π 5 Books mentioned in "Reading Dostoevsky Behind Bars (Update) | People I (Mostly) Admire" of People I (Mostly) Admire

Podcast: People I (Mostly) Admire
Episode: Reading Dostoevsky Behind Bars (Update) | People I (Mostly) Admire
Published on March 10, 2025
Hereβs a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
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Black Boy [Seventy-fifth Anniversary Edition]
Buy Black Boy [Seventy-fifth Anniversary Edition] by Richard Wright on Amazon
So we got black boy and that's a 300 page book that's fit to a 45 minute solo show
Speaker mentions this book as one that was adapted into a solo show to make it accessible.

Hamlet
Buy Hamlet by William Shakespeare on Amazon
and Hamlet and we were holding up Hamlet when he said blah blah
Speaker discusses a line from this play by Shakespeare during a conversation with incarcerated women.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Buy Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling on Amazon
so I'm going to maybe embarrass myself but I love the Harry Potter series
Speaker mentions loving the Harry Potter series when asked about a favorite fiction book.

The Black Poets
Buy The Black Poets by Dudley Randall on Amazon
yo somebody sent me a book and I end up getting this book called the black poet and it changed my life
Speaker recounts receiving this book while in solitary confinement and how it changed his life.

The Things They Carried
Buy The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien on Amazon
yesterday actually I was having lunch with somebody and he said the things they carry and I was like of course we have Tim O'Brien in the collection
Speaker mentions someone recommending this book and confirming it's in the collection, mentioning the author.