From psychoanalyst and literary scholar Mikita Brottman comes this riveting account of the two years she spent reading literature with criminals in a maximum security men’s prison outside Baltimore and what she learned from them—Orange is the New Black meets Reading Lolita in Tehran

“This memoir’s energy emanates from Brottman’s sharp understanding of group dynamics and her determination to avoid clichés. She delves into the personal stories of the men she met behind bars, and is clear-eyed both about literature’s powers and its limitations.” —Los Angeles Times, “4 new nonfiction books not to be missed”