3.72 avg rating — 206,842 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 — 17,383 ratings

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

4.03 avg rating — 1,006,396 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 — 6,978,000 ratings

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

3.87 avg rating — 959,168 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 — 9,532 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 — 443,359 ratings

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

4.15 avg rating — 568,231 ratings

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

3.77 avg rating — 7,376 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 — 485,801 ratings

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

4.57 avg rating — 4,256,835 ratings

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

3.88 avg rating — 59,722 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 — 106 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 — 229,986 ratings

4.13 avg rating — 814,292 ratings

3.57 avg rating — 13,775 ratings

4.20 avg rating — 4,245,533 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 — 139,413 ratings

3.83 avg rating — 180,111 ratings

4.20 avg rating — 5,582,293 ratings

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

4.19 avg rating — 1,040 ratings

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4.17 avg rating — 1,125 ratings

"Flaca goes hard for her Smith's music"

4.16 avg rating — 2,359,268 ratings

3.87 avg rating — 38,646 ratings

"The ladies of Litchfield are all over this one"

3.95 avg rating — 284,703 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 — 240,797 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 — 779,548 ratings

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

4.27 avg rating — 9,145 ratings

4.41 avg rating — 3,147 ratings

3.76 avg rating — 577 ratings

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"Another Netflix adaptation"

4.04 avg rating — 1,076,289 ratings

"Another Netflix adaptation"

4.06 avg rating — 5,422 ratings

"There are so many stitchin bitches in LItchfield"

4.26 avg rating — 994,234 ratings

3.66 avg rating — 196,089 ratings

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

4.12 avg rating — 5,785,735 ratings

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3.96 avg rating — 295,846 ratings

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