A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year. “An urgent invitation to care for all children as our own.” ―Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, author of  Random Family   In this “moving condemnation of the U.S. penal system and its effect on families”, award-winning journalist Nell Bernstein takes an intimate look at parents and children―over two million of them―torn apart by our current incarceration policy ( Parents’ Press ). Described as “meticulously reported and sensitively written” by Salon, the book is “brimming with compelling case studies . . . and recommendations for change” ( Orlando Sentinel ).   Our Weekly Los Angeles  calls it “a must-read for lawmakers as well as for lawbreakers.”   “In terms of elegance, breadth and persuasiveness,  All Alone in the World  deserves to be placed alongside other classics of the genre such as Jonathan Kozol’s  Savage Inequalities , Alex Kotlowitz’s  There Are No Children Here  and Adrian Nicole LeBlanc’s  Random Family . But to praise the book’s considerable literary or sociological merit seems beside the point. This book belongs not only on shelves but also in the hands of judges and lawmakers.” ― San Francisco Chronicle   “Well researched and smoothly written, Bernstein’s book pumps up awareness of the problems, provides a checklist for what needs to be done and also cites organizations like the Osborne Society that provide parenting and literacy classes, counseling and support. The message is clear: taking family connections into account ‘holds particular promise for restoring a social fabric rent by both crime and punishment.’” ― Publishers Weekly , starred review "An urgent invitation to care for all children as our own." ―Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, Author of Random Family "In terms of elegance, breadth and persuasiveness, All Alone in the World deserves to be placed alongside other classics of the genre such as Jonathan Kozol's Savage Inequalities , Alex Kotlowitz's There Are No Children Here and Adrian Nicole LeBlanc's Random Family . But to praise the book's considerable literary or sociological merit seems beside the point. This book belongs not only on shelves but also in the hands of judges and lawmakers." ― San Francisco Chronicle "Serious, moving, and well organized … this book could help galvanize a national will to tackle such problems." ― Library Journal , Starred Review "Well researched and smoothly written. Bernstein's book pumps up awareness of the problems [and] provides a checklist for what needs to be done." ― Publishers Weekly , Starred Review "This is the book we children of prisoners have been waiting for." ―Chesa Boudin Nell Bernstein is the author of All Alone in the World , a Newsweek Book of the Week; Burning Down the House , winner of the American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Award; and In Our Future We Are Free (all published by The New Press). She is a former Soros Justice Media Fellow, a MacDowell Fellow, and a winner of a White House Champion of Change award. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times , The Washington Post , The Imprint , Mother Jones , and other publications.