70 ratings | 0 reviews | avg rating:4.19

Keramet’s Year In Books

Keramet’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Keramet’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Keramet’s 2025 Year in Books

Keramet Reiter’s Followers (12)

Keramet’s Bookshelves

to-read (0)
currently-reading (12)
read (84)
did-not-finish (0)

Keramet’s Friends (6)

Jennifer

11,245 books | 261 friends

Jennifer

1,001 books | 147 friends

Steven

588 books | 61 friends

Ldrutman Drutman

147 books | 88 friends

Emily

24 books | 118 friends

Tal

3 books | 16 friends

Keramet Reiter

Goodreads Author

Born

Atlanta, The United States

Website

https://socialecology.uci.edu/faculty/reiterk

Twitter

KerametR

Genre

Nonfiction, Crime, History

Influences

Ted Conover ...more

Member Since

November 2011

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/Keramet

edit data

Keramet Reiter is the author of 23/7, the first comprehensive history of the origins of the modern supermax prison, and the co-editor of the Extreme Punishment anthology. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society and at the School of Law at the University of California, Irvine. She has taught in prison education programs, worked at Human Rights Watch, and testified about the impacts of solitary confinement before state and federal legislators. She lives in Los Angeles, CA.

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Keramet Reiter questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Keramet Reiter’s books

Average rating: 4.15 · 155 ratings · 27 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	23/7: Pelican Bay Prison and the Rise of Long-Term Solitary Confinement 4.09 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pine Box Parole: Terry Fitzsimmons and the Quest to End Solitary Confinement and Other True Cases by John L. Hill (Goodreads Author), Raphael Rowe (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Keramet Reiter (Goodreads Author) (Afterword) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mass Incarceration (Keynotes Criminology Criminal Justice) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Extreme Punishment: Comparative Studies in Detention, Incarceration and Solitary Confinement (Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology) by Keramet Reiter (Goodreads Author) (editor), Alexa Koenig (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prison Stories: Women Scholars’ Experiences Doing Research Behind Bars by Jennifer Schlosser (editor), Dallas Augustine (Contributor), Melissa Barragan (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Extreme Punishment: Comparative Studies in Detention, Incarceration and Solitary Confinement (Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology) by Keramet Reiter (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alexa Koenig (editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prison Stories: Women Scholars’ Experiences Doing Research Behind Bars by Jennifer Schlosser (Editor), Dallas Augustine (Contributor), Melissa Barragan (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Keramet Reiter…

Keramet is Currently Reading

Keramet is currently reading

Frog: And Other Essays

by Anne Fadiman

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 19, 2026 11:28PM

Keramet is currently reading

Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)

by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Nov 23, 2025 02:44AM

Keramet is currently reading

In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

by Mona Chollet

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Sep 26, 2025 09:43PM

rss
Keramet’s Recent Updates

Keramet is currently reading Frog: And Other Essays by Anne Fadiman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
May 19, 2026 11:28PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Frog by Anne Fadiman. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Frog by Anne Fadiman <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Keramet rated a book it was amazing Less (Arthur Less, #1) by Andrew Sean Greer	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
May 19, 2026 11:13PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Less by Andrew Sean Greer. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Less by Andrew Sean Greer <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Keramet rated a book it was amazing A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 10, 2026 08:49PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Keramet finished reading Priestdaddy: A Memoir by Patricia Lockwood (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 04, 2026 02:34PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Keramet finished reading Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 20, 2026 12:37PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Keramet is currently reading Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 16, 2026 08:50PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Keramet is currently reading Priestdaddy: A Memoir by Patricia Lockwood (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 29, 2025 10:16AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Keramet is currently reading Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 23, 2025 02:44AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Keramet is currently reading In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 26, 2025 09:43PM · like
Keramet finished reading The Baby on the Fire Escape: Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem by Julie Phillips	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 26, 2025 09:40PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Baby on the Fire Escape by Julie Phillips. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Baby on the Fire Escape by Julie Phillips <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">