![]() If anybody outside that region and those people like it, that’s a plus.” “It was directly addressed to my mom and to my region (Jackson). – When Kiese Laymon began working on his memoir “Heavy: An American Memoir,” he was writing to an audience of one. Photo by Thomas Graning/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services ![]() Laymon is the university’s Ottilie Schillig Professor of English and Creative Writing. The memoir, focusing on Laymon’s upbringing in Jackson, has been honored with the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction by the American Library Association. UM professor Kiese Laymon has seen his book ‘Heavy: An American Memoir’ gain national acclaim over the past few months. ![]()
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