When the New York Times Published Reviews By a Prisoner




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Summary: <p>Tina Jordan, editor and columnist for the <em>New York Times Book Review</em>, discusses book reviews written by a Sing Sing prisoner and published in <em>The New York Times</em> back in 1911. In the article, "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/08/books/review/sing-sing-prison-library-critic.html" target="_blank">These Are Some of the Best Book Reviews We’ve Ever Read. A Sing Sing Prisoner Wrote Them Over a Century Ago</a>," Jordan explains how these reviews were discovered and why they were published. </p> <p><em>This segment is guest hosted by Duarte Geraldino. </em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>