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1) Heavy
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"Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about the physical manifestations of violence, grief, trauma, and abuse on his own body. He writes of his own eating disorder and gambling addiction as well as similar issues that run throughout his family. Through self-exploration, storytelling, and honest conversation with family and friends, Heavy seeks to bring what has been hidden into the light and to reckon with all of its myriad sources, from the most...
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In this collection of essays from a new voice, author Laymon, author of the novel Long Division (June 2013), explores "the benefits and burdens of being born a black boy in America" in the Deep South. With humor, insight, and compassion for himself and the uniquely American characters he meets along the way, he touches on hip-hop, racial politics, his youth in Mississippi, and his own personal struggles with racial identity as he leaves his close-knit...
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