It’s extremely difficult for prisoners to get books. These nonprofits are here to help.
Though it seems like it’s pretty easy to go to jail—there are more than two million incarcerated persons in the United States alone—one thing that has had a tough time… Read more »
Oscar Wilde book, inscribed to his jailer, is up for auction
According to Alison Flood in The Guardian, a copy of The Importance of Being Earnest, inscribed by Oscar Wilde himself, is going up for auction. The backstory offers a poignant rebuke… Read more »
Lots o’ famous authors demand meeting with UK Justice head over book ban
The Guardian reports that Carol Ann Duffy, Britain’s poet laureate, and authors Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan, and Mark Haddon have requested a meeting with Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State… Read more »
Tales from the inside
Raise your hand if you’ve been to prison. Nobody? Good, we’re all law-abiding citizens here, as are, I propose, most readers interested in books about spending time behind bars. After… Read more »