The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson (2019) tells the story of Cussy Mary, a Pack Horse Librarian in Kentucky during the Great Depression in the 1930s. Cussy Mary, known as Bluet to her friends, is one of the rare “Blue People” of the mountains, whose skin is blue. We don’t knowContinue reading “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek”
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The Cutting Season
The Cutting Season, by Attica Locke (2012) is an adept, completely absorbing crime/ mystery novel that grapples with race and history. Set in 2009, five years after Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans, Caren Gray, law school dropout and mother to 9-year-old Morgan, is managing the historical plantation Belle Vie south of Baton Rouge. Belle VieContinue reading “The Cutting Season”
Girl, Woman, Other
The award-winning Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo is deserving of every award received and more.
Black Sun
Black Sun is thrilling epic fantasy featuring many queer characters in a fantasy world inspired by the mythology of pre-Columbian Americas. And it’s weight-neutral!
Akata Witch
Akata Witch is a fairly fat-positive young adult fantasy set in Nigeria and is recommended.
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Here’s the first entry in my new blog, Reading While Fat, in which I will review a book every week and tell you whether there are any fat positive or fatphobic aspects to it.
What is Reading While Fat?
Have you ever been reading and come across a description of a fat character that annoys you? Me, too. Each week, I’ll review a different book and report whether it is fat positive (Yay!) or anti-fat biased (Boo.). I’ll focus on fiction and memoir, with an emphasis on diverse and queer-friendly authors.
Reading While Fat 