Ep. 122 Breathe by Imani Perry -- The Stacks Book Club (Kiese Laymon)

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2020

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

We are thrilled to welcome Kiese Laymon (Heavy, Long Division) back to The Stacks for our July book club discussion of Breathe: A Letter to My Sons by Imani Perry. This deeply personal and evocative book brings up many questions that we grapple with around Black identity and family. We also talk about the ways revision is a powerful tool in education and the tradition of the epistolary form.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Stacks, a podcast about books and the people who read them.
0:07.0	I'm your host Tracy Thomas.
0:09.0	It's the Stacks Book Club day around these parts and I am thrilled that Kia say Lehman is back to help us discuss
0:14.7	breathe a letter to my sons by Imani Perry. This book is emotional, profound, and has so many
0:20.6	layers that we peel back on today's discussion. There are no
0:24.1	spoilers. Before we dive in I wanted to give a quick shout out to our
0:28.0	Patreon supporters aka the Stax Pack. These people have committed to a
0:31.9	monthly contribution to the Stax that allows me to make this show week in and week out.
0:36.0	In exchange for their generosity, they earn perks like our virtual book club and more.
0:41.0	Thank you to the following people who have joined the Stax Pack.
0:43.7	Please know that I could not make the show without all of you and I'm so honored to have you in my
0:47.6	corner.
0:48.6	Keaton Bergston, Chris Brayton, Kimmy Laughlin, Emily Johnston, Becky Wheeler,
0:54.2	Carolyn Strug, Michelle Claw, Megan, Hannah Ludwig, Julie
0:59.1	Kelman, Leslie Rainier.
1:01.9	Okay, last thing.
1:04.1	Be sure to listen all the way to the end of today's episode
1:06.6	to find out our August pick for the Stax Book Club.
1:10.3	All right, let's do it.
1:11.1	Now my conversation with Kia Se Lehman about Breathe by Imani Perry.
1:19.0	All right, you guys, I am back again with Kia-Laman, author, and we're going to talk about Breathe by Imani Perry for the Stax Book Club.
1:27.2	So Kia say, welcome back.
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