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| Author | Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (Lil Wayne) |
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| 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 rapperLil Wayne.[1] It was initially published on October 11, 2016, viaPlume Books, a subdivision ofPenguin Books. The book describes Wayne's experience onNew York prisonRikers Island, where he was incarcerated for eight months in 2010.[2] The book details, among other things, how Wayne served as a suicide prevention aide as well as how he attempted to commit suicide himself.[3]
Upon release,Gone 'Til November received mostly positive reviews by critics withRolling Stone naming it a 2016 "must-read".[4] However some, like theLA Times, criticized the book for a lack of discussion of serious issues faced by the majority of inmates in prison.[5]
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