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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Disposable
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Disposable

Sarah Jones

Published 2025

304 pages

Child X
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Child X

Jamie Mustard

Published 2025

312 pages

Front Street
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Front Street

Brian Barth

Published 2025

304 pages

Popular Wobbly
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Popular Wobbly

T-Bone Slim, Owen Clayton, Iain McIntyre, David R. Roediger

Published 2025

360 pages

Hope Restored
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Hope Restored

Katie Sutton, Madison Salamanca, Katie Grunow

Published 2025

190 pages

What Shall We Do?
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What Shall We Do?

Isabella Fyvie Mayo, graf Leo Tolstoy, A. C. (Arthur Charles) Fifield

Published 2025

264 pages