Julia and I chat about her upcoming novel RUINSONG, and its amazing magic system and f/f happy romance, also we discuss Julia's path to pub & finding her agent. She also gives tips on how to navigate cons with a disability and what to do for self care afterwards. Later we discuss respecting fat people, and the importance of happy queer romance in kidlit.Support the show
I chat all things fat with RDN Whitney Catalano, creator of the Trust Your Body Project. We talk about how fat isn't a feeling, weight stigma, the effect of trauma from being bullied while fat, resources for the fat acceptance movement, and how language plays a part in education of normalizing body diversity at a young ageSupport the show
Chat all things fat with KAZU JONES AND THE DENVER DOGNAPPERS author Shauna Holyoak including transparency in publishing, life as a debut author, online pitching contests, and why we need body diversity in kidlit.Support the show
Fat Like Me episode 3 I chat all things fat with FAT GIRL ON A PLANE and DAY ZERO author Kelly DeVos. Tune in to hear us discuss why the world needs more girl coders, fat fashion, who the denim diaper was invented for, judgement within the fat community, books featuring weight loss, and what to do when your jeep gets stuck in the swampSupport the show
Chatting all things fat in kidlit with upcoming THE CANDLE AND THE FLAME author Nafiza Azad where we discuss fat bodies in fantasy, how family plays a part in the way we view ourselves, feminism, our favorite tropes, and her upcoming debut.Support the show
I discuss with writer, authortuber, and fat activist Destiny Murtaugh how fat is not a choice, the path to fat activism, finding your power and self confidence, the 90s rave scene, letting go of internalized fat phobia, and more
Claire and I discuss the path to releasing a debut and sophomore novel, her happy, fat, Black girl magic stories, the need for more college age YA books, more!
Julia and I chat about her upcoming novel RUINSONG, and its amazing magic system and f/f happy romance, also we discuss Julia's path to pub finding her agent. She also gives tips on how to navigate cons with a disability and what to do for self care afterwards. Later we discuss respecting fat people, and the importance of happy queer romance in kidlit.
A talk with upcoming GLITCH KINGDOM author Sheena Boekweg about fat rep in kidlit, tropes she’d love to see on the page with fat mcs, and how social media plays a role when you’re a fat author.
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About Fat Like Me
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Fat Like Me Podcast is a show where likeminded people can come together to discuss the need for intersectional body diversity rep in kidlit, literature, media, and life. The show features authors,…
artists, entertainers, agents, editors, activists, and people of all sizes passionate about continuing the conversation for positive fat representation and body diversity until it becomes the norm not the exception.