the newest book from Daisy Hernández

A provocative and personal examination of one of the most complicated subjects of contemporary life and politics: citizenship

“Personal, profound, engaging, and comprehensive . . . this is an essential book for these contentious times.”—Booklist (starred review)

“The book I have always wanted to read: a rigorous deconstruction of the existential issue of our time.”—Jose Antonio Vargas

“The most comprehensive book on citizenship/immigration I’ve ever read.” – Javier Zamora

“A relevant and moving book, to be read in community and widely discussed in book clubs, in classrooms, in libraries, and on subways… A gift.” – Sarah Schulman

AWARDS:

• science friday book club selection

• winner of the PEN/Jean Stein Book award

• national book foundation’s Science & Literature program Selection

• named a best book of the year by TIME, NPR, Chicago Public Library, Science for the People, WYNC, WBUR Radio Boston, and The Stacks Podcast

“This vivid, multidimensional account brings an ongoing medical injustice to light.” – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED REVIEW)

“Hernández raises damning questions about which infectious diseases get attention and whom we believe to be deserving of care.” – NPR BOOKS

“Lyrical, unflinching ... Hernández expertly skates the line between memoir and science tome, showing the personal effects of a disease perpetuated by a cascade of systemic failures.” – WASHINGTON POST

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Read my reporting for National Geographic

The Italian translation: video

photos from my reporting & family

A new edition

Nine new essays by young women of color on what feminism means to them in the context of pressing political issues including:

• #SayHerName

• organizing undocumented students

• abortion doulas

• coming of age with the first black president

• calling out culture & trans girls

• and more!
  

Praise for the first edition

“These women express a more radical, racialized feminism that broadens the movement beyond its early incarnation.”
— Booklist

“One of the “27 Things To Read If You Care About Women Of Color”
— USA Today   

“One of 19 Books “On Intersectionality That Taylor Swift Should Read”
— BuzzFeed