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Malcolm Ivey

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Born
in Pensacola, Florida, The United States
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Genre
Contemporary, Fiction, Suspense

Influences
David Mitchell, Donna Tartt, Gregory David Roberts

Member Since
June 2014


I was 13 years old and in juvie for stealing car stereos when I read my first novel, a thousand-page colossus of a book by Larry McMurtry titled "Lonesome Dove." I recognized it from my father’s nightstand at home and snagged it off the detention center library cart, thinking it would give me something to discuss with the old man at visitation. It turned out to be an epic adventure better than any movie I’d ever seen. That was more than 30 years ago, but the twined themes of confinement and reading have been constants in my life that persist to this day...

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Malcolm Ivey Keep writing. Don't give up. No one can tell your stories better than you can because the sum total of your experiences and influences are as singular…moreKeep writing. Don't give up. No one can tell your stories better than you can because the sum total of your experiences and influences are as singular and unique as your fingerprints. One year, five years, ten years, the time is going to go by anyway, might as well get a finished manuscript out of the deal.(less)
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Malcolm Ivey Life inspires me. Love, violence, kindness, betrayal, music, children, hope, pain, longing, the human condition.
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Average rating: 4.55 · 108 ratings · 30 reviews · 8 distinct works
Consider the Dragonfly
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With Arms Unbound
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On the Shoulders of Giants
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The Let Them Theory
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Infinite Jest
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Just did this interview with freelance journalist Sarah Dolezal in The Question Mark: Expert Q&A. Momentum!
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Malcolm Ivey made a comment on Letters to the Universe: Essays on crime, craft, and the middle way, 2014-2023 — Letters to the Universe is a collection of essays written by a prisoner serving 20 years for armed robbery. Should prisoners be allowed to write and publish books?
Letters to the Universe by Malcolm Ivey
" The craft of writing saved my life. I wrote 7 novels and this essay collection over a 20 year prison sentence. "
Feb 19, 2026 12:29PM
Malcolm Ivey made a comment on Letters to the Universe: Essays on crime, craft, and the middle way, 2014-2023 — Letters to the Universe is a collection of essays written by a prisoner serving 20 years for armed robbery. Should prisoners be allowed to write and publish books?
Letters to the Universe by Malcolm Ivey
" The craft of writing saved my life. I wrote 7 novels and this essay collection over a 20 year prison sentence. "
Feb 19, 2026 12:29PM
Malcolm Ivey made a comment on Letters to the Universe: Essays on crime, craft, and the middle way, 2014-2023 — Letters to the Universe is a collection of essays written by a prisoner serving 20 years for armed robbery. Should prisoners be allowed to write and publish books?
Letters to the Universe by Malcolm Ivey
" The craft of writing saved my life. I wrote 7 novels and this essay collection over a 20 year prison sentence. "
Feb 19, 2026 12:29PM
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A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
by Howard Zinn
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Your Brain, Explained by Marc Dingman
Your Brain, Explained: What Neuroscience Reveals About Your Brain and its Quirks
by Marc Dingman (Goodreads Author)
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Terrific. Read this in prison. Neuroscience for the seeker in everyday language. Highly recommended.
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Reading Van Gogh by Elizabeth Barks Cox
Reading Van Gogh: An Amateur's Search for God
by Elizabeth Barks Cox
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The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
The Let Them Theory
by Mel Robbins
Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Audiobook, Readers' Favorite Nonfiction
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Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Infinite Jest
by David Foster Wallace
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Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author)
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Jane Goodall
“The greatest danger to our future is apathy.”
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Frank Zappa
“So many books, so little time.”
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Mahatma Gandhi
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
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J.K. Rowling
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Renee Will your new book be available soon at Barnes and Noble? I want to get the ebook on my Nook, but it's not showing as available yet! Anxious to read it!


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