"[A] captivating debut study . [A] colorful, drama-filled narrative." -- Publishers Weekly "There can be no racial justice without housing justice. Homes for Living prompts us to learn from a fast-fading history of New Yorkers who once redefined property ownership to foster greater social solidarity." --Heather McGhee, author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together "A wild roller-coaster ride through two New York City co-ops deciding something all of us are deciding all the time: how to weigh individual versus collective benefit, the private versus the public good. Jonathan Tarleton unpacks this drama with both vivid detail and brilliant context." --Rebecca Solnit, author of Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities "An engrossing feat of reporting . The protagonists of Homes for Living are engaged in nothing less than a contest of two opposing visions of the American Dream, and everyone who wants to understand the challenges of creating affordable housing in this country needs to read their story.

" --Henry Grabar, author of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World "A masterwork of urban analysis and storytelling . A must-read for every citizen and policymaker who understands, as we all must, that what befalls our cities befalls us all." --Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, author of Names of New York: Discovering the City's Past, Present, and Future Through Its Place-Names "Around the country, residents are rising up and fighting for social housing. With Homes for Living , Jonathan Tarleton deepens our understanding of what that struggle entails: what it takes to win, and how to defend against the pull of privatization." --Samuel Stein, author of Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State.