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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE CENTURY • AN OPRAH DAILY BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE PAST TWO DECADES
One of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic “has set a new standard for reporting on poverty” (Barbara Ehrenreich, The New York Times Book Review).
In Evicted, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as “wrenching and revelatory” (The Nation), “vivid and unsettling” (New York Review of Books), Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of twenty-first-century America’s most devastating problems. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible.
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: President Barack Obama, The New York Times Book Review, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, The New Yorker, Bloomberg, Esquire, BuzzFeed, Fortune, San Francisco Chronicle, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Politico, The Week, Chicago Public Library, BookPage, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Shelf Awareness
WINNER OF: The National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction • The PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction • The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • The Hillman Prize for Book Journalism • The PEN/New England Award • The Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize
FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE AND THE KIRKUS PRIZE
“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
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“Narrator Dion Graham brings to life the struggles, frustration, and tragedies of the impoverished…Graham solemnly narrates Desmond’s prose and breathes life into the different people presented throughout the book…Graham executes a balancing act of tone and emphasis that shifts among legalese, Desmond’s observations, eclectic speaking styles, and the oppressive nature of the topic itself.”
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“Tells a complex, achingly powerful story…Exquisitely crafted, meticulously researched.”
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“Reveals how broken low-income housing policy can make it difficult for people to escape the ravages of poverty.”
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“Gripping and important.”
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“A vivid, if sometimes grueling, read.”
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“Gripping storytelling and meticulous research undergird this outstanding ethnographic study…Desmond identifies affordable housing as a leading social justice issue of our time and offers concrete solutions to the crisis.”
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“[Desmond] does a marvelous job telling these harrowing stories of people who find themselves in bad situations, shining a light on how eviction sets people up to fail…This is essential reading.”
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“I listened to Evicted practically straight through without stopping…[and] Dion Graham’s amazing narration was definitely part of what made it so compelling. He’s…a champion in my book.”
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Astonishing... Desmond has set a new standard for reporting on poverty.
— Barbara Ehrenreich, New York Times Book Review -
“After reading Evicted, you’ll realize you cannot have a serious conversation about poverty without talking about housing. . . . The book is that good, and it’s that unignorable.
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“This book gave me a better sense of what it is like to be very poor in this country than anything else I have read. . . . It is beautifully written, thought-provoking, and unforgettable.
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“Inside my copy of his book, Mr. Desmond scribbled a note: ‘home = life.’ Too many in Washington don’t understand that. We need a government that will partner with communities, from Appalachia to the suburbs to downtown Cleveland, to make hard work pay off for all these overlooked Americans.
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“My God, what [Evicted] lays bare about American poverty. It is devastating and infuriating and a necessary read.
— Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist and Difficult Women -
Written with the vividness of a novel, [Evicted] offers a dark mirror of middle-class America’s obsession with real estate, laying bare the workings of the low end of the market, where evictions have become just another part of an often lucrative business model.
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“In spare and penetrating prose . . . Desmond has made it impossible to consider poverty without grappling with the role of housing. This pick [as best book of 2016] was not close.
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“An essential piece of reportage about poverty and profit in urban America.
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“It doesn't happen every week (or every month, or even year), but every once in a while a book comes along that changes the national conversation. . . . Evicted looks to be one of those books.
— Pamela Paul, editor of the New York Times Book Review -
“Gripping and important . . . [Desmond's] portraits are vivid and unsettling.
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“An exquisitely crafted, meticulously researched exploration of life on the margins, providing a voice to people who have been shamefully ignored—or, worse, demonized—by opinion makers over the course of decades.
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“[An] impressive work of scholarship . . . As Mr. Desmond points out, eviction has been neglected by urban sociologists, so his account fills a gap. His methodology is scrupulous.
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“Should be required reading in an election year, or any other.
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Powerful, monstrously effective . . . The power of this book abides in the indelible impression left by its stories.
— Jill Leovy, The American Scholar
Awards
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Finalist for the 2016 New England Book Award
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A New York Times Bestseller
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A 2016 Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year
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Finalist for the 2016 Kirkus Prize
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A Kirkus Reviews Pick of Best Nonfiction of 2016
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Winner of the 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction
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A 2017 Selection for the ALA Listen List for Outstanding Audiobook Narration
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Winner of the 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
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A New York Times Book Review Book of the Year
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A Washington Post Best Book of 2016
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A Boston Globe Best Books of the Year Selection
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Huffington Post Pick of Books to Help You Understand America
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Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Winner
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Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction
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A Barack Obama Reading List Pick
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A London Guardian Pick
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A Time Magazine Top 10 Book of the Decade in Nonfiction
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Winner of Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, 2016
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Winner of Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize, 2017
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Winner of Eastern Sociological Society, Komarovsky Book Award, 2017
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Winner of National Book Critics Circle Awards, 2016
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Winner of Order of the Coif Biennial Book Award, 2018
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Winner of PEN New England Award, 2017
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Winner of PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction, 2017
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Winner of Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, 2017
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Winner of Sidney Hillman Prize, 2017
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Winner of Stowe Prize, 2018
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Among shortlisted titles for 800-CEO-READ Business Book Award, 2016
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Winner of American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award, 2017
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Winner of Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, 2017
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Among shortlisted titles for Kirkus Prize for Non-Fiction, 2016
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Among shortlisted titles for Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 2016
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Winner of Pulitzer Prize (Non-Fiction), 2017
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Among shortlisted titles for Society for the Study of Social Problems, C. Wright Mills Award, 2016
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Among shortlisted titles for 800-CEO-READ Business Book Award, 2016
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Winner of American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award, 2017
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Winner of Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, 2017
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Winner of Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, 2016
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Winner of Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize, 2017
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Winner of Eastern Sociological Society, Komarovsky Book Award, 2017
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Among shortlisted titles for Kirkus Prize for Non-Fiction, 2016
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Among shortlisted titles for Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 2016
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Winner of National Book Critics Circle Awards, 2016
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Winner of Order of the Coif Biennial Book Award, 2018
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Winner of PEN New England Award, 2017
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Winner of PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction, 2017
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Winner of Pulitzer Prize (Non-Fiction), 2017
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Winner of Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, 2017
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Winner of Sidney Hillman Prize, 2017
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Among shortlisted titles for Society for the Study of Social Problems, C. Wright Mills Award, 2016
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Winner of Stowe Prize, 2018
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Among shortlisted titles for 800-CEO-READ Business Book Award, 2016
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Winner of American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award, 2017
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Winner of Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, 2017
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Winner of Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, 2016
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Winner of Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize, 2017
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Winner of Eastern Sociological Society, Komarovsky Book Award, 2017
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Among shortlisted titles for Kirkus Prize for Non-Fiction, 2016
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Among shortlisted titles for Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 2016
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Winner of National Book Critics Circle Awards, 2016
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Winner of Order of the Coif Biennial Book Award, 2018
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Winner of PEN New England Award, 2017
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Winner of PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction, 2017
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Winner of Pulitzer Prize (Non-Fiction), 2017
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Winner of Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, 2017
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Winner of Sidney Hillman Prize, 2017
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Among shortlisted titles for Society for the Study of Social Problems, C. Wright Mills Award, 2016
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Winner of Stowe Prize, 2018
Evicted Listener Reviews
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Edward Winterberger, 6/6/2025
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Angel williams, 4/15/2024
About Matthew Desmond
Matthew Desmond is the author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, which won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award, among others. Politico has named him one of the 50 people across the United States who are most influencing the national debate. The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, he is also a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine. He is the Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology at Princeton University and the founding director of the Eviction Lab.
About Dion Graham
Dion Graham is an award-winning narrator named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine. He has been a recipient of the prestigious Audie Award numerous times, as well as Earphones Awards, the Publishers Weekly Listen Up Awards, IBPA Ben Franklin Awards, and the ALA Odyssey Award. He was nominated in 2015 for a Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Narration. He is also a critically acclaimed actor who has performed on Broadway, off Broadway, internationally, in films, and in several hit television series. He is a graduate of Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, with an MFA degree in acting.