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PRAISE
★ “Jackson reclaims his history through an elegant memoir…one of rigorous self-examination, approaching his personal story with honesty and poetry…The result is an intimate portrayal of what makes us human…as much about a writer struggling to understand life’s jubilations, mistakes, and losses, as it is a chronicle of a black man’s place in America, appealing to fans of Kiese Laymon and Ta-Nehisi Coates.”
—Library Journal, STARRED review
★ “A potent book that revels in the author’s truthful experiences while maintaining the jagged-grain, keeping-it-a-100, natural storytelling that made The Residue Years a modern must-read.”
—Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review
★ “Stunning…Jackson plays out his life’s ‘revision’ against a backdrop of self- and social critique. Thanks to Jackson’s fresh voice, this powerful autobiography shines an important light on the generational problems of America’s oft-forgotten urban communities.”
—Publishers Weekly, STARRED review
★ “Product-of-my-environment stories are common; beyond his candid self-portrayal as a willing-but-reluctant participant, what makes Jackson’s take on this theme so compelling is his inquisitive and unflinching investigation of the conditions that shaped him.”
—Booklist, STARRED review
FEATURED WRITING
“Opportunity Cost” essay in Harpers
“High Pursuit” short story in VQR
“Oversoul” short story in Vice Magazine
“This is America” essay in The Guardian
“N-Words” essay on Authorsguild.com
“Dear Gordon” essay in Tinhouse magazine
NYTBR review of Casey Gerald’s There Will Be No Miracles Here
NYTBR review of Greg Pardlo’s Air Traffic
EVENTS
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February 2019
- Feb 7, 2019 UCLA CAP CENTER Feb 7, 2019
- Feb 25, 2019 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Feb 25, 2019
- Feb 27, 2019 DREW UNIVERSITY Feb 27, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 5, 2019 SURVIVAL MATH MANHATTAN BOOK RELEASE Mar 5, 2019
- Mar 6, 2019 SURVIVAL MATH BROOKLYN BOOK RELEASE Mar 6, 2019
- Mar 7, 2019 A CAPPELLA BOOKS Mar 7, 2019
- Mar 8, 2019 WISCONSIN BOOK FESTIVAL Mar 8, 2019
- Mar 11, 2019 POWELLS BOOKSTORE Mar 11, 2019
- Mar 12, 2019 BOOKSMITH AT BINDERY Mar 12, 2019
- Mar 13, 2019 THE BELIEVER PRESENTS Mar 13, 2019
- Mar 15, 2019 VROMAN'S BOOKSTORE Mar 15, 2019
- Mar 23, 2019 VIRGINIA FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK Mar 23, 2019
- Mar 24, 2019 POLITICS & PROSE Mar 24, 2019
PRESS
Whiting Award / Whiting Foundation
The Residue Years: From Prison to the Pen / Friday forum
Mitchell Jackson on ‘The Residue Years’ and His Own Story, Fictionalized / bibliostar.tv
Interview with Tavis Smiley / PBS.ORG
Interview / Other people podcast