
This Unabridged is a conversation with author and friend of The Stacks Kiese Laymon from our early show in New York City. We hear from Kiese about how he knows when his work is ready for an audience, and get intel on his forthcoming book. We also get into sports, hot topics, and the unmatched confidence of New Yorkers.
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Everything we talk about on today’s episode can be found below in the show notes. You can also find what we talked about on Amazon.

- Heavy by Kiese Laymon
- Scribner Books
- “Mira Jacob, Kiese Laymon, and Saeed Jones on the Art of Memoir” (Bookable Podcast)
- Good Talk by Mira Jacob
- How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones
- Andre Holland
- Kathy Belden
- Jason Reynolds
- “Unabridged: The DC Live Show with Jason Reynolds” (The Stacks)
- Mike Trout
- A Chorus Line by James Kirkwood
- Los Angeles Lakers
- New York Knickerbockers
- Golden State Warriors
- Kobe Bryant
- Shaquille O’Neal
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Sacramento Kings
- Kevin Garnett
- Andris Biedriņš
- Baron Davis
- Steph Curry
- Monta Ellis
- Stephen Jackson
- LeBron James
- Jeanie Buss
- Miami Heat
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Larry Ellison
- Klay Thompson
- Draymond Green
- Andrew Bogut
- Jordan Poole
- Phoenix Suns
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Ja Morant
- “NBA suspends Ja Morant 25 games for waving a gun on Instagram Live” (Justin Ford, NBC News)
- Adam Silver
- “Eagles Receiver Who Used Slur Takes Leave Amid Uproar” (Jeré Longman, The New York Times)
- Michael Vick
- New York Jets
- Aaron Rodgers
- “Jets’ Aaron Rodgers has torn Achilles tendon, ending season” (Rich Cimini, ESPN)
- Joe Rogan
- Sebastian Telfair
- “Packers’ Aaron Rodgers admits he misled public, media by saying he was ‘immunized’ against COVID-19” (Chris Bengel, CBS Sports)
- Meghan Markle
- Prince Harry
- Kevin De Bruyne
- 1992 Los Angeles riots
- OJ Simpson Trial
- Polly Klass
- We Are a Haunting by Tyriek White
- Jesmyn Ward
- The People’s Hospital by Ricardo Nuila
- Survival Math by Mitchell S. Jackson
- The Reckonings by Lacy M. Johnson
- Reginald Dwayne Betts
- Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana
- Caveat NYC (New York City, NY)
- Cafe Con Libros (Brooklyn, NY)
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