The famous and historic New York bookstore, The Strand, will feature a launch of Sarah Jones’ latest book on America’s contempt for the underclass on Wednesday at 828 Broadway (12th Street) at 7 p.m.

Full of heavy reporting, “Disposable: America’s Contempt for the Underclass” blends Jones’ first-hand experience with the COVID-19 pandemic and rigorous reporting on the long-term impact of the international health crisis on working class Americans. 

Jones is a Bedford-Stuyvesant-based journalist for New York Magazine who covers politics and religion. In her reporting, Jones began to recognize the dangers that essential workers were facing during the pandemic. Jones highlighted the buried stories of working class Americans whose needs were disregarded for years, coming to a head due to the pandemic.