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Kristen Martin

Kristen Martin is the author of The Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow: The Dark History of American Orphanhood.

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May 1, 2025
Kristen Martin
A Daughter’s Reckoning With the Indian Boarding School System
Mary Annette Pember’s mother​ attended an Indian residential school through the eighth grade. It forever changed her—and her children.
July 12, 2024
Kristen Martin
A Family Mystery, a Cancer Breakthrough, and a Sea of Uncertainty
Lawrence Ingrassia lost his family members to cancer one by one. Why did it take so long for medicine to find the cause?
January 11, 2024
Kristen Martin
The Book of Ayn Trolls Us All
Lexi Freiman’s novel about a canceled writer skewers pieties left and right.
April 14, 2023
Kristen Martin
Idra Novey Upends “Trump Country” Fables
What makes a mother stay and her estranged daughter leave Appalachia?
November 17, 2022
Kristen Martin
Which Side Are You On Charts a Thorny Political Awakening
In Ryan Lee Wong’s novel, a young activist gets caught up in his own idealism.

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