Inside “Tightrope”: Stories of the America Left Behind | Book Review Live

In a discussion led by Jennifer Szalai, The Times’s nonfiction book critic, Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn discussed their new book — “Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope.” The authors explored the disintegration of America’s working class — the result of lost jobs, drugs, shattered families and failed policies. Kristof and WuDunn removed their professional distance as they shared the stories from friends and neighbors that inspired “Tightrope.”

The conversation didn’t stop there. We took a closer look at the consequences of globalization with Andrew Ross Sorkin, the founder of DealBook; watched exclusive clips from a forthcoming documentary based on the book; and heard a live reading from actor MaYaa Boateng.