Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Join host Torrence Boone, a graduate of the MA in Writing program, for a conversation with author Jeff Boyd as they discuss Boyd’s new novel “The Weight” as well as his journey as a writer.
From Simon and Schuster on "The Weight":
A powerful coming-of-age novel about a twenty-something Black musician living in predominantly white Portland, Oregon, playing in a rock band on the verge of success while struggling with racism, romance, and the legacy of his strict religious upbringing.
Jeff Boyd is a former public-school teacher from Chicago and a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where he received the Deena Davidson Friedman Prize for Fiction. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his partner and child.
Learn more about the MA in Science Writing and MA in Writing programs.
https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-science-writing/
https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-writing/
Join host Torrence Boone, a graduate of the MA in Writing program, for a conversation with author Jeff Boyd as they discuss Boyd’s new novel “The Weight” as well as his journey as a writer.
From Simon and Schuster on "The Weight":
A powerful coming-of-age novel about a twenty-something Black musician living in predominantly white Portland, Oregon, playing in a rock band on the verge of success while struggling with racism, romance, and the legacy of his strict religious upbringing.
Jeff Boyd is a former public-school teacher from Chicago and a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where he received the Deena Davidson Friedman Prize for Fiction. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his partner and child.
Learn more about the MA in Science Writing and MA in Writing programs.
https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-science-writing/
https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-writing/
