David Campbell聽and聽Jarrod Shanahan聽both served sentences at Rikers. In their book聽City Time聽they offer an unvarnished account of the banality and brutality of incarceration at New York City鈥檚 notorious jail. Campbell and... READ MORE
A remarkable autobiography of Alice Rothchild's journey from 1950's good girl to irreverent, feisty, feminist obstetrician-gynecologist forging her own direction in the contradictory, sexist world of medicine Third Place Books... READ MORE
Rikers scholars book talk event, featuring "City Time: On Being Sentenced to Rikers Island"
Join us at The DuBois-Robeson People鈥檚 Center for a book reading with Menika Dirkson, author of聽Hope and Struggle in the Policed City.聽
A unique insider perspective of daily life in New York City鈥檚 most notorious house of correction. While most people behind bars at Rikers Island are detainees awaiting the settlement of... READ MORE
Join us for a book reading with Menika Dirkson, PhD, historian and lifelong Germantown resident whose new work explores Philly's history of black criminalization and resistance from the Civil Rights... READ MORE
Book talk panel featuring City Time: On Being Sentenced to Rikers Island by David Campbell and Jarrod Shanahan.
Join us in welcoming authors Jarrod Shanahan and David Campbell to the store on January 20th at 7pm for a book talk about their new book, "City Time: On Being... READ MORE
Join co-authors David Campbell and Jarrod Shanahan at the Loyola University book event featuring their new title,聽City Time.聽
Join authors of City Time: On Being Sentenced to Rikers Island, David Campbell and Jarrod Shanahan, for a discussion of their recent title.
