When the New York Times Published Reviews By a Prisoner

Midday on WNYC | Aug 20, 2018

Tina Jordan, editor and columnist for the New York Times Book Review, discusses book reviews written by a Sing Sing prisoner and published in The New York Times back in 1911. In the article, "These Are Some of the Best Book Reviews We’ve Ever Read. A Sing Sing Prisoner Wrote Them Over a Century Ago," Jordan explains how these reviews were discovered and why they were published. 

This segment is guest hosted by Duarte Geraldino. 

 

 

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