Winfred Rembert's Chasing Me to My Grave is a powerful memoir chronicling the artist's life in the Jim Crow South, from childhood through a near-lynching and seven years on a chain gang. Co-written with Erin I. Kelly and featuring a foreword by Bryan Stevenson, the book pairs Rembert's extraordinary leather tooling artwork with his unflinching narrative of survival, resilience, and artistic transformation. The memoir becomes both historical document and testament to the human capacity to create beauty from trauma, offering essential insight into America's racist past and its ongoing legacy.

WHY WE PICKED IT: Because Rembert refused to let his story be silenced or his art be dismissed. This Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir reminds us that bearing witness to injustice is essential work, and that the most powerful art emerges from those who survive what was meant to destroy them.

DETAILS: • Authors: Winfred Rembert, Erin I. Kelly • Foreword: Bryan Stevenson • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing • Format: Hardcover • Publication Date: September 7, 2021 • ISBN: 9781635576597 • Award: Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Biography • Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days