This brilliant, adult nonfiction debut from the acclaimed MG author and poet weaves two personal narratives of recovery and reclamation, spliced with a dazzle of pop-culture
The Dead Don’t Need Remindingis 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.
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 fromInto the Spiderverseand Jordan Peele movies toBoJack Horsemanand the music of Odd Future. Pulsing with life, sharp, and wickedly funny,The Dead Don’t Need Remindingis Randall’s journey to get his ghost story back.
