Running the books
Subtitle: the adventures of an accidental prison librarian
By: Avi Steinberg.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9780385529099
Subjects: Steinberg, Avi; Prison librarians -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: In this captivating memoir, Steinberg, a Harvard grad and struggling obituary writer, spends two years as a librarian and writing instructor at a Boston prison, attracting con men, minor prophets, ghosts, and an assortment of quirky regulars searching for the perfect book and a connection to the outside world.