In Damion Hamilton's quasi-autobiographical work of fiction, Weirdo, Damion spends his days inside a book warehouse where the production speed dictates his worth, then goes into the city each night carrying books and notebooks as he tries to pass within spaces that were never built...

Damion Hamilton’s From The Bottom introduces David Henderson, a man who never really had a fair shot in life. The story starts with a fourteen-year-old David experiencing a police encounter that stays with him for the rest of his life. As an adult, he’s an...