Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Kiese Laymon, Ottilie Schillig Professor in English and Creative Writing and the University of Mississippi, is the author of the novel Long Division, the memoir Heavy, and the essay collection How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America.

Recommended Reading:

The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

Breathe by Imani Perry

The Yellow House by Sarah Broom

Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge

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