Mastodawn

Deb Chachra Jun 6, 2023

I'm so excited to share that my book, HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS: INSIDE THE SYSTEMS THAT SHAPE THE WORLD, will be out on October 17th of this year, on Riverhead Books. It's about the globe-spanning systems we've built to meet our needs: what systems like electricity, water, transportations and telecommunications have in common, how they work, and what needs to change to make them resilient, functional and equitable.

You can preorder it now at:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612711/how-infrastructure-works-by-deb-chachra/

How Infrastructure Works by Deb Chachra: 9780593086599 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2023 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Revelatory, superbly written, and pulsing with wisdom and humanity, How Infrastructure Works is a maste...

PenguinRandomhouse.com

Show thread

Deb Chachra

You can read more about the book at my newsletter, Metafoundry, and of course, if you'd like to hear more about the ideas, outtakes, and events around the book, please consider subscribing.

https://tinyletter.com/metafoundry/letters/metafoundry-76-how-infrastructure-works

Metafoundry 76: How Infrastructure Works

<https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612711/how-infrastructure-works-by-deb-chachra/>

TinyLetter

Show thread

Deb Chachra Jul 14, 2023

Local friends, I could not be more thrilled that the Harvard Book Store is hosting a launch event for HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS: on Friday, October 20th, and that I’ll be in conversation with my brilliant colleague and Riverhead Books labelmate Sara Hendren, author of WHAT CAN A BODY DO? HOW WE MEET THE BUILT WORLD.

I hope you can join us!

https://www.harvard.com/event/deb_chachra/

Deb Chachra at Harvard Book Store - Events - Harvard Book Store

Show thread

Deb Chachra Jul 14, 2023

If you’re not familiar with Sara’s thinking and book, here’s a more about WHAT CAN A BODY DO?

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/when-the-world-isnt-designed-for-our-bodies

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/561049/what-can-a-body-do-by-sara-hendren/

When The World Isn’t Designed for Our Bodies

Katy Waldman reviews “What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World,” by Sara Hendren, which argues that disability is a social phenomenon, not a medical one.

The New Yorker

Show thread