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Maurice Carlos Ruffin discusses new short story collection with Square Books

In an hour-long, wide-ranging virtual discussion hosted by Square Books, author Maurice Carlos Ruffin discussed his latest work – a collection of short stories, entitled “The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love

September 7, 2021

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Angie Thomas speaks on the importance of diversity in literature at Oxford Conference for the Book

Square Books kicked off the 2021 Oxford Conference for the Book on Monday night with a conversation between Mississippi-raised authors Angie Thomas and Kiese Laymon. They discussed Thomas’s new novel “Concrete Roses,”

March 9, 2021

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Best-selling author Kiese Laymon asks: “What unites us?”

New York Times best-selling author and UM professor Kiese Laymon wants to talk about what unites and divides the university community. He addressed the latter in a panel discussion at Lost Dog

January 28, 2020

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‘I’d made a body disappear’: Kiese Laymon debuts memoir about race, weight, family

Creative writing professor Kiese Laymon candidly detailed his Mississippi childhood, his relationship with his mother and his struggles with his weight at Off Square Books last night. Laymon, hailed as “the chief

October 17, 2018

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