Books by Wally Lamb
“Wally Lamb’s book is one of several that raises up the voices of women prisoners who have suffered through unspeakable traumas before they committed their crimes.” Read more...
David Coogan, Literary Scholar
Interviews where books by Wally Lamb 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.’
