Bibliograph

Running the books, the adventures of an accidental prison librarian, Avi Steinberg

Type

Label

Running the books, the adventures of an accidental prison librarian, Avi Steinberg

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Running the books

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

682925039

Responsibility statement

Avi Steinberg

Sub title

the adventures of an accidental prison librarian

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Part 1: Undelivered -- 1: Up & up and low low -- 2: Books are not mailboxes -- Part 2: Delivered -- 3: Dandelion polenta -- 4: Delivered -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments

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