Read 10 Books by Formerly Incarcerated People

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7 participants (17 books)

Overview

A reading list featuring works by formerly incarcerated people of all identities. 

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Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood by Danny Trejo

Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

Danny Trejo

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Night by Elie Wiesel

Night

The Night Trilogy #1

Elie Wiesel

120 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton, Lara Love Hardin

The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row

Anthony Ray Hinton, Lara Love Hardin

269 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

272 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

343 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

nonfiction classics true crime dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

1276 pages • first pub 1844 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex by Eric A. Stanley

Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex

Eric A. Stanley

365 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced