TLC’s all-new series is putting the spotlight back on the Amish community once again. Us Weekly can exclusively reveal that ...

TLC has announced "Suddenly Amish," a reality series with Amish hosts that documents six outsiders stepping into Amish life ...

Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. Writer Joe Mackall gained ...

The consequences and rewards of living within the Amish community. June 24, 2008— -- For the roughly 220,000 Amish living in North America, Holmes County, Ohio, serves as a capital of Amish ...

Rare look behind the scenes: Teens make tough choices and face the consequences. June 24, 2008 — -- Adolescence is typically a time of experimentation and testing boundaries, but if you're an ...

ARCOLA, Ill. (AP) -- After years of living in Arcola, four men saw a problem. Virtually everyone in central Illinois knew of the strong Amish presence in the area, as did tourists from around the ...

In an engaging personal memoir, Mackall, an Ohio-based writer and professor of English, describes the close-knit relationship he has cultivated over more than a decade with a neighboring Amish family.

Across rural America, a quiet transportation shift is unfolding on gravel roads long dominated by horses and black buggies.

June 24, 2008 For the past year, ABC News has had unprecedented access into the lives of a group of Amish adolescents at a crossroads, as they come of age and decide their future. ABC News' Jay ...

Writer Joe Mackall gained unprecedented access to one of the most conservative Amish communities through his neighbor Samuel. In his new book, Plain Secrets, Mackall chronicles the tightly knit ...