In the Media

I Teach at Harvard. Store Managers See Me as a Threat.

The New York Times by Reginald Dwayne Betts February 23, 2025

Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts writes for The New York Times about forgiveness and a recent experience he had while looking to purchase a new bicycle.

Prepub Preview | A Year of Titles To Watch

Library Journal by Barbara Hoffert February 15, 2025

Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts' upcoming book, Doggerel, is featured on Library Journal's titles to watch list.

Jethro’s Corner

The Atlantic by Reginald Dwayne Betts February 9, 2025

Jethro's Corner, a poem from Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts's upcoming book, Doggerel, was featured as The Atlantic's Poem for Sunday.

Here are the finalists for the second annual Inside Prize.

Literary Hub by Brittany Allen January 31, 2025

The four shortlisted titles for Inside Literary Prize 2025 are announced.

Finalists for the Inside Literary Prize Revealed

Kirkus Reviews by Michael Schaub January 30, 2025

Freedom Reads, National Book Foundation, and Center for Justice Innovation announced the four shortlisted books for the 2025 Inside Literary Prize.

2025 Inside Literary Prize Shortlist

Locus Mag January 30, 2025

Freedom Reads, National Book Foundation, and Center for Justice Innovation announced the four shortlisted titles for the second annual Inside Literary Prize.

Reginald Dwayne Betts on Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

C-SPAN by Q&A Podcast with Peter Slen January 29, 2025

Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts reflects on reading Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" for the first time in solitary confinement.

The Stacks with Traci Thomas

My Simplified Life Podcast by Michelle Glogovac January 23, 2025

Traci Thomas, host of The Stacks podcast, shouts out Freedom Reads and Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts in this podcast interview.

What Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy Means Today

Oprah Daily by Reginald Dwayne Betts January 20, 2025

Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts writes about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and what Dr. King taught him.

Examining the significance of 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'

Spectrum News NY1 by Annika Pergament January 17, 2025

Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts joined Annika Pergament on The Rush Hour to discuss Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and Dwayne's afterword to HarperCollins' newly published commemorative edition of the letter.

A Return to the Beloved Community

Harvard Magazine January 16, 2025

Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts spoke about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Cambridge Public Library.

When regrets become wings

TedX by Reginald Dwayne Betts January 10, 2025

In 2024, Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts spoke about prison, regrets, hope, and books for TEDx at Green Rock Correctional Center in Virginia.