Irin Carmon Unbearable review and information book of the Israeli-American journalist about Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America. Atria/One Signal Publishers will publish the the book by Irin Carmon, on October 28. Here you can read information about the content of the book, the author and the publication.
Irin Carmon Unbearable reviews
- “A gripping page-turner: revelatory, horrifying, infuriating, sometimes inspirational, always informative….Required reading.” (Rebecca Steinitz, The Boston Globe)
- “Unbearable exposes the devastating reality: that in today’s America becoming pregnant can mean losing your basic human dignity and autonomy. With meticulous reporting, riveting storytelling, and profound compassion, Irin Carmon reveals how our healthcare system fails women at their most vulnerable moments, and why we must do better.” (Hillary Rodham Clinton)
- “Irin Carmon brings together powerful and intimate stories of people navigating the spectrum of pregnancy in America. From racial biases and restrictive laws, these narratives describe the deeply fraught system that makes being pregnant anything but easy or safe. Unbearable reminds us that we are not alone and that when we stand up for the pregnant people and their families, we make the world better for all of us.” (Meera Shah, Chief Medical Officer of Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic)
Unbearable
Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America
- Author: Irin Camon (United States)
- Book type: feminist book, journalism book
- Publisher: Atria / One Signal Publishers
- To be released: 28 oktober 2026
- Length: 320 pages
- Format: hardcover / ebook / audiobook
- Prize: $ 30.00 / $ 14.99 / $ 19.99
- Order book from: Amazon / Bol
Blurb of the book by Irin Carmon about Perils of Pregnancy in America
From the award-winning New York magazine reporter and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Notorious RBG, an ambitious and passionate exploration of what’s gone wrong with pregnancy in America, through the lens of history, politics, and the searing experiences of five women.
Journalist Irin Carmon was eight months pregnant when the Supreme Court allowed states to ban abortion, unleashing pain and suffering for those who didn’t want to be pregnant and, shockingly to some, those who did. What was clear to Carmon from her dozen years of reporting—and from what she felt in her bones—was how incomplete the American story of reproduction had been, and how much had been unexpressed, hidden, or taken for granted, and not just by conservative justices or in red states. Whether in cosmopolitan, liberal New York City or rural Alabama, the entire system is broken.
Unbearable tells a deeper story, going beyond the headlines and any one experience or choice, and grounded in history and journalism. It introduces us to five women navigating pregnancy care—from that first positive pregnancy test through joy, loss, and the unforeseen—in a country that is at best indifferent and at worst willfully cruel, and to brave, outnumbered people fighting to make it better. Written with deep empathy and analytical rigor, Unbearable is at once a moving story of interconnection, a harrowing exposé, and assertion of humanity. Above all, it is a powerful call for solidarity, regardless of our circumstances or our decisions.
Irin Carmon was born in Israel. She is an Israeli-American journalist, commentator and award-winning senior correspondent at New York magazine, where she covers gender, law, politics, and more. Previously, she was a CNN contributor, a contributing writer to The Washington Post’s “Outlook”, a national reporter at MSNBC and NBC News, and a staff writer at Salon and Jezebel. She is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Notorious RBG. She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.