Every book by Ramon Lyles, from what is on the shelf now to what is being written next.
The Plight of the Black Man in America
Part memoir, part reckoning, The Weight He Carries walks through the daily arithmetic of being a Black man in America. It sits with the tension between exhaustion and hope, between survival and the demand to be fully seen. Written with a steady, patient voice, the book invites every reader, of every background, to put the weight down long enough to look at it honestly.
An Onlooker's Case for the Bible Over the Movement That Claims It
A patient, chapter by chapter contrast between Conservative American Christianity and the book it holds up. Not an attack on faith, but a careful look at the distance between the words on the page and the movement that waves them. Includes a narrated audiobook edition.
A Novel of the Veneto Years
Under the Purple Umbrella is Ramon Lyles' first novel, a slow-burning story set against the rooftops, balconies, and rain-slick streets of the Veneto. It follows two lives drawn together by chance, kept close by longing, and tested by the choices only travelers understand. Lyrical, intimate, and quietly devastating, it is a book about the seasons a person carries with them long after the trip is over.