Graybar Hotel as a "well-turned and surprising addition to prison literature." Publishers Weekly was impressed with the book's "authenticity of real-life experience", noting that Dawkins' "prose is rich in metaphor and imagery". Reviewing Dawkins' book for the Houston Chronicle, Joseph Peschel concluded that: "His prison stories are insightful and well written, and they ring true. Dawkins possesses the acquired wisdom of a man who's been there, done that and, unfortunately, is staying there." See also American prison literature References External links Official Simon & Schuster page 2017 short story collections American short story collections Prison writings Charles Scribner's Sons books