In an interview with Kiese Laymon at the Chicago Humanities Festival, Laymon discusses the book with the interviewer in front of an audience. This interview was recorded as a video and posted on YouTube by the Chicago Humanities Festival account labeled Kiese Laymon: Heavy. Throughout the interview Laymon is asked specific questions that help the readers understand why he wrote the book, the style that he wrote the book in, who he is writing the book for, and the reason behind the book  being called Heavy. Kiese also talks about the rigorous process of writing the book because he had put his family and himself in a difficult position to be honest with the public. At some point he reads an excerpt from the book which was very emotional for him because it talks about him stealing food and his mom not questioning how he got it but thanking him for it. Based on his reaction in the video, I believe this was an important moment in the interview because we see the impact it has on him. I find this source to be extremely reliable because it is a primary source since Kiese, the author himself, is explaining the book. Since the interview is also shown on camera we see how he expresses himself talking about certain moments in the book which helps the audience see the authenticity of the book and the true emotion behind it. 

YouTube. (2018). Kiese Laymon: Heavy. YouTube. Retrieved September 13, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm_lJD-Iybg.