Kiese Laymon

20 books

bone by Yrsa Daley-Ward

bone

Yrsa Daley-Ward

160 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction feminism poetry dark emotional reflective medium-paced
A Flame Called Indiana: An Anthology of Contemporary Hoosier Writing by Rebecca Lehmann, Kaveh Akbar, Katie Moulton, Douglas Case, Nandi Comer, Scott Russell Sanders, Samantha Fain, Jasmine Sawers, Nancy Chen Long, Silas Hansen, Laura Dzubay, Steve Castro, Danni Quintos, Keith Leonard, Chuck Wagner, Lana Spendl, Orlando Ricardo Menes, Allison Joseph, Brandon Young, Joe Heithaus, Alessandra Lynch, Maggie Graber, Joe Betz, Maura Stanton, Noah Baldino, Bryce Berkowitz, Susan S. Neville, Marcus Wicker, Mitchell L.H. Douglas, Patrick Kindig, Kelsey Parker Ervick, Michael Mlekoday, Bruce Snider, Yalie Kamara, Su Cho, Ashley C. Ford, Paul Cunningham, Christopher Kempf, Xavier Navarro Aquino, Gin Faith Thomas, John Leo, M.A. Dubbs, Megan Giddings, Pablo Piñero Stillmann, Anni Liu, Brian Leung, Dason Anderson, C.L. Clark, Sam Ross, Jacob Sunderlin, Kiese Laymon, Tia Clark, Kien Lam, Karen Kovacik, Tessa Yang, Kyle Minor, Scott Fenton, Alexander Weinstein, Rajpreet Heir, Callista Buchen, B.J. Hollars, Shreya Fadia, Michael Martone, Shari Wagner, Jacqueline Jones LaMon

A Flame Called Indiana: An Anthology of Contemporary Hoosier Writing

Rebecca Lehmann, Kaveh Akbar, Katie Moulton, Douglas Case, Nandi Comer, Scott Russell Sanders, Samantha Fain, Jasmine Sawers, Nancy Chen Long, Silas Hansen, Laura Dzubay, Steve Castro, Danni Quintos, Keith Leonard, Chuck Wagner, Lana Spendl, Orlando Ricardo Menes, Allison Joseph, Brandon Young, Joe Heithaus, Alessandra Lynch, Maggie Graber, Joe Betz, Maura Stanton, Noah Baldino, Bryce Berkowitz, Susan S. Neville, Marcus Wicker, Mitchell L.H. Douglas, Patrick Kindig, Kelsey Parker Ervick, Michael Mlekoday, Bruce Snider, Yalie Kamara, Su Cho, Ashley C. Ford, Paul Cunningham, Christopher Kempf, Xavier Navarro Aquino, Gin Faith Thomas, John Leo, M.A. Dubbs, Megan Giddings, Pablo Piñero Stillmann, Anni Liu, Brian Leung, Dason Anderson, C.L. Clark, Sam Ross, Jacob Sunderlin, Kiese Laymon, Tia Clark, Kien Lam, Karen Kovacik, Tessa Yang, Kyle Minor, Scott Fenton, Alexander Weinstein, Rajpreet Heir, Callista Buchen, B.J. Hollars, Shreya Fadia, Michael Martone, Shari Wagner, Jacqueline Jones LaMon

232 pages • missing pub info (editions)

challenging reflective medium-paced
Hey Mama by Kiese Laymon
Hey Mama
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Kiese Laymon

Hey Mama

Kiese Laymon

missing page info • first pub 2014 (editions) not a book

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America by Kiese Laymon

How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America

Kiese Laymon

146 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir race emotional reflective medium-paced
How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance by Akiba Solomon, Kenrya Rankin

How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance

Akiba Solomon, Kenrya Rankin

304 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
My Name Is City by Kiese Laymon
My Name Is City
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Kiese Laymon

My Name Is City

Kiese Laymon

missing page info • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction
The Soft Fence by Gioncarlo Valentine

The Soft Fence

Gioncarlo Valentine

92 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction art
Thank You Please Come Again: How Gas Stations Feed & Fuel the American South : a Photographic Road Trip by Kiese Laymon, Kate Medley

Thank You Please Come Again: How Gas Stations Feed & Fuel the American South : a Photographic Road Trip

Kiese Laymon, Kate Medley

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink
This Is Life: 10 Writers on Love, Fear, and Hope in the Age of Disasters by Scott Simon, Bill McKibben, Stuart Stevens, Bethany McLean, Bonnie Tsui, Carmen Maria Machado, R. Eric Thomas, Jacqueline Woodson, Kiese Laymon, Garrett M. Graff

This Is Life: 10 Writers on Love, Fear, and Hope in the Age of Disasters

Scott Simon, Bill McKibben, Stuart Stevens, Bethany McLean, Bonnie Tsui, Carmen Maria Machado, R. Eric Thomas, Jacqueline Woodson, Kiese Laymon, Garrett M. Graff

84 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction essays reflective medium-paced
You've Got a Place Here, Too by Ebony LaDelle
You've Got a Place Here, Too
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Ebony LaDelle

You've Got a Place Here, Too

Ebony LaDelle

missing page info • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction romance short stories