3.72 avg rating — 207,534 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 — 17,655 ratings

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

4.03 avg rating — 1,019,663 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 — 7,072,522 ratings

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

3.87 avg rating — 971,580 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 — 9,624 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 — 449,582 ratings

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

4.15 avg rating — 570,350 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 — 490,391 ratings

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

4.57 avg rating — 4,314,450 ratings

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

3.88 avg rating — 60,277 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 — 232,334 ratings

4.13 avg rating — 823,727 ratings

3.57 avg rating — 13,819 ratings

4.20 avg rating — 4,300,997 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 — 140,965 ratings

3.83 avg rating — 183,714 ratings

4.20 avg rating — 5,696,434 ratings

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

4.18 avg rating — 1,049 ratings

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"Flaca goes hard for her Smith's music"

4.16 avg rating — 2,394,766 ratings

3.87 avg rating — 38,932 ratings

"The ladies of Litchfield are all over this one"

3.95 avg rating — 289,968 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 — 247,626 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 — 788,004 ratings

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

4.27 avg rating — 9,297 ratings

4.41 avg rating — 3,146 ratings

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"Another Netflix adaptation"

4.04 avg rating — 1,093,451 ratings

"Another Netflix adaptation"

4.06 avg rating — 5,428 ratings

"There are so many stitchin bitches in LItchfield"

4.26 avg rating — 1,001,340 ratings

3.66 avg rating — 196,634 ratings

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

4.12 avg rating — 5,848,934 ratings

4.35 avg rating — 10,200,977 ratings

3.96 avg rating — 298,931 ratings

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