Kiese Laymon

Named a Best Book of 2018 by the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, NPR, Broadly, Buzzfeed (Nonfiction), The Undefeated, Library Journal (Biography/Memoirs), The Washington Post (Nonfiction), Southern Living Heavy is a profound memoir by Kiese Laymon that explores complex issues of family, weight, race, and identity with raw honesty and insight. In this powerful work, Laymon challenges societal norms and...

_______________'So beautifully written, so insightful, so thoughtful, so honest, so vulnerable, so intimate ... A gift' - Jesmyn Ward'Wow. Just wow' - Roxane Gay'Unflinchingly honest' - Reni Eddo-Lodge'An act of truth-telling unlike any other I can think of' - Alexander Chee_______________A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR_______________The story of the black male experience in America you’ve never read beforeKiese Laymon grew...