Recommended Reads

WE’VE PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF BOOKS THAT COME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Note: The opinions stated in the books are entirely the authors. We do not endorse statements or opinions that are not our own.

THE BODY IS NOT AN APOLOGY: THE POWER OF RADICAL SELF-LOVE

Sonya Renee Taylor

ANTI-DIET: RECLAIM YOUR TIME, MONEY, WELL-BEING & HAPPINESS THROUGH INTUITIVE EATING

Christie Harrison

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN FAT

Virgie Tovar

BODY POSITIVE POWER: HOW TO STOP DIETING, MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR BODY AND LIVE

Megan Jayne Crab

YOU ARE NOT A BEFORE PICTURE: HOW TO FINALLY MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR BODY FOR GOOD

Alex Light

FEARING THE BLACK BODY: THE RACIAL ORIGINS OF FATPHOBIA

Sabrina Strings

MORE THAN A BODY: YOUR BODY IS AN INSTRUMENT, NOT AN ORNAMENT

Lexie & Lindsay Kite

THE WISDOM OF YOUR BODY: FINDING HEALING, WHOLENESS, AND CONNECTION THROUGH EMBODIED LIVING

Hillary L. McBride

BELLY OF THE BEAST

Da’Shaun L. Harrison

FAT ACTIVISM: A RADICAL SOCIAL MOVEMENT

Charlotte Cooper

FAT GIRLS IN BLACK BODIES: CREATING COMMUNITIES OF OUR OWN

Joy Arlene Renee Cox

REVOLTING BODIES? THE STRUGGLE TO REDEFINE FAT IDENTITY

Kathleen LeBesco

THE LITTLE BOOK OF BIG LIES

Tina Lifford

#VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE

Nicole Byer

WHAT WE DON’T TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FAT

Aubrey Gordon

BIG GIRL: HOW I GAVE UP DIETING AND GOT A LIFE

Kelsey Miller

HAPPY FAT: TAKING UP SPACE IN A WORLD THAT WANTS TO SHRINK YOU

Sofie Hagen

HUNGER: A MEMOIR OF (MY) BODY

Roxanne Gay

SHRILL: NOTES FROM A LOUD WOMAN

Lindy West

BIG: STORIES ABOUT LIFE IN PLUS-SIZED BODIES

Christina Myers

THICK: AND OTHER ESSAYS

Tressie McMillan Cottom

A BEAUTIFUL WORK IN PROGRESS

Mirna Valerio

CURVY YOGA

Anna Guest-Jelley

BIG FIT GIRL: EMBRACE THE BODY YOU HAVE

Louise Green

THINGS NO ONE WILL TELL FAT GIRLS: A HANDBOOK FOR UNAPOLOGETIC LIVING

Jes Baker

BEYOND BEAUTIFUL: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO BEING HAPPY, CONFIDENT AND YOU IN A LOOKS-OBSESSED WORLD

Anuschka Rees

A BODY TO LOVE: CULTIVATE COMMUNITY, BODY POSITIVITY, AND SELF-LOVE IN THE AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Angelina Caruso

HOT & HEAVY: FIERCE FAT GIRLS ON LOVE LIFE & FASHION

Virgie Tovar

UNASHAMED: MUSINGS OF A FAT, BLACK MUSLIM

Leah Vernon

THIS IS JUST MY FACE: TRY NOT TO STARE

Gabourey Sidibe

FATTILY EVER AFTER: A BLACK FAT GIRL’S GUIDE TO LIVING LIFE UNAPOLOGETICALLY

Stephanie Yeboah

BEAUTIFUL YOU: A DAILY GUIDE TO RADICAL SELF-ACCEPTANCE

Rosie Molinary

Do you have a favourite body-positive read? One from above or something not on our list? We would love to hear about it!

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