Body Image – Reading While Fat

It Had to be Him

I so enjoyed listening to It Had to be Him (September 2, 2025) by Adib Khorram that I am certain to purchase it in print to have it for my very own. It is that rare gem, a spicy M/M queer romance that is also fat-positive! I should have expected it from Khorram, whose DariusContinue reading “It Had to be Him”

Body Image Inside Out

Body Image Inside Out (publication day 10/31) by Deb Schachter MSW & Whitney Otto MA, PCC is a worthwhile addition to the self-help books that already exist on body image and healing in the current world we live in. I was first impressed when the book began with a note on language–the use of theContinue reading “Body Image Inside Out”

Bodies to Die For

I have mixed feelings about Bodies to Die For (publication date June 11, 2024) by Lori Brand. Many of the characters live their lives as fitness influencers, tracking every gram of carbs they eat every day, terrified of becoming fat. Gemma is the main character, and she is a former fat person, now a fitnessContinue reading “Bodies to Die For”

Full of Myself

Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body Image (Pub. Date April 2, 2024) by Siobhán Gallagher is a nicely-done, visually-appealing memoir in graphic form, dealing with difficult topics, such as body image, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. Siobhán starts off with her childhood in the Canadian Maritimes, as she began keeping a diary asContinue reading “Full of Myself”