What was it like for Sue Clebowl to write a book about her son Dylan 16 years after

Columbine?

She'll join us to talk about a mother's reckoning, living in the aftermath of tragedy.

I had thought for years that I might publish, but I was so fearful of doing so.

There was certainly a lot of hatred and blame regarding what my son did.

What happens to our nation's poor citizens when they're kicked out of their homes?

Matthew Desmond will be here to talk about his new book, Evicted.

One thing that this book does and contributes to that is really tries to put housing in

the center of the poverty debate to kind of show how central housing is in creating poverty.

Alexander Alter will give us an update from the literary world, and Greg Cole's has best

seller news.

This is Inside the New York Times Book Review.

I'm Pamela Paul.

Sue Clebowl joins us now.

She is the author of a new memoir, A Mother's Reckoning, Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy.

Sue, thank you so much for being here.

Thank you.

What made you decide to write this book?

There was really no decision to write the book.

I am someone who likes to write.

I have been a journalist since I've been a child.

So writing was something that I was doing from the moment this happened.

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