Heavy: An American Memoir

2019 submission

Jul 19

Written By Michelle Samplin-Salgado

Kiese Laymon
Scribner

In Heavy, Kiese Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about growing up a hard-headed Black son to a complicated and brilliant Black mother in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Theme: Memoirs/Family HistoriesTheme: Gender Studies/LGBTQYear: 2019Author: Kiese LaymonPublisher: Simon & Schuster

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