Damon Young

<p>Damon Young is a writer, critic, and satirist. His debut memoir <em>What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker</em>: <em>A Memoir In Essays</em> (Ecco/HarperCollins) won the 2020 Thurber Prize for American Humor and Barnes & Noble's 2019 Discover Award.</p><p>It was also longlisted for the PEN America Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award, nominated for both an NAACP Image Award and a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and is a Krause Essay Prize nominee. NPR, which named it one of the best books of 2019, called it an "outstanding collection of nonfiction." </p><p>In February 2022, Damon launched his column in the <em>Washington Post Magazine</em> where he writes about the angst, anxieties and absurdities of American life — specifically culture, class, money, and race. Damon's also the co-founder of the culture blog <em>VerySmartBrothas</em>, was a contributing opinion writer for <em>The New York Times</em>, a columnist for<em> GQ</em>, and has written for<em> The Atlantic, Esquire, TIme Magazine, NY Mag, The Undefeated, EBONY</em>, and <em>The Pittsburgh Post Gazette</em>. Young is also the creator and host of a forthcoming podcast with <em>Crooked Media.</em></p>