![]() ![]() ![]() Without enough saved for Social Security, and unable to pay off their mortgages, they moved their lives into RVs and trailers, congregating in camps stretching from North Dakota to California to Texas.īruder, a journalist and the author of another non-fiction book about Burning Man, did research for three years to write “Nomadland,” living and working on the road herself. The nomads Bruder followed were usually workers who did not completely recover from the 2008 Recession. ![]() The March and April selection for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Jessica Bruder’s “Nomadland,” which chronicles the growing community of transient older Americans who have taken to the road in search of seasonal work. Become a member of the Now Read This book club by joining our Facebook group, or by signing up to our newsletter. ![]()
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