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Podcast: New Books in Law
Episode: Keri Blakinger, "Corrections in Ink: A Memoir" (St. Martin's Press, 2022)
Description: Corrections in Ink (St. Martin's Press, 2022) is an electric and unforgettable memoir about a young woman's journey-from the ice rink, to addiction and a prison sentence, to the newsroom-emerging with a fierce determination to expose the broken system she experienced. An elite, competitive figure skater growing up, Keri Blakinger poured herself into the sport, even competing at nationals. But when her skating partnership ended abruptly, her world shattered. With all the intensity she saved for the ice, she dove into self-destruction. Then, on a cold day during Keri's senior year, the police stopped her. Caught with a Tu...