3.72 avg rating — 207,577 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 — 17,673 ratings

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

4.03 avg rating — 1,020,783 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 — 7,079,907 ratings

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

3.87 avg rating — 972,516 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 — 9,629 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 — 450,298 ratings

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

4.15 avg rating — 570,520 ratings

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

3.77 avg rating — 7,385 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 — 490,727 ratings

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

4.57 avg rating — 4,318,962 ratings

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

3.88 avg rating — 60,322 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. "

4.15 avg rating — 107 ratings

4.23 avg rating — 3,388 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 — 232,550 ratings

4.13 avg rating — 824,408 ratings

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4.20 avg rating — 4,305,276 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 — 141,085 ratings

3.83 avg rating — 183,996 ratings

4.20 avg rating — 5,706,087 ratings

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

4.18 avg rating — 1,050 ratings

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"Flaca goes hard for her Smith's music"

4.16 avg rating — 2,397,561 ratings

3.87 avg rating — 38,962 ratings

"The ladies of Litchfield are all over this one"

3.95 avg rating — 290,421 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"

3.67 avg rating — 248,146 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 — 788,703 ratings

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

4.27 avg rating — 9,312 ratings

4.41 avg rating — 3,145 ratings

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"Another Netflix adaptation"

4.04 avg rating — 1,094,757 ratings

"Another Netflix adaptation"

4.06 avg rating — 5,428 ratings

"There are so many stitchin bitches in LItchfield"

4.26 avg rating — 1,001,925 ratings

3.66 avg rating — 196,674 ratings

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

4.12 avg rating — 5,854,086 ratings

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3.96 avg rating — 299,162 ratings

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