The Dead Don't Need Reminding In Search of Fugitives, Mississippi, and Black TV Nerd Shit

<B>This “inventive, poetic, vulnerable, and sincere” book from an acclaimed author and poet weaves two wrenching personal narratives of recovery and reclamation, spliced with a dazzle of pop-culture (<I>Kirkus</I>).</B><BR/><BR/><I>The Dead Don’t Need Reminding</I> is a braided story of Julian Randall’s return from the cliff edge of a harrowing depression and his determination to retrace the hustle of a white-passing grandfather to the Mississippi town from which he was driven amid threats of tar and feather.<BR/>  <BR/> Alternatively wry, lyrical, and heartfelt, Randall transforms pop culture moments into deeply personal explorations of grief, family, and the American way. He envisions his fight to stay alive through a striking medley of media ranging from <I>Into the Spiderverse</I> and Jordan Peele movies to <I>BoJack Horseman</I> and the music of Odd Future. Pulsing with life, sharp, and wickedly funny, <I>The Dead Don’t Need Reminding</I> is Randall’s journey to get his ghost story back.