The book includes descriptions of his early experiences hooking up with men and sometimes putting himself in risky situations. Maureen also describes the memoir as raw and eloquent. But our book critic Maureen Corrigan says Jones' voice and sensibility are so distinct that he turns one of the oldest literary genres inside out and upside down. My guest, Saeed Jones, has written a new memoir called 'How We Fight For Our Lives.' It's about growing up black, gay and closeted in Texas in the '90s when he thought gay meant AIDS, meant death.
