Jared Yates Sexton (find him on Twitter, read his new book, and read his other writings!) is on fire with his political reporting and compelling insights into what has been happening over the past two years, especially in terms of Donald Trump and the people who helped elect him.  His new book, THE PEOPLE WILL RISE, is a essential reading for anyone who cares about our country and it’s democracy.

Jared Yates Sexton is a writer, academic, and political correspondent whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, Salon, and literary journals around the world. He’s a regular guest on television, radio, and podcasts, and the author of three collections of short fiction and the forthcoming political book The People Are Going To Rise Like The Waters Upon Your Shore from Counterpoint Press. Currently he serves as an Associate Professor of Creative Writing in the Department of Writing & Linguistics at Georgia Southern University.