(Photo by the phenomenal Jessy Parr)
It's happening. It's real. It's FINALLY HERE:
"LANDWHALE: On Turning Insults Into Nicknames, Why Body Image Is Hard, and How Diets Can Kiss My Ass"
Landwhale (a memoir!) officially has a super sexy cover, 256 pages, a pre-order option and a place on anyone's bookshelf who wants another book to add to their collection of rad words printed on paper.
This second book (which feels quite different to me in comparison from Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls) is best summarized by the quote I used in place of a dedication:
"We have tried to prove to the thin world that we are worthy for far too long.
If you are going to be brave, be brave for the fat people."
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About the book (from the professionals):
A deeply personal take, Landwhale is a glimpse at life as a fat woman today, but it's also a reflection of the unforgiving ways our culture still treats fatness, all with Jes's biting voice as the guide."
"Building on the manifesta power of Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls, this memoir goes deeply into Jes's inner life, from growing up a fat girl to dating while fat. With material that will have readers laughing and crying along with Jes's experience, this new book is a natural fit with her irreverent, open-book style.
A deeply personal take, Landwhale is a glimpse at life as a fat woman today, but it's also a reflection of the unforgiving ways our culture still treats fatness, all with Jes's biting voice as the guide."
About the book (from me):
I wrote Landwhale from scratch; digging deep and purposefully covering topics in ways I haven't before.
I wrote about PCOS, feeling like a hobbit, fat sex, new realizations about my childhood that came only through writing, Harry Potter roller coasters, honest thoughts about online hatred and why skimming emails will only leave you with mortifying regret.
I included experiences of traveling internationally while fat, Justin Warner's indefinitely open invitation to join us in a threesome, the effects of online heroism and the complicated feels that comes from having three vaginas which will make sense once you read it. I promise.
I included the pros and cons of being fat, the complicated conversation around weight loss surgery AND as a bonus, I answer the Internet's most pressing question of all time: "Have you ever thought about dieting?"
Really though, all you need to know is that it's raw, honest, vulnerable, and when I'm lucky- occasionally hilarious.
This book may have required three therapy sessions a week while writing it but it was 100% worth it. Plus, this is the COVER OF MY DREAMS, so that is hella rewarding in and of itself, right?!?
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Wanna read it? Well, it is available May 8th, but in the mean time, you can pre-order it from your preferred site! You know, so you don’t forget.
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