Books by Jimmy Santiago Baca
“Jimmy Santiago Baca, in his memoir, writes about how, when he was 20 or 21, he realized he was an illiterate Chicano in this very violent, maximum security prison. He knew he wanted to get out and lead a better life.” Read more...
David Coogan, Literary Scholar
Interviews where books by Jimmy Santiago Baca were recommended
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1
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by Malcolm X and assisted by Alex Haley, Laurence Fishburne (narrator) -
2
A Place to Stand
by Jimmy Santiago Baca -
3
Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison
by Shaka Senghor -
4
Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Testimonies from Our Imprisoned Sisters
by Wally Lamb -
5
True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall
by Mark Salzman
The Best Prison Literature, recommended by David Coogan
The Best Prison Literature, recommended by David Coogan
Prison literature can make for difficult reading, but is often incredibly moving — a testimony to the resilience of the human spirit. David Coogan, an English professor at Virginia Commonwealth University who runs a creative writing workshop at Richmond City Jail, introduces five works of ‘prison literature.’
