Dead Weight. A Memoir in Essays, Paperback

Chronicles the improbable turnaround of a drug smuggler who, after being sentenced to eight years in state prison, returned to society to earn a PhD in creative writing and become a tenured professor. Horton's essays highlight the difficulties of trying to change one's life for the better, how the weight of felony convictions never dissipates.

• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Author(s): Randall Horton
• Number of pages: 160
• Publication date: 2022
• Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 15
• Cover type: Paperback / softback