Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class is Available Now!

Feb 20, 2024

The big day has finally arrived.

After four years of writing, re-writing, and editing, my debut book—Troubled—is finally out.

If you have gained any value from this newsletter over the past few years and want to support my work, please buy a copy today. For yourself. For a friend or a loved one. If resources are limited, please support your local library.

The book contains new material I’ve never shared in this newsletter or elsewhere. Insights, research findings, and stories that will help you to understand social class, upward mobility, the state of American families today, the duplicity of elites, and my fullest exposition yet of the luxury beliefs framework—ideas and opinions that confer status on the upper class, while inflicting costs on the lower classes.

A couple of important notes:

Social media. I’ve posted the official book launch announcement here on Twitter/X. I would be thankful if you retweeted or posted something else about the book online. Post a photo of my book on Twitter/X or Instagram and tag me @robkhenderson along with my publisher @gallerybooks and we can retweet/repost.
Physical bookstore and pre-orders. Reply to troubledmemoir@gmail.com by February 25 with a photo of a receipt from a physical bookstore, and you’ll receive access to a special bonus Ask Me Anything thread on Friday, March 1. This is to support local bookstores around the world. Despite recent experiences, I still love bookstores in general, visit them frequently, and consider them to be special places. Especially independent bookstores. I know I’ve been pushing preorders pretty hard, but like many other people, I still sometimes wait until the day of release to purchase a book at a physical store. So if that’s you, then you can get access to the AMA. However, if you’ve already pre-ordered the book online and want access to the AMA, please email troubledmemoir@gmail.com with the pre-order receipt or proof of purchase and I’ll give you access. If you’ve already emailed me for the reading list and want access to the AMA, please re-send your screenshot/proof of purchase to troubledmemoir@gmail.com again.
- NOTE: Access to the AMA applies to in-store purchases and online pre-orders only.
- NOTE: When you email your proof of purchase to troubledmemoir@gmail.com, please use the email address attached to your Substack subscription
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