The latest poverty books

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. The newest come first.

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Darkest India
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Darkest India

Frederick St. George De Lautour Booth-Tucker

Published 2025

123 pages

Bare
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Bare

Lorna Tucker

Published 2025

288 pages

Bricking It
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Bricking It

Charlie Winstanley

Published 2025

192 pages

Placeless
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Placeless

Patrick Markee

Published 2025

272 pages

Beyond Homeless
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Beyond Homeless

Adam B. Summers, Mary L. G. Theroux

Published 2025

200 pages