Neighboring is a verb. IRL Community Building is a Movement.
Subscribe for groundbreaking ideas and solutions journalism about how we care for our families and communities. Join us for The How to Find Your People Club, an IRL community-building project for the 21st century.
About me:
I’m Katherine Goldstein, an award-winning journalist and a fellow at The Better Life Lab at New America. My work has appeared in the NYT, WashPost, Vox, TIME, and more. I live in Durham, NC, and am the mom of three, including pandemic twins.
I’m working on my first book, Neighboring: A Deep Casual Guide to Building Community You Can Count On. It will be published by Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Random House, in April 2027.
I define Neighboring as a verb. It’s any simple action that contributes to the people around you. It is THE defining activity of how we will survive and thrive in the 21st century. My work is all about taking immediate action that anyone and everyone can take to start building the connections that will lead to communities they can count on.
Become a paid member and get access to the How to Find Your People Club!
Join us for an interactive curriculum to share what I’m learning from writing my book, hear your stories, and try out some research-backed IRL community-finding and building tactics TOGETHER. You’ll get years-early access to some of the groundbreaking ideas and tools I’ll cover in the book, and your stories and experiences will inform my reporting.
In addition to 1-2 public newsletters per month, club members can expect:
Self-reflective community-building prompts, quizzes, and games
Dedicated threads and chats
Monthly virtual hangouts
An optional Find-a-Friend IRL matching program
(thanks for supporting my work so I can support my family)
