by Don Lemon
First published 2024
Don Lemon confronts a troubling reality: America has lost its faith. The CNN anchor examines how belief in God has plummeted from over 90% fifty years ago to record lows today, paralleling a collapse in national optimism. Drawing from his Louisiana Black church upbringing, Lemon remembers when faith bound communities together and powered the Civil Rights movement. Now he watches religion become a political weapon while cynicism spreads. Lemon travels across America, conducting interviews with believers of every stripe. He seeks to understand what the country has lost and whether recovery remains possible. This isn't evangelism but an urgent search for shared purpose. Through these conversations, Lemon wrestles with the fundamental question that shapes all human existence: what gives life meaning? His investigation reveals how personal faith connects to collective hope, and whether Americans can rediscover reasons to believe in something greater than themselves.
Genres: christian, american, african-american, religion, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, current-affairs
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-journey, social-commentary
Setting: America, Louisiana
Period: 50 Years Ago, Present Day
224 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company