Kris Kneen

Fat Girl Dancing by Stella Prize-shortlisted author Kris Kneen examines their body through the lens of art and burlesque in this gorgeous, intimate story of fatness, beauty, and self-knowledge. How does a person come to know that they are different from the children around them? To measure themselves against a set normal and find themselves lacking? When did I know...

Thank the literary gods for Kris Kneen! For the way they make desire dangerous again, the body luminous, and shame impossible. For giving us a sea full of monsters and the terrifying grace of finding one inside ourselves. — Beejay Silcox And here you are. You, who might feel the itch of an uncomfortable identity hanging heavy on your shoulders...