Punch Me Up To The Gods Sociology of Class McGhee’s specialty is the American

McGhee’s specialty is the American economy—and the mystery of why it so often fails the American public

and no dreams to live for

worked for IBM

a Black woman making it

Fern seeks refuge from her mother’s pill-popping and boyfriends via Soul Train

Punch Me Up To The Gods Sociology of Class McGhee’s specialty is the AmericanA raw, poetic, coming of age masterwork (The New York Times) about Blackness, masculinity and addiction Punch Me Up to the Gods introduces a powerful new talent in Brian Broome, whose early years growing up in Ohio as a dark skinned Black boy harboring crushes on other boys propel forward this gorgeous, aching, and unforgettable debut. Brians recounting of his experiencesin all their cringeworthy, hilarious, and heartbreaking gloryreveal a perpetual