On today’s 15 with the Author, Teri Knight talks with Kiese Laymon with his newest book, “Heavy – an American Memoir”. Kiese is an American author, editor and a professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Mississippi. “Heavy” is his story of growing up a southern black boy with a fat body and a brilliant and flawed mother. It includes his battle with weight, his physical abuse from his highly regarded mother (a professor and activist) and the lies we tell ourselves and each other. The book is raw and powerful. The title HEAVY, has various meanings, not just his physical weight but the weight of all that he and his mom carried. kieselaymon.com
Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger
Lisa Unger is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author. With books published in twenty-six languages and millions of copies sold worldwide, she is
October 12, 2020
