How Do You Write a Book?

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CNN's Jarrett Bellini talks with author Arlene Davis about her new book, "The Landlord" She says she had to negotiate the conflict between spending time with people and writing a book. The main character is homeless woman Veneta who was reported for child protective services but ended up paying back most of what she borrowed. Jones: I think we have a lot of distance actually distances in the problem. But there are times when it's like, man, what are you going to do?

Pulitzer Prize winning sociologist, professor at Princeton University and author of the book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Matthew Desmond joins Adam this week to discuss the physical effects poverty has on the people living in it, the lack of a national conversation about the housing crisis, and how the "American Dream" story is hurting us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.