How Neil King Jr. Walked America in Search of Renewal

In this episode of Just the Right Book, Roxanne Coady talks to Neil King Jr. about his 330 mile walk from his home in Washington DC to NYC’s Central Park. King Jr.’s book, American Ramble, takes a walk across contemporary America through some of our oldest common ground. Get a signed copy of American Ramble from RJ Julia.

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Neil King Jr. is a former national security reporter and editor for the Wall Street Journal. He was deeply involved in the coverage of 9/11 that won the Journal the Pulitzer Prize. Since then he has written for the New York Times, The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal and many others. American Ramble is his first book. He lives in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Roxanne Coady is owner of R.J. Julia, one of the leading independent booksellers in the United States, which—since 1990—has been a community resource not only for books, but for the exchange of ideas. In 1998, Coady founded Read To Grow, which provides books for newborns and children and encourages parents to read to their children from birth. RTG has distributed over 1.5 million books.