How does a nice, Harvard educated, Jewish boy end up working in a library that only serves drug dealers, pimps, murderers, and other violent criminals? The subtitle, "The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian," pretty much answers that question. Avi Steinberg earned a Harvard degree and found himself writing obituaries for a Boston newspapers. He was looking for something different when he landed the job in a Boston prison. In his brief time there he learned to supervise a staff of prisoners, search for contraband, survive battles with resentful guards, and bend some the rules for certain prisoners in small or potentially large ways. Some of his prison stories are amusing, some heartbreaking, and others angering. It's an interesting book.
Even if you don't plan on reading it, you should at least have a look at the picture on the dust-jacket. The picture of the author created from "due date" stamps is impressive especially when compared to the author's photo.
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