Alfred Lubrano

"Strength from struggle" –  Lubrano was an essayist for NPR for 14 years. And currently writes about poverty for the Philadelphia Inquirer : pursuing a white-collar life, coming from a blue-collar background

• Award-winning journalist and author, his work – which includes Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams -- been anthologized in five different college-level textbooks
• Alfred Lubrano is a National Public Radio commentator and feature writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer and an essayist for NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday
• Recipient of the Sidney Hillman National Prize for reporting on social justice, the Columbia University Tobenkin Award for reporting that combats racism, and the American Society of Newspaper Editors Award

“We loved having him speak. [He] was engaging, witty, and delivered a lecture of substance. Everyone spoke very highly of his presentation. We really hit it off."

- Southern Illinois University

"Hopefully, this superbly written book will give voice to the millions who have to make this transition...."

- San Francisco Chronicle

"In Limbo, people straddle two social zones . . . The future is never assured when you come from a house of rough hands. There are many profound opinions in this major newspaperman's reporting."

- Jimmy Breslin

"Al Lubrano is a great reporter and the kind of writer whose work is infused with both thought and feeling . . . [an] often overlooked subject, the role of class in modern American society, [he] has produced a book rich with insight into both his own life and all our lives. If you are like me, you will nod your head with recognition throughout."

- Mark Bowden