company to photograph workers at Tyson Foods. We spent time with workers and their families, in their kitchens and gardens, at church, vigils, organizing meetings, and protests. As is evident when you look at the photos on the book cover, most workers requested to remain anonymous because they fear retaliation for speaking publicly about labor conditions.
I worked with cover designer James Iacobelli, who has designed covers for many books that I love (like You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith). This is an emotional moment for me, and I want to thank you for being a part of it and for supporting me over the years.
This book is, by far, the most challenging work I’ve ever undertaken. In the early days of this project, I got COVID, couldn’t work, didn’t have income for a few months, and moved in with my parents in rural Arkansas. If I had given up on this project at that point, it would have never become a book. I am thankful to the workers for their fierce commitment to justice and their bravery in sharing their stories.
As you may know, pre-orders help a book tremendously. You can pre-order via the Simon & Schuster website in the US or Canada or from Amazon or Bookshop. If you would like me to give a talk about the book at your university or book festival, I can connect you with the speaking bureau at Simon & Schuster.
With all the emotion of seeing this book find its home in the world,
Alice
Events and publications
On May 7, 2024, CSPAN will broadcast the Lukas Awards ceremony in NYC, where I will accept the Lukas Work-in’Progress Award.
On September 28, I will present my book at the Six Bridges Book Festival in Little Rock, AR
Pre-ordered! The cover looks great, and I'm looking forward to reading it.
It’s gorgeous!!!