Reading the fifteen stories in Prison Noir is a sobering experience. Unlike most claimants to that much-abused term, this is the real thing...The power of this collection comes from the voices of these authors, voices suffused with rage 3 Block From Hell, by Bryan K. Palmer, despair There Will Be Seeds for Next Year, by Zeke Caligiuri, and madness Shuffle, by Christopher M. Stephen.--New York Times Book Review These are stories that resonate with authenticity and verve and pain and truth. Any collection edited by the National Book Award-winning author Oates them Blonde, Rape A Love Story deserves attention, but the contributors are deft and confident, and great writers without her imprimatur....Authentic, powerful, visceral, moving, great writing.--Library Journal, Starred review A remarkable anthology of stories written by inmates of correctional institutions across America.
