Kiese Laymon

Image
Kiese Laymon

Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Kiese Laymon, Ottilie Schillig Professor in English and Creative Writing at the University of Mississippi, is the author of the novel Long Division and the memoir Heavy. His revised essay collection How To Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America will be released from Scribner on November 10, 2020.

Recent Book
Heavy