Fat Spring Reading List: Book Recommendations from the NAAFA Board

Pic of books regarding fat on a shelf with cute fat bookends.

Last fall we recommended several books by fat Black authors. We were very excited to be able to arrange for three of them to join us for the NAAFA Webinar Series, and we hope to arrange for the other to join us in 2021. Thank you to all of you who supported our fall "semester" of fat book love!

Upper left-hand corner: Portrait of Elaine Lee, a young Chinese-American woman with shoulder-length brown hair. Upper right-hand corner: Portrait of Kathryn Hack, a young Caucasian woman with short blonde hair, wearing light brown-framed glasses. Lo… — Upper left-hand corner: Portrait of Elaine Lee, a young Chinese-American woman with shoulder-length brown hair. Upper right-hand corner: Portrait of Kathryn Hack, a young Caucasian woman with short blonde hair, wearing light brown-framed glasses. Lower left-hand corner: Portrait of Marcy Cruz, a young Black/Latina woman with short brown hair with layers of blue and pink on the left side. Lower right-hand corner: Portrait of Amanda Cooper, a young Caucasian woman with short brown hair, wearing translucent-framed glasses.

For our next round, we asked our four newest board members to each choose a fat-relevant book. The variety of authors and subjects they've covered in just four picks is incredible. This spring, you'll read the works of an acclaimed Black chef and cultural historian, a disability justice icon, a hot new fiction writer, and a well-known fat activist. Once again, we'll host webinars featuring the authors. Plus, this time around, we'll also feature more about the books on our blog and host a Zoom book discussion of each book. Look for more on the NAAFA Community Voices Blog.

If you're purchasing the books in print or audio format, we encourage you to order them through the publisher or your favorite independent publisher. Also check for these books in your local library. If they don't have them, recommend them (or donate a copy if you're able!) so that more fat authors are accessible.

Note: Don't worry about rushing to catch up for February. We'll give you time to get the book and read the book before we schedule our first book club discussion.