There is No Place for US - Working and Homeless in America – a Pulitzer prize-winning book by anthropologist Brian Goldstone. In this compelling book, Goldstone unmasks the hidden face of homelessness in America today.
Not the “bum on the streetcorner” trope, but countless working families, often with children. Through deeply personal stories, he follows five such families caught in the squeeze between minimum-wage incomes and predatory landlords or skyrocketing housing prices. He connects the dots between their lack of secure housing and the resulting physical and mental health challenges, job insecurity, and children’s educational struggles. Although set in Atlanta, their stories are undoubtedly duplicated here in St. Louis, made even worse by delayed tornado recovery. This video interview with the author provides an excellent overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIXhABw6zE8
The book made the “10 Best Books of 2025” lists of both The New York Times and The Atlantic. It is detailed and substantial, but don’t let limited reading time keep you from joining us for this important conversation.
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