Deborah Fallows Explained
Deborah Fallows is an American writer and linguist. She is a fellow at the New America Foundation,[1] [2] and was assistant dean in languages and linguistics at Georgetown University.
Early life and education
Fallows grew up in both Minneapolis, Minnesota and Vermilion, Ohio.[3]
She graduated with a B.A. from Harvard University and received a Ph.D. in theoretical linguistics from the University of Texas.[3]
Career
Fallows was the assistant dean of languages and linguistics at Georgetown University. She chose to be a stay at home mother after the birth of her second son. Fallows wrote of her experiences in her first book, A Mother's Work (1985).[4]
From 2012 to 2017, Fallows and her husband, James Fallows, flew their single-engine plane across America to visit small towns, which was the basis of their latest book, Our Towns (2018).[5] The book was made into an HBO documentary film in 2021.[6]
Fallows and her husband started the Our Towns Civic Foundation in 2021.[7]
Personal life
With James Fallows she has two sons and five grandchildren.[3]
Selected works
- Book: Fallows, Deborah. A Mother's Work. 1985. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 978-0-395-36218-1. en.
- Book: Fallows, Deborah. Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons In Life, Love, And Language. 2010. Bloomsbury USA. 978-0-8027-7913-7. en. [8]
- Book: Fallows, James M.. Our Towns: A 100,000-mile Journey Into the Heart of America. Fallows. Deborah. 2018. Pantheon Books. 978-1-101-87184-3. en. James Fallows.
Notes and References
- Web site: Deborah Fallows. New America.
- Web site: Deborah Fallows | American Academy of Arts and Sciences . Amacad.org . 2021-04-08 . 2021-09-27.
- Web site: Deborah Fallows . USC Communication Leadership . 2021-10-05.
- News: Gardner. Marilyn. 1985-10-12. 'A Mother's Work': Author Decided Hers is at Home. 51. Hartford Courant. 2021-10-05.
- What Two Writers Found When They Bought a Plane and Touched Down on Main Street, U.S.A. . Marc . Lacey . . 2018-06-12 . 2021-10-05.
- 'Our Towns' Review: Across America, Signs of Life . Ben . Kenigsberg . . 2021-04-13 . 2021-10-05.
- Web site: Can We Look to 'Our Towns' to Get Beyond Red States and Blue States? . Anya . Slepyan . April 16, 2021 . The Daily Yonder . 2021-10-05.
- Character Building . Lesley . Downer . . 2010-09-24 . 2021-10-05.
