If you liked Been a heavy life by Lois Presser, start with Unsaid (2022), Why We Harm (2013), and Emerald Handbook of Narrative Criminology (2019). These recommendations are drawn from the same author, shared genres, and reader overlap on BookOrb.

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Recommended next reads

  1. 1 Unsaid 2022 · 236 pages · Lois Presser · Same author
  2. 2 Why We Harm 2013 · 180 pages · Lois Presser · Same author
  3. 3 Emerald Handbook of Narrative Criminology 2019 · 520 pages · Jennifer Fleetwood, Lois Presser, Sveinung Sandberg, Thomas Ugelvik · Same author
  4. 4 Narrating Justice and Hope 2025 · 280 pages · Lois Presser, Jennifer Fleetwood, Sveinung Sandberg, Shadd Maruna · Same author
  5. 5 Incarceration and Older Women 2025 · 142 pages · Regina Benedict, Lois Presser, Beth Easterling · Same author
  6. 6 Why We Harm (Critical Issues in Crime and Society) 2013 · 182 pages · Lois Presser · Same author
  7. 7 Narrative Criminology 2015 · 336 pages · Lois Presser, Sveinung Sandberg · Same author

Frequently asked questions

What should I read after Been a heavy life?

BookOrb recommends Unsaid (2022), Why We Harm (2013), Emerald Handbook of Narrative Criminology (2019), Narrating Justice and Hope (2025), and Incarceration and Older Women (2025).

Are there books like Been a heavy life?

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Who wrote Been a heavy life?

Been a heavy life is by Lois Presser.