What is black market adoption? Discover the hidden history of America's illegal baby trade, from Georgia Tann to the Baby Scoop Era, and why the conditions that made it possible are being rebuilt toda...

When a stranger who turns out to be his niece receives an extra 23andMe test by mistake, it changes Alex Blum's life forever. At the age of sixty, Alex Blum made a life-altering discovery: he was the eldest of four biological brothers he never knew existed. Born in 1955, Blum had always known he was adopted, yet the secrecy of the era kept every detail of his origins sealed.

Hundreds of adoptions could have taken place between the 1950s and 1990s, say former members.

Adopted as an infant by a naval officer and his wife during the Baby Scoop Era, Diane Wheaton has always heard conflicting versions of the truth of her origins—but it’s not until she is forty-seven…

As far back as she could remember, Shirley Munro had always known that she was adopted. What she didn’t know, at first, was how those two words, “you’re adopted,” were layered in mystery, forbidden identity, deceptions, and wishful fairytales -- and then covered up with “in your best interest.” This memoir has been lovingly stitched together with poetry, anecdotal storytelling, soul-stirring recollections, and histories.