A deeply personal nine-year account of the lives of the “anchor-outs”—an unhoused community living off the California coast on abandoned boats—that explores the struggles and resilience of those surviving on the fringes of society. Lost at Sea emerged from Kloc's National Magazine Award-nominated feature from the May 2019 issue of Harper’s, where he is a senior editor.
“A magisterial but unsentimental journey.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Enthralling … an evocative portrait of America at the fringes.” —Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
Kloc is a smart and sympathetic witness to a precarious life.” — Ted Conover, author
of Cheap Land Colorado and Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing
