The Graybar Hotel

Curtis Dawkins, an MFA graduate and convicted murderer serving life without parole, offers a window into prison life through the eyes of his narrators and their cellmates. This collection of short stories reveals the idiosyncrasies, tedium, and desperation of long-term incarceration, describing men who struggle to keep their souls alive despite the challenges they face. Dawkins's stories are funny and sad, filled with unforgettable details and nuanced, sympathetic characters, telling moving human stories about men enduring impossible circumstances.