If You Liked "Nomadland"

Readalikes for Nomadland by Jessica Bruder.

Updated September 19, 2025
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The fight to save the town :
Anderson, Michelle Wilde
Paper Book
A sweeping and eye-opening study of wealth inequality and the dismantling of local government in four working-class US cities that passionately argues for reinvestment in people-centered leadership and offers "a welcome reminder of what government can accomplish if given the chance" (San...
Evicted :
Desmond, Matthew
Paper Book
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...
Nickel and dimed :
Ehrenreich, Barbara
Paper Book
The bestselling, landmark work of undercover reportage, now updated Acclaimed as an instant classic upon publication,Nickel and Dimed has sold more than 1.5 million copies and become a staple of classroom reading. Chosen for "one book" initiatives across the...
There is no place for us :
Goldstone, Brian
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (SO FAR) * Through the "revelatory and gut-wrenching" (Associated Press) stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend--the dramatic rise of the working homeless in cities across America ...
Maid :
Land, Stephanie,
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Evicted meets Nickel and Dimed in Stephanie Land's memoir about working as a maid, a beautiful and gritty exploration of poverty in America. Includes a foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich....
The van conversion bible :
Low, Charlie
Paper Book
The Van Conversion Bible is the ultimate guide to planning, designing, and converting a campervan. Let Charlie Low and Dale Comley (aka climbingvan) provide definitive answers to your questions (even the ones you haven't thought of yet!) and help you build the...
Van life : your home on the road
Huntington, Foster
Paper Book
With hundreds of funky vehicles, awe-inspiring landscapes, and cleverly designed interiors in tiny spaces, Van Life is perfect for anyone who dreams about living on the open road. More and more, people of all generations--from millennials to baby boomers--are...
Nowhere for very long :
Madia, Brianna
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER * USA TODAY! BESTSELLER In this beautifully written, vividly detailed memoir, a young woman chronicles her adventures traveling across the deserts of the American West in an orange van named...
Heartland :
Smarsh, Sarah
Paper Book
*Finalist for the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize* *Instant New York Times Bestseller* *Named a Best Book of 2018 by NPR, The New York Post, BuzzFeed, Shelf Awareness, Bustle, and Publishers Weekly* An essential read for...
The injustice of place :
Edin, Kathryn,
Paper Book
A sweeping and surprising new understanding of extreme poverty in America from the authors of the acclaimed $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America.  "This book forces you to see American poverty in a whole new light." (Matthew Desmond, author of...
2.00 a Day Living on Almost Nothing in America
Edin, Kathryn J.
Ebook
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year The story of a kind of poverty in America so deep that we, as a country, don't even think exists--from a leading national poverty expert who "defies convention." (The New York Times) Jessica Compton's family of four would have no...
Poverty, by America /
Desmond, Matthew
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a "provocative and compelling" (NPR) argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR...
Micro living :
Diedricksen, Derek
Paper Book
For everyone who's ever dreamed of simplifying their life and downsizing their home, Micro Living offers an insider's look at what tiny house living is really like.    Best-selling author and tiny house enthusiast Derek "Deek" Diedricksen profiles...
The big tiny :
Williams, Dee
Paper Book
Dee Williams's life changed in an instant, with a near-death experience in the aisle of her local grocery store. Diagnosed with a heart condition at age forty-one, she was all too suddenly reminded that life is short, time is precious, and she wanted to be spending hers with the people and things...
The allure of elsewhere /
Babine, Karen,
"A truly fascinating and heartwarming travelogue that beautifully points us in bold directions."--Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of World of Wonders One woman's cross-country journey to explore the hold family history has on our lives, and the power of new stories to shape...

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