<p>Damon Young is a writer, critic, and satirist. His debut memoir <i>What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker</i>: A Memoir In Essays (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 <i>Washington Post Magazine</i> 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 <i>VerySmartBrothas</i>, was a contributing opinion writer for <i>The New York Times</i>, a columnist for<i> GQ</i>, and has written for<i> The Atlantic, Esquire, TIme Magazine, NY Mag, The Undefeated, EBONY</i>, and <i>The Pittsburgh Post Gazette</i>. Young is also the creator and host of a forthcoming podcast with <i>Crooked Media.</i></p>
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