{"product_id":"how-to-slowly-kill-yourself-and-others-in-america-essays","title":"How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America: Essays by Laymon, Kiese","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revised collection with thirteen essays, including six new to this edition and seven from the original edition, by the \"star in the American literary firmament, with a voice that is courageous, honest, loving, and singularly beautiful\" (NPR).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrilliant and uncompromising, piercing and funny, \u003ci\u003eHow to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading. This new\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eedition of award-winning author Kiese Laymon's first work of nonfiction looks inward, drawing heavily on the author and his family's experiences, while simultaneously examining the world--Mississippi, the South, the United States--that has shaped their lives. With subjects that range from an interview with his mother to reflections on Ole Miss football, Outkast, and the labor of Black women, these thirteen insightful essays highlight Laymon's profound love of language and his artful rendering of experience, trumpeting why he is \"simply one of the most talented writers in America\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kiese Laymon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982170820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2021 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2020 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Kiese Laymon is the Ottilie Schillig Professor in English and Creative Writing at the University of Mississippi and author of the novel \u003ci\u003eLong Division, \u003c\/i\u003ethe memoir \u003ci\u003eHeavy\u003c\/i\u003e, and the essay collection \u003ci\u003eHow to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America\u003c\/i\u003e. He was recently named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43656145436825,"sku":"9781982170820","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_1aef3aa1-ca01-417e-9016-1973e11f41fe.jpg?v=1724656320","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/how-to-slowly-kill-yourself-and-others-in-america-essays","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}