EVICTED AUTHOR TO PRESENT 3 FREE VIRTUAL LISTENING SESSIONS ON POVERTY ON JANUARY 9-18
You can register for one of the three sessions by clicking on the following links. Space for each is limited, so be sure to register ahead of time.
January 9th, 10-11 a.m. ET, in conversation with Prof. Reuben Miller, University of Chicago, 2022 MacArthur Fellow, author of Halfway Home. Register HERE.
- January 12th, 1-2 p.m. ET, in conversation with Rasheedah Phillips, Director of Housing, PolicyLink. Register HERE.
January 18th, 8-9 p.m. ET, in conversation with Diane Yentel, President and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Register HERE.
Matt Desmond published Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (2016), which sought to reveal the human costs of the housing crisis. It received the Pulitzer Prize. Some reactions were:
“Astonishing... Desmond has set a new standard for reporting on poverty." - Barbara Ehrenreich, New York Times Book Review.
“Evicted stands among the very best of the social justice books.” - Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto and Commonwealth.
“Gripping and moving—tragic, too.” - Jesmyn Ward, author of Salvage the Bones.
“Evicted is that rare work that has something genuinely new to say about poverty.” - San Francisco Chronicle.
He will publish his next book, Poverty, by America in March, 2023. Poverty, by America seeks to answer two questions: Why is there so much poverty in America, and how can we finally eliminate it? Desmond argues that "many Americans are actively making poor families poor by exploiting them, segregating them, and supporting a welfare state that gives the most to people who least need it." His goal with this book is "to spark a public conversation about how each one of us can become a poverty abolitionist, unwinding ourselves from our neighbors' deprivation."
He will be hosting three virtual listening sessions, inviting community organizers and service providers from around the country to attend. Each session will begin with explaining the book, and then a conversation with one of three interlocutors about some of its themes and arguments. Most of the sessions will be attendees' questions and comments, to stimulate a discussion about how to move the poverty debate, strategic policy opportunities, and how to leverage attention on poverty.
Once you register for a session, you'll be able to submit questions or comments early. You'll also have the opportunity to receive an advance copy of Poverty, by America.
For more information about the events, contact CrownPublicity@penguinrandomhouse.com.
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Source: https://matthewdesmondbooks.com/, December 7, 2022.
