3.72 avg rating — 205,810 ratings

"Where it all started, there would be no show without it. The show outgrew the book in the first season. "

4.22 avg rating — 16,956 ratings

"Orange is the New Black opened the door for all our favorite Netflix originals. "

4.03 avg rating — 989,083 ratings

"The standard, the classic. It's one of the most important American novels and essential to any understanding of poverty and the working class. "

4.26 avg rating — 6,828,079 ratings

"Probably the most important American novel. The ultimate story of injustice and racism. "

3.87 avg rating — 939,586 ratings

"The best example of the unreliable narrator in American fiction. Also some of the best writing of the English language was written by a Russian. What's up, Red? "

4.14 avg rating — 9,437 ratings

"A beautiful novelization of the true crime that inspired Lolita, Rust & Stardust chronicles the outrageous kidnapping of Sally Horner in 1948. "

3.99 avg rating — 433,671 ratings

"Piper continually dives down rabbit holes, doesn't she?"

4.15 avg rating — 565,317 ratings

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"This book provides guidance on how we can live meaningful lives, even in prison. "

3.77 avg rating — 7,369 ratings

"No women's reading list is complete without my personal favorite YA writer. Her work is pure magic and this book of reimagined fairy tales could be passed around and enjoyed by nearly everyone in Litchfield. "

4.27 avg rating — 476,842 ratings

"Help for all those prison romances and long distance relationships. Also, the writer's named "Chapman" "

4.57 avg rating — 4,162,738 ratings

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"You can't talk about women's lit without talking about Sylvia Plath"

3.88 avg rating — 58,891 ratings

"A very difficult story of horrendous child abuse, poverty, racism, disability, rape, discrimination, obesity, girlhood, womanhood, mothering, growth, education, and so so so much hope. "

4.14 avg rating — 104 ratings

4.22 avg rating — 3,377 ratings

"Very helpful and no women's prison population is unaffected by this common mental health disorder. It's a difficult journey, but with the right tools and education it really can be overcome. "

3.69 avg rating — 226,424 ratings

4.13 avg rating — 800,505 ratings

3.57 avg rating — 13,717 ratings

4.20 avg rating — 4,158,994 ratings

"A young woman's iconic diary of a young life in hiding from persecution, required reading for staff and inmates alike. "

3.76 avg rating — 137,397 ratings

3.83 avg rating — 174,888 ratings

4.20 avg rating — 5,401,013 ratings

"An extraordinarily long novel is perfect when you have lots of time to kill"

4.19 avg rating — 1,024 ratings

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4.16 avg rating — 1,114 ratings

"Flaca goes hard for her Smith's music"

4.16 avg rating — 2,307,432 ratings

3.87 avg rating — 38,290 ratings

"The ladies of Litchfield are all over this one"

3.94 avg rating — 276,207 ratings

"Another account of BPD, this time from a prisoner of long term hospitalization with other mentally ill women who mostly don't want to be there"

3.68 avg rating — 231,549 ratings

"The Spanish women will connect with this one, along with women of all backgrounds. This one would be dog eared, notated, and lovingly worn out from sharing. "

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 766,133 ratings

"A shocking indictment of the penal system, social violence, justice, and humanity. "

4.27 avg rating — 8,975 ratings

4.41 avg rating — 3,149 ratings

3.76 avg rating — 573 ratings

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"Another Netflix adaptation"

4.04 avg rating — 1,047,880 ratings

"Another Netflix adaptation"

4.06 avg rating — 5,424 ratings

"There are so many stitchin bitches in LItchfield"

4.26 avg rating — 982,776 ratings

3.65 avg rating — 195,297 ratings

"Most people in prison are there because of systemic poverty"

4.12 avg rating — 5,679,707 ratings

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3.96 avg rating — 290,511 ratings

"I hated this book but it's another Neftlix adapted series so here you go. "