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BOOK OF THE MONTH
Past imperfect
A funny yet moving novel about growing up Black and queer in 80s America
SINCE I LAID MY BURDEN DOWN
Brontez Purnell/Cipher Press
Raw and unadulterated, is a riotous read about reckless excess, yearning and loss. When DeShawn is informed of his uncle’s death, his chaotically promiscuous life in San Francisco is abruptly put on hold, as he travels back to Alabama for the funeral. While there, he is confronted by familiar faces and spaces seemingly frozen in time,, ), who was named one of the 32 Black Male Writers of Our Time by .
