#234 - Kiese Laymon

Kiese Laymon, a southern writer born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, is one of the best writers in the country.&nbsp;He is the author of Heavy: An American Memoir, the novel&nbsp;Long Division&nbsp;&nbsp;and a collection of essays, &nbsp;How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America. Heavy, winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal, the LA Times Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose and Audible’s Audiobook of the Year, was named one of the Best Books of 2018 by the&nbsp;The Undefeated, New York Times,&nbsp;Publishers Weekly,&nbsp;NPR,&nbsp;Broadly, Library Journal&nbsp;,&nbsp;The Washington Post&nbsp;,&nbsp;Southern Living&nbsp;,&nbsp;Entertainment Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle and&nbsp;The New York Times Critics. Laymon is the recipient of the 2019&nbsp;Austen Riggs Erikson Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media. Laymon has written essays,&nbsp;stories and reviews for numerous publications including Esquire, McSweeneys, New York Times, ESPN the Magazine, NPR, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian,&nbsp;Vanity Fair, The Best American Series, Ebony, Paris Review, Guernica and more. Photo credit in the episode graphic to Tim Ivy. Sponsors: Previnex is a supplement brand that I trust, use, and have greatly benefited from. They source the highest quality ingredients in the most clinically effective and beneficial forms. Previnex manufactures to the highest standards possible, testing every ingredient, every step of production and every finished product. Visit <a href="https://www.previnex.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.previnex.com</a> and use coupon code Runner15 to save 15% on your first order. This episode is brought to you by Four Sigmatic, a wellness company that mixes mushrooms and adaptogens with coffee, cacao, latte, protein powder. They have a special offer for the Rambling Runner audience. Receive 15% off your Four Sigmatic order. Just go to <a href="https://www.foursigmatic.com/RAMBLINGRUNNER" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.foursigmatic.com/RAMBLINGRUNNER</a> or enter code RAMBLINGRUNNER at checkout. Follow Matt: Instagram - <a href="http://www.instagram.com/rambling_runner" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rambling_runner</a> Twitter - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/rambling_runner" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rambling_runner</a> <a href="https://www.strava.com/clubs/ramblingrunner" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rambling Runner Run Club on Strava</a> <a href="https://www.theramblingrunner.com/newsletter" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Newsletter</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ramblingrunner" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>

The Rambling Runner Podcast

May 14, 20201h 6mExplicit

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Kiese Laymon, a southern writer born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, is one of the best writers in the country. He is the author of Heavy: An American Memoir, the novel Long Division and a collection of essays, How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America. Heavy, winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal, the LA Times Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose and Audible’s Audiobook of the Year, was named one of the Best Books of 2018 by the The Undefeated, New York Times, Publishers Weekly, NPR, Broadly, Library Journal , The Washington Post , Southern Living , Entertainment Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle and The New York Times Critics. Laymon is the recipient of the 2019 Austen Riggs Erikson Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media. Laymon has written essays, stories and reviews for numerous publications including Esquire, McSweeneys, New York Times, ESPN the Magazine, NPR, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Vanity Fair, The Best American Series, Ebony, Paris Review, Guernica and more. Photo credit in the episode graphic to Tim Ivy. Sponsors: Previnex is a supplement brand that I trust, use, and have greatly benefited from. They source the highest quality ingredients in the most clinically effective and beneficial forms. Previnex manufactures to the highest standards possible, testing every ingredient, every step of production and every finished product. Visit www.previnex.com and use coupon code Runner15 to save 15% on your first order. This episode is brought to you by Four Sigmatic, a wellness company that mixes mushrooms and adaptogens with coffee, cacao, latte, protein powder. They have a special offer for the Rambling Runner audience. Receive 15% off your Four Sigmatic order. Just go to www.foursigmatic.com/RAMBLINGRUNNER or enter code RAMBLINGRUNNER at checkout. Follow Matt: Instagram - @rambling_runner Twitter - @rambling_runner Rambling Runner Run Club on Strava Newsletter Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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