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Inspirational nonfiction by the Queen of Rubenesque Romances. As a young woman Pat Ballard almost died trying to starve her body into a societally approved size. In 10 Steps to Loving Your Body (No Matter What Size You Are) she shares the steps she created — and took — to heal the damage of years…
Melanie Brock could not believe that she, the daughter of wealthy New York City parents, was homeless in Dallas, Texas. She’d been laid off from her job at a local car dealership during a round of cutbacks. So here she was—twenty-seven years old, no job, no home, sleeping in her car, with just enough money…
One party. One wild night in her entire life and Faith Car winds up pregnant! What were the odds? And what were the odds that the handsome stranger who’d gotten her pregnant had only made love to her because of a stupid bet! And now he didn’t want anything to do with her or the…
Lynne Murray’s first mystery featuring Josephine Fuller–published by a small press– netted an astounding 12,000 hardcover copies! In a heated auction, St. Martin’s bought paperback rights and ultimately secured a multi-book hard/soft deal for future Josephine Fuller mysteries. We couldn’t be happier to have such a fun, fresh and well reviewed series. Josephine Fuller is…
Meet Josephine Fuller, a sleuth of size who doesn’t apologize. Larger Than Death introduces “Jo” Fuller, full-figured and full of attitude with abundant sleuthing skills. In Larger Than Death Joe takes time off from her new job checking out potential charities for an eccentric socialite and walks into a murder scene. Her best friend and…
Set in the beautiful wine country of Napa Valley, A Ton of Trouble once again has plus-sized sleuth Jospehine Fuller caught in the middle of a gruesome murder. When she receives a note from Wolf Lambert, the director of X rated films starring XXL women, Josephine decides to stop and visit him at his winery….
Tarot Journal, perfect to record your readings. Has a table of contents. Note the date and time, the deck you’re using, your mood and energy, the question you asked, your cards, your interpretation, and notes and observations. 6″x9″, 107 pages. Includes a page to write your information in.
“Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.” So said W. Somerset Maugham, one of the 52 people whose achievements after age 65 are featured in Splendid Seniors: Great Lives, Great Deeds. The inspiring ensemble includes Mary Baker Eddy, who was 86 when she…
A touching, tender and at times funny account of a woman’s struggle for stature in a 4 foot 8 1/2 inch tall body, Beyond Measure speaks to the heart of soul-breaking attempts to fit an arbitrary and elusive cultural ideal of physical perfection. Being short isn’t the problem, Ellen Frankel insists. Instead, the real difficulties…
Smart, sassy, sensual and soulful — five women share the poetry & process of fat embodiment. In a sociocultural climate in which fat bodies are considered diseased and blamed for everything from rising medical costs to global warning, it takes courage for fat women, especially, to express anything but shame about their bodies. Fat Poets…
The hidden history of FatLand — a territory established by people seeking freedom from the oppressive Pro-Health Laws of the United States of America — is revealed in Volume II of The FatLand Trilogy. They only wanted to build a land where they would be accepted. But when three archivists set out to discover how…
Reluctant sleuth Josephine Fuller is back, and this time she can’t resist throwing her weight around. Fuller is working as a philinthropic investigator at a women’s center in Seattle when she is faced with the mysterious death of her ex-husband’s girlfriend, a woman that Fuller herself wouldn’t have minded seeing vanish. She also has other…
A new weight loss clinic in New York City has an offer for you — given them $5,000 and they’ll make you as thin as a supermodel. You can eat whatever you want and you’ll never gain an ounce. Tempted? Fledgling journalist Karen Sumner would be — if only she had $5,000. When Karen finally…
Fat is bad, right? For the last decade we have been so inundated with negative messages about fat that it is revolutionary to think otherwise. This rhetoric has increased prejudice and decreased health in the very people targeted for “help” while increasing profits for those perpetuating it. Considering empirical studies and statistics as well as…
Small town boy journeys from Ponce, Puerto Rico to Manhattan: a riff on many famous movies and books. Except in this case the boy is gay, confused, frightened, and trying to find where he will fit in and be happy. The story has a happy ending—of sorts. Boy from Ponce finds companionship, happiness, and his proud…
Life is a journey we all make, adjusting to conditions along the way. Linda Wisniewski’s memoir takes the reader along as she travels, keeping what feeds her soul and discarding the rest. As she comes to terms with her Polish Catholic heritage, her physical deformity, and her widowed mother, the author finds peace lies at the heart…
Learn to name your feelings, evaluate your reactions, discover your triggers, recognize your successes, and plan your emotionally healthy future with this zine. Within you’ll find the companion worksheets to Dr. Faith G. Harper’s hit book Unfuck Your Brain, plus helpful exercises to calm your breathing and regulate your emotions in any situation. About the…
Good friends make a good life. Friendship is one of the most important yet most underrated necessities of life. A sense of connection and belonging is a key part of being human, and there are boundless benefits from having close friends who know everything about you, can help you out in a pinch, can be…
Boundaries are the ways we communicate our needs. They are what allow us to feel safe among strangers, in everyday interactions, and in our closest relationships. When we have healthy boundaries, we have a strong foundation in an uncertain world. And when someone crosses your boundaries, or you cross someone else’s, the result range from unsettling to…
Volume 1 of The FatLand Trilogy. In the near future the Pro-Health Laws of the United States of America have become so oppressive that people seeking freedom over their bodies have established a new country. In FatLand, life is good and scales are forbidden. Free from the hatred and discrimination of the Other Side, FatLanders…
Making maturity fun again! Dr. Faith explains the fundamentals of adulting in this expanded version of her mini pocket zine. Spoiler: None of the requirements are about having certain jobs, kids, possessions, and debts or being totally bored and stressed out and hating your life. It’s hard work to do adult stuff well but the…
The irresistible companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller Dumplin’, now a Netflix feature film starring Danielle Macdonald and Jennifer Aniston, and a soundtrack by Dolly Parton! Millie Michalchuk has gone to fat camp every year since she was a little girl. Not this year. This year she has new plans to chase her…
In the past decade, obesity has emerged as a major public health concern in the United States  and abroad. At the federal, state, and local level, policy makers have begun drafting a range of policies to fight a war against fat, including body-mass index (BMI) report cards, “;snack taxes,”; and laws to control how fast…
Recommended by the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Book Riot, BuzzFeed, Bust, LitHub, The Millions, HelloGiggles, and UrbanDaddy “The author you need to read now.” (Chicago Tribune) “To say this collection is transgressive, provocative, and brilliant is simply to tell you the truth.” (Roxane Gay, author of Hunger and Bad Feminist) Smart, humorous,…
Boundaries are the ways we communicate our needs. They are what allow us to feel safe among strangers, in everyday interactions, and in our closest relationships. When we have healthy boundaries, we have a strong foundation in an uncertain world. And when someone crosses your boundaries, or you cross someone else’s, the result range from unsettling to…
