When They Tell You to Be Good: A Memoir

A TIME, Washington Post, Amazon, BuzzFeed, Poets & Writers, Lambda Literary, Publishers Weekly, them, The Week, Book Riot, Philadelphia Inquirer, Book and Film Globe, AllArts, and Debutiful Best Book of Fall
Winner of the Hurston/Wright Crossover Award
A Library Journal and Okayplayer Best Memoir of 2022

Prince Shakur's debut memoir brilliantly mines his radicalization and self-realization through examinations of place, childhood, queer identity, and a history of uprisings.

About the author

Prince Shakur is a queer, Jamaican-American freelance journalist, cultural essayist, and grassroots organizer with a BA in Creative Writing from Ohio University. His words have been featured in Teen Vogue, Catapult, Level, Electric Lit, and more. In addition, Shakur is the proud writer in residence at Sangam House, Twelve Arts, The Studios of Key West, and La Maison Baldwin.

Product details

• Authors: Prince Shakur
• Publisher: Tin House Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2022
• EAN: 9781953534422
• ISBN: 978-1-953534-42-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 216 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries