How a Comic and an Actress Started a Rikers Women's Book Club
About this episode
Nora Fried discusses the creation of a book club for women at Rikers Island and its evolution into a nonprofit.
In 2024, comedian Nora Fried started a monthly book club for women incarcerated at Rikers Island. What began with nine women and a copy of Tara Westover's "Educated" has grown into a nonprofit called Rosebuds Reading Collective, with actress and author Julia Fox now leading a monthly creative writing workshop inside the jail. Nora joins Janae to talk about how it all came together. Photo: Rosebuds Reading Collective Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
People in this episode
Host: Janae
Guest: Nora Fried
Topics covered
- book club
- incarceration
- creative writing
- nonprofit
- women's empowerment
Keywords
- Rikers Island
- book club
- Nora Fried
- Julia Fox
- Rosebuds Reading Collective
- creative writing
- incarcerated women
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Rosebuds Reading Collective
Books & works: Educated
Places: Rikers Island
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