Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
**Recorded live at the Taper Auditorium located inside of the Central Library (630 W 5th St) on 3/9/25.
Please join us as we welcome Jeff Hobbs, the critically acclaimed, award-winning author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, who will be discussing his newest book—Seeking Shelter, a powerful portrayal of American homelessness that follows a single mother of six in Los Angeles courageously struggling to keep her family together and her children in school amidst the devastating housing crisis.
In the tradition of books like Evicted and Invisible Child, Jeff Hobbs masterfully explores America’s housing crisis through the real-life story of Evelyn, a full-time waitress who is unable to afford legitimate housing or qualify for government aid, all the while she strives to provide stability, and college aspirations for her children as they sleep in motels and in her car, living in fear of both her ex and the nation’s largest child welfare agency.
Seeking Shelter is a powerful and urgent exploration of the issues of homelessness, poverty, and education in America.
Moderating the discussion will be Carla Hall, an editorial writer with the L.A. Times.
**Recorded live at the Taper Auditorium located inside of the Central Library (630 W 5th St) on 3/9/25.
Please join us as we welcome Jeff Hobbs, the critically acclaimed, award-winning author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, who will be discussing his newest book—Seeking Shelter, a powerful portrayal of American homelessness that follows a single mother of six in Los Angeles courageously struggling to keep her family together and her children in school amidst the devastating housing crisis.
In the tradition of books like Evicted and Invisible Child, Jeff Hobbs masterfully explores America’s housing crisis through the real-life story of Evelyn, a full-time waitress who is unable to afford legitimate housing or qualify for government aid, all the while she strives to provide stability, and college aspirations for her children as they sleep in motels and in her car, living in fear of both her ex and the nation’s largest child welfare agency.
Seeking Shelter is a powerful and urgent exploration of the issues of homelessness, poverty, and education in America.
Moderating the discussion will be Carla Hall, an editorial writer with the L.A. Times.
