The most popular poverty books of 2025

Books about poverty describe living without enough. Counting coins, cold rooms, hard choices and the tiredness of constant worry are told with dignity, in novels and in first-hand accounts. They show resourcefulness and humor too, and they make it harder to look away. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

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Buddy
Cover of Buddy

Buddy

Jim Roelofs

Published 2025

185 pages

Poverty in America
Cover of Poverty in America

Poverty in America

United States Government Accountabili

Published 2025

36 pages

A Roof Over Our Heads
Cover of A Roof Over Our Heads

A Roof Over Our Heads

United States Commission on Civil Rig

Published 2025

108 pages

Ireland
Cover of Ireland

Ireland

J C 1785-1854 Colquhoun

Published 2025

40 pages

Neighbors
Cover of Neighbors

Neighbors

Jacob A. (jacob August) Riis

Published 2025

84 pages

The Workers
Cover of The Workers

The Workers

Walter A. (Walter Augustus) Wyckoff

Published 2025

188 pages