In this surprising collection of pieces, some of our most lively, provocative writers explore the many folds of fat that make up reality. From David Sedaris's hilarious assessment of his father's fat prejudices in "A Shiner Like A Diamond" to Anne Lamott's self-prescribed cathartic weight loss remedies in "Hunger", Pam Houston's rich literary panorama in "Out of Habit I Start Apologizing" to psychiatrist Irving Yalom's deeply moving confrontation of his own biases in "Fat Lady" and Lori Gottlieb's candid exploration of what it's like for a former anorexic to date a 300-pound man, each piece in its unique way deals with fat as a matter of fact. Sometimes funny, sometimes angry, often illuminating and always engaging, these writers make a new and compelling case for why we should make room for a bigger behind.
"Despite the obesity epidemic that plagues America, fat people remain such a reviled and marginalized group that contributor Natalie Kusz observes that they are often perceived as "invisible" by other Americans. This wonderful collection by or about overweight people—arranged by the editors of 2003’s What Are You Looking At?: The First Fat Fiction Anthology—may help to change all that." —Publishers Weekly
