Abigail Pesta

Author of The Girls: An All-American Town, a Predatory Doctor, and the Untold Story of the Gymnasts Who Brought Him Down. These brave women vanquished predator Larry Nassar. "This may be the most important sports title of the year." —Library Journal

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'Forgiveness Is Complicated': One Woman's Journey Following the Mother Emanuel Shootings

Ten years after the shootings at Mother Emanuel AME Church, Rev. Sharon Risher talks about her work to end gun violence and the death penalt

By Abigail Pesta @rollingstone

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Inside Afghan Women's Fight to Compete at the Olympics

Afghan IOC member Samira Asghari explains how athletes skirted Taliban rules to make it to Paris — and why women’s sports are essential in A

By Abigail Pesta @rollingstone

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Serving Time | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame

Going to jail was not in John Cord’s retirement plan, but neither was becoming a deacon, a role that calls him to unexpected, emotional enco

By Abigail Pesta

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Undeterred | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame

Meet five women who answered tragedy with tenacity.

By Abigail Pesta

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How One Woman Learned to Forgive Her Mother’s Killer

Several agonizing years after losing her mother in the Emanuel AME Church massacre in 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina, Reverend Sharon Risher has finally found a measure of peace.

By Abigail Pesta

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A Young Mom Was Arrested for Theft -- and Died Mysteriously in Jail

Through police dashcam video, jailhouse recordings, medical records, depositions, and interviews with family members, we piece together the tragic final days of Ta’Neasha Chappell’s life

By Abigail Pesta

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Finding Friendship After Unspeakable Trauma

Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu escaped Boko Haram as girls. Today, the grown women are sharing their story with other women and girls in need.

By Abigail Pesta

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The Japanese language edition of THE GIRLS by Abigail Pesta

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He Was Young, Gay, and Sold For Sex. How Jose Alfaro Escaped a Trafficking Nightmare

A survivor from Texas speaks about his harrowing experience, his uncertain road to recovery, and his mission to save others from the predatory trap that ensnared him

By Abigail Pesta

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Her Love of Basketball Left Her Stateless

One athlete’s quest for freedom from Afghanistan, where the Taliban's restrictive and regressive policies on women's sports put her life in danger.

By Abigail Pesta

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Diary of a Non-Monogamist

Rachel Krantz, author of the new book 'Open,' shares the ups and downs of her journey into the world of open relationships.

By Abigail Pesta

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I Was a Therapist for Sex Offenders When I Realized: I Survived Larry Nassar

On the anniversary of Nassar’s sentencing, one survivor reflects on the moment the truth hit her — and all the moments since.

As told to Abigail Pesta

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Summer Reading 2021

Here are 70 of the best books to pop into your travel bag.

Abigail Pesta’s The Girls: An All-American Town, a Predatory Doctor, and the Untold Story of the Gymnasts Who Brought Him Down makes the Boston Globe’s best summer reading list for 2021

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Abdi Abdirahman Is More Ready Than Ever for His Fifth Olympics

At age 44, the marathoner is the oldest U.S. runner to ever make the Olympic team.