Southern California – Reading While Fat

Because Fat Girl

I cannot gush enough about Because Fat Girl (publication Day October 22, 2024), by Lauren Marie Fleming! It was such a delight!! Diana works at a high-end department store, as a personal shopper, in Los Angeles with her bestie Janelle, and is an out and proud queer fat woman. Since her brother’s death from cancerContinue reading “Because Fat Girl”

Clark and Division, and Evergreen

Clark and Division (2021) and Evergreen (2023) by Naomi Hirahara are a pair of satisfying historical mysteries beginning around World War II, centering on Aki Ito and her family. As Clark and Division opens, Aki and her family–father, mother, and older sister Rose, are living in their home in Southern California with their golden retriever,Continue reading “Clark and Division, and Evergreen”