Kiese Laymon
American novelist and memoirist whose Heavy is a celebrated memoir about Black Southern masculinity, fatness, and family. Long Division is an ambitious novel that speaks to the persistence of American racism. He is one of the most powerful voices in contemporary Black American literary nonfiction and fiction.
Works
- Long DivisionTwo Black teenagers separated by decades navigate time, consciousness, and American racism
- How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in AmericaEssays on race, America, television, and the violence embedded in daily life
- HeavyMemoir about self-destruction, recovery, and the author's relationship with his mother