3.72 avg rating — 206,137 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 — 17,126 ratings

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

4.03 avg rating — 996,305 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 — 6,902,140 ratings

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

3.87 avg rating — 947,788 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 — 9,473 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 — 437,964 ratings

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

4.15 avg rating — 566,443 ratings

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

3.77 avg rating — 7,368 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. "

4.28 avg rating — 481,576 ratings

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

4.57 avg rating — 4,203,557 ratings

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3.96 avg rating — 1,057,281 ratings

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

3.88 avg rating — 59,235 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 — 105 ratings

4.22 avg rating — 3,376 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 — 227,783 ratings

4.13 avg rating — 806,248 ratings

3.57 avg rating — 13,730 ratings

4.20 avg rating — 4,200,887 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 — 138,069 ratings

3.83 avg rating — 176,847 ratings

4.20 avg rating — 5,482,706 ratings

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

4.19 avg rating — 1,030 ratings

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4.17 avg rating — 1,117 ratings

"Flaca goes hard for her Smith's music"

4.16 avg rating — 2,329,238 ratings

3.87 avg rating — 38,408 ratings

"The ladies of Litchfield are all over this one"

3.94 avg rating — 279,306 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 — 235,106 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 — 771,161 ratings

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

4.27 avg rating — 9,044 ratings

4.41 avg rating — 3,148 ratings

3.76 avg rating — 573 ratings

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"Another Netflix adaptation"

4.04 avg rating — 1,061,490 ratings

"Another Netflix adaptation"

4.06 avg rating — 5,420 ratings

"There are so many stitchin bitches in LItchfield"

4.26 avg rating — 987,758 ratings

3.65 avg rating — 195,599 ratings

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

4.12 avg rating — 5,735,754 ratings

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3.96 avg rating — 292,961 ratings

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