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Gone 'Til November: A Journal of Rikers Island

Author	Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (Lil Wayne)
Language	English
Genre	Memoir
Published	October 11, 2016
Publisher	Plume Books
Publication place	United States
ISBN	978-1-911274-69-8

Gone 'Til November: A Journal of Rikers Island is a prison memoir from the diary of the American rapper Lil Wayne. It was initially published on October 11, 2016, via Plume Books, a subdivision of Penguin Books. The book describes Wayne's experience on New York prison Rikers Island, where he was incarcerated for eight months in 2010. The book details, among other things, how Wayne served as a suicide prevention aide as well as how he attempted to commit suicide himself.

Reception

Upon release, Gone 'Til November received mostly positive reviews by critics with Rolling Stone naming it a 2016 "must-read". However some, like the LA Times, criticized the book for a lack of discussion of serious issues faced by the majority of inmates in prison.

References

1. "Seven things we learned from Lil Wayne's 'Gone 'Til November'". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
2. "10 Random Things We Learned About Lil Wayne from His Rikers Island Diary 'Gone 'Til November'". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
3. "Lil Wayne Mulls Suicide in Harrowing Prison Journal Excerpt". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
4. "Fall Books Preview 2016: Must-Read Music Tell-Alls". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
5. Dreisinger, Baz (7 October 2016). "Lil Wayne's Rikers Island memoir 'Gone 'Til November' is a missed opportunity". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

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