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Rutgers Reads 2019: Evicted by Matthew Desmond

Resources for Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond, first-year required reading at Rutgers University-Camden.

Evicted Book Trailer

Matthew Desmond

Homepage (Author Website)

Homepage (Princeton University)

Pulitzer Prize, General Nonfiction (2017)

Politico50 (2016)

MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship (2015)

Book Reviews

Author Talks and and Interviews

Eviction Lab

"The Eviction Lab at Princeton University has built the first nationwide database of evictions. Find out how many evictions happen in your community. Create custom maps, charts, and reports. Share facts with your neighbors and elected officials."

Read more about the Eviction Lab here.

Scholarly Journal Articles

CQ Researcher Reports

CQResearcher compiles reports on particularly newsworthy or timely topics. The following reports may be particularly relevant to Evicted:

Government Resources

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