Tayari's Blog: Women's Prison Book Project

Posted by TayariJones on September 17, 2007 08:44 AM
Filed under Current Events

I just received a request for donation for the Women's Prison Book Project. Here's what they are looking for:

Here is a list of book requests we've received frequently in recent weeks. We usually have a few of these books in stock, but we're going to need more in order to fulfill the requests we're getting. If you have any books in these categories, mail it to us or bring it to our drop box at Arise Bookstore. Our address is 2441 Lyndale Ave S, Mpls, MN 55405.
  • cookbooks
  • dream interpretation
  • contemporary African American fiction (especially Triple Crown publishers)
  • books by James Patterson
  • Christian topics

    • I know we have done quite a lot of talking on this blog about so-called "street literature" and Triple Crown books fall firmly in this category. I think that if you have any Triple Crown Books that you are not using and are in good shape, you should send them on. At the same time, I really urge you to send titles that you think would nurture the spirits of incarcerated women. I plan to send copies of my own books, but also books by Eisa Ulen, Sigrid Nunez, Monique Truong, Ravi Howard, and others.

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    Comment #1, by Jackie [TypeKey Profile Page]

    Note that at the website it says paperbacks only, no hardcovers.

    September 21, 2007 07:08 AM

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