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Fat Activism & Liberation

by violet.booklover
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66 books

Nonfiction books about fatnessβ€”through a lens of activism, liberation, and acceptance. Body diversity is a beautiful and natural thing and these books honor that truth.

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What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About FatFearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobiaβ€œYou Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat PeopleBelly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About FatFearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia

Blending Memoirs with Research, Poetry, Culture

by violet.booklover
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194 books

Books that are part memoir part another genre: in a way that blends multiple mediums and/or themes in unique and engaging ways. Magical, explosive and memorable narratives expressed with creativity and depth. Books that inspire me to write more.

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Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with CureExile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and LiberationUnfurl: Survivals, Sorrows, and DreamingThe Pain Journal (Native Agents)
Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with CureExile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation

Survivorhood 🩡⚠️ Read with Care

by violet.booklover
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96 books

TW: SA

Nonfiction books with personal narratives about survivorhood.

I believe you. You are not alone.

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ShoutHow Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea CreaturesI Have the Right To: A High School Survivor's Story of Sexual Assault, Justice, and HopeForest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature
ShoutHow Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures

You & Me Against White Supremacy

by kathytrithardt
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82 books

Me & White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad, and books from as many of the authors mentioned therein that I could find. (Including books from the Further Learning section.)

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White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About RacismMe and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good AncestorParable of the SowerThe Bluest Eye
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About RacismMe and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor

free yourself!!!!!!

by mrspinch
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15 books

anti-diet, weight-neutral, fighting fatphobia

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The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Loveβ€œYou Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat PeopleAnti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive EatingUnshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia
The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Loveβ€œYou Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People
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