Punch me up to the gods: [a memoir]
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Contributors:
Harvey, Yona, writer of introduction.
Published:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xviii, 250 pages ; 24 cm
Status:
Louisville Adult Biographies
BIO BROOME

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Brian Broome's early years were spent growing up in Ohio, a dark-skinned Black boy harboring crushes on other boys. He recounts his experiences—in all their cringe-worthy, hilarious, and heartbreaking glory—revealing a perpetual outsider awkwardly squirming to find his way in. Indiscriminate sex and escalating drug use help to soothe his hurt, young psyche, usually to uproarious and devastating effect. A no-nonsense mother and broken father play crucial roles in our misfit’s origin story. But it is Brian’s voice in the retelling that shows the true depth of vulnerability for young Black boys that is often quietly near to bursting at the seams. Cleverly framed around Gwendolyn Brooks’s poem “We Real Cool,” the iconic and loving ode to Black boyhood, this is at once a playful, poignant, and wholly original memoir. Broome’s writing brims with swagger and sensitivity, bringing an exquisite and fresh voice to ongoing cultural conversations about Blackness in America.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Broome, B., & Harvey, Y. (2021). Punch me up to the gods: [a memoir]. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Broome, Brian and Yona, Harvey. 2021. Punch Me Up to the Gods: [a Memoir]. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Broome, Brian and Yona, Harvey, Punch Me Up to the Gods: [a Memoir]. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Broome, Brian, and Yona Harvey. Punch Me Up to the Gods: [a Memoir]. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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