Matthew Desmond Reading Order
1 series · 9 books
Matthew Desmond is a sociologist at Princeton University whose work explores housing instability and economic inequality in America. Best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Evicted, which documented the lives of families facing eviction in Milwaukee, Desmond combines rigorous research with compelling narrative storytelling to illuminate the human impact of systemic poverty. His writings serve as both academic analysis and urgent social commentary on the forces that destabilize working-class households.
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Standalone Novels Series
9 books
Matthew Desmond has written nine books that can be read as standalones, beginning with Evicted in publication order. His works span narrative nonfiction, academic journals, and essays exploring themes of housing, poverty, and racial inequality in America. While these books are independent entries rather than a connected series, reading them in publication order from Evicted onward provides insight into Desmond's evolving examination of social issues in the United States.
Start with Evicted, the first of 9 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Evicted |
| 2 | Garden Eternal |
| 3 | Matthew Desmond Bestselling 2 Books Set - Evicted |
| 4 | On the Fireline |
| 5 | Poverty, by America |
| 6 | RSF : The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences |
| 7 | Race in America |
| 8 | Racial domination, racial progress |
| 9 | The Racial Order |
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