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Going Solo at the End of the World
Going Solo at the End of the World takes you out on the American road with a sharp-eyed, smart-mouthed solo traveler and New York Times bestselling author gone rogue.
In 2022, with the fall of Roe v. Wade, I bought a camper, ditched my stuff, and took off to explore the many Americas that now exist. This newsletter is the result. Readers can count on nuanced, first-person reports on American life—and American lives—that explore our myths and truths, our hope and our heartbreak, our fundamental frailty and our strengths. Wander with me into truck stops and diners and dive bars, nightclubs and strip malls and ivory towers, into conversations with people who are angry, oblivious, frightened, hateful, helpful, hopeful, and—far more often than not—kind.
Weekly essays bring you down backroads and byways, show you the places that don't make the map, and bring you the voices of people who rarely get heard. Riffs & Rants from the Road, a weekly audio (and sometimes video) report, offers travel commentary, readings recorded from the shotgun seat, and, in the coming year, interviews with some of the best writers and artists working today, conversations with fellow travelers, readings of great travel writing, and more.
For readers who want to connect not just with the news of the world but with the world, who want to hear more sides of the story, who want to connect micro and macro, and who are well aware that we are all living both political and personal lives, Going Solo at the End of the World is a firsthand report from the American road as we careen toward whatever we’re going to become.
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About the Author
Marya Hornbacher is an award-winning journalist, New York Times bestselling author, and the recipient of a host of awards for her work. Shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize, Marya has spent a prolific quarter century writing and teaching across genres. Now, she’s tossed all that experience into a truck and a camper to focus more on questions than answers. Get involved with this writer, road-tripper, vagrant, erstwhile pugilist, and aspiring crone.
