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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Darkest India
Cover of Darkest India

Darkest India

Frederick St. George De Lautour Booth-Tucker

Published 2025

123 pages

Darkest India
Cover of Darkest India

Darkest India

Frederick St. George De Booth-Tucker

Published 2025

148 pages