05161cam a2200697 4500 576909684 TxAuBib 20220511120000.0 ||||||s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780358449843 0358449847 6917e9c6-f7bd-40c9-bd41-7aa38203a31e OverDrive (Reserve ID) 5557969 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Broome, Brian. Punch Me Up to the Gods [Libby] : A Memoir. HarperAudio, 2021. addiction recovery. ohio. rehab. mental health. Coming of age. Black Masculinity. masculinity. memoir. Literary Memoir. Personal Memoirs. Gwendolyn Brooks. drug rehab. rust belt. gifts for men. lgbtq stories. mental health books. gifts for women. gifts for fathers day. LGBTQ books. memoir in essays. Black manhood. queer life. queer narratives. coming of age narrative. addiction narratives. addiction stories. black adolescence. black boyhood. LGBTQ narratives. LGBTQ themes. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 202MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 202MB. Biography & Autobiography. LGBTQIA+ (Nonfiction.) African American Nonfiction. Nonfiction. HTML:WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE <li> WINNER OF A LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD <ul> <li>A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK</li> <li>A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' PICK</li> <li>A STONEWALL HONOR BOOK</li> <li>NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, KIRKUS REVIEWS, LIBRARY JOURNAL, AMAZON AND APPLE BOOKS</li> <li>A TODAY SUMMER READING LIST PICK</li> <li>AN ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY BEST DEBUT OF SUMMER PICK</li> <li> A PEOPLE BEST BOOK OF SUMMER PICK A raw, poetic, coming-of-age "masterwork" (The New York Times) about Blackness, masculinity and addiction "Punch Me Up to the Gods obliterates what we thought were the limitations of not just the American memoir, but the possibilities of the American paragraph. I'm not sure a book has ever had me sobbing, punching the air, dying of laughter, and needing to write as much as Brian Broome's staggering debut. This sh*t is special." —Kiese Laymon, New York Times bestselling author of Heavy "Punch Me Up to the Gods is some of the finest writing I have ever encountered and one of the most electrifying, powerful, simply spectacular memoirs I—or you—have ever read. And you will read it; you must read it. It contains everything we all crave so deeply: truth, soul, brilliance, grace. It is a masterpiece of a memoir and Brian Broome should win the Pulitzer Prize for writing it. I am in absolute awe and you will be, too." —Augusten Burroughs, New York Times bestselling author of Running with Scissors Punch Me Up to the Gods introduces a powerful new talent in Brian Broome, whose early years growing up in Ohio as a dark-skinned Black boy harboring crushes on other boys propel forward this gorgeous, aching, and unforgettable debut. Brian's recounting of his experiences—in all their cringe-worthy, hilarious, and heartbreaking glory—reveal a perpetual outsider awkwardly squirming to find his way in. Indiscriminate sex and escalating drug use help to soothe his hurt, young psyche, usually to uproarious and devastating effect. A no-nonsense mother and broken father play crucial roles in our misfit's origin story. But it is Brian's voice in the retelling that shows the true depth of vulnerability for young Black boys that is often quietly near to bursting at the seams. Cleverly framed around Gwendolyn Brooks's poem "We Real Cool," the iconic and loving ode to Black boyhood, Punch Me Up to the Gods is at once playful, poignant, and wholly original. Broome's writing brims with swagger and sensitivity, bringing an exquisite and fresh voice to ongoing cultural conversations about Blackness in America. </li> </ul> </li>. Media Type: Audiobook. Lambda Literary Awards (Lammys.) Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-10 20:00:03. Harvey, Yona. Miles, Robin. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6917e9c6-f7bd-40c9-bd41-7aa38203a31e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6917e9c6-f7bd-40c9-bd41-7aa38203a31e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)