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Long Division

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Writing Back to History: A Conversation with Kiese Laymon

  • Monet Patrice Thomas
  • October 17, 2018
Kiese Laymon discusses his new memoir, HEAVY.
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Reading Others in America

  • Bryan Washington
  • September 23, 2014
When it comes to our literary dialogue, Kiese Laymon stands unaffected: The problem with our national lit isn’t just that it’s often written from the same voice; it’s written often…
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How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America by Kiese Laymon

  • Stacie Williams
  • October 3, 2013
Stacie Williams reviews Kiese Laymon's HOW TO SLOWLY KILL YOURSELF AND OTHERS IN AMERICA today in The Rumpus Book Review.
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Weekend Rumpus Roundup

  • Paolo Yumol
  • September 2, 2013
Giddy-up, you hateful stallion!  It’s time for another Weekend Rumpus Roundup. In the Saturday interview, Kiese Laymon takes some time with the Rumpus to discuss his latest book, Long Division,…
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The Saturday Rumpus Interview: Kiese Laymon

  • Kima Jones
  • August 31, 2013
Kiese Laymon first caught my eye when his essay, “You Are the Second Person,” was published in Guernica Magazine from his collection, How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America.
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First Time Author, Two New Books

  • Abigail Bereola
  • August 14, 2013
Kiese Laymon is a first-time author with two new books out. We have linked to essays by him in the recent past. Both of these essays (“You are the Second…
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