Boy With Loaded Gun by Lewis Nordan

Boy with Loaded Gun by Lewis Nordan is a funny, bittersweet, and deeply personal memoir about growing up as an awkward, imaginative boy in the Mississippi Delta.

Nordan looks back on a childhood shaped by nervous energy, comic books, beatniks, sexual curiosity, mischief, and an intense desire to escape into a larger world. He recalls being the class clown, attempting to fly like Superman, and even saving up for a mail-order gun—with painfully comic consequences.

Told with candour and Nordan’s distinctive dark humour, the memoir balances absurd childhood adventures with moments of sadness, vulnerability, and reflection. Beneath the comedy is a thoughtful portrait of a boy trying to understand himself, his family, and the world around him.

A strong choice for readers who enjoy Southern memoirs, literary nonfiction, dark humour, and unconventional coming-of-age stories. Add Boy with Loaded Gun to your cart today—this is a one-of-a-kind used copy, so once it’s gone, it may not be available again.