Thick And Other Essays

Name: Thick And Other Essays
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SKU: 9781620975879
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By Tressie McMillan Cottom

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Thick and Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom is a collection of eight incisive essays blending the personal and political to explore themes such as beauty, media, money, and society. Cottom, an award-winning professor and acclaimed author, brings a bold and unapologetic voice shaped by her identity and experiences as a Black American woman. The essays dissect topics ranging from cultural phenomena like pumpkin spice lattes and Saturday Night Live to serious social issues including sexual violence and infant mortality, all delivered with wit, wisdom, and sharp social commentary.

The book is both a showcase of McMillan Cottom's critical dexterity and a vital addition to the conversation on race, identity, and power in modern society, positioning her alongside noted contemporary essayists.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in contemporary social issues, critical race theory, cultural criticism, and personal essays. It will particularly resonate with those seeking insightful and nuanced discussions on Black identity, feminism, and American society, as well as fans of authors like Lindy West and Rebecca Solnit.

As featured by The Daily Show, NPR, PBS, CBC, Time, VIBE, Entertainment Weekly and Well-Read Black Girl

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As featured by The Daily Show, NPR, PBS, CBC, Time, VIBE, Entertainment Weekly and Well-Read Black Girl.

Included in Foreword Reviews Best Books of 2019, Entrepreneur magazine's Best Books of 2019 for Entrepreneurs and The Stack Podcast's 10 Favorite Reads of 2019.

A New York Times Editor's Choice selection.

Shortlisted for the Museum of African American History Stone Book Award.

In eight highly praised treatises on beauty, media, money, and more, Tressie McMillan Cottom—award-winning professor and acclaimed author of Lower Ed—is unapologetically thick: deemed 'thick where I should have been thin, more where I should have been less'.

McMillan Cottom refuses to shy away from blending the personal with the political, from bringing her full self and voice to the fore of her analytical work. She embraces her venerated role as a purveyor of wit, wisdom, and Black Twitter snark about all that is right and much that is wrong with this thing we call society.

This bold compendium, likely to find its place on shelves alongside Lindy West, Rebecca Solnit, and Maggie Nelson, dissects everything from beauty to Obama to pumpkin spice lattes. Yet Thick will also fill a void on those very shelves: a modern black American female voice waxing poetic on self and society, serving up a healthy portion of clever prose and southern aphorisms in a style uniquely her own.

Thick cements McMillan Cottom's position as a public thinker capable of shedding new light on what the 'personal essay' can do. She turns her chosen form into a showcase for her critical dexterity, investigating everything from Saturday Night Live, LinkedIn, and BBQ Becky to sexual violence, infant mortality, and Trump rallies.

'Thick is sure to become a classic of black intellectualism.' - The New York Times Book Review

'Cottom's intersectionality is merely the work of a writer seeing the world clearly and deeply, and connecting the dots in fresh and revealing ways.'
- Chicago Tribune

'Incisive, witty, and provocative essays...the collection showcases McMillan Cottom's wisdom and originality and amply fulfils her aim of telling powerful stories that become a problem for power.' - Publishers Weekly, starred review

'The meshing of the personal and political and the author's take-no-prisoners attitude makes these essays sizzle.' - Kirkus Reviews

'To say this collection is transgressive, provocative, and brilliant is simply to tell you the truth. Thick is a necessary work and a reminder that Tressie McMillan Cottom is one of the finest public intellectuals writing today.' - Roxane Gay, author of Hunger and Bad Feminist

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Thick has been celebrated as "sure to become a classic of Black intellectualism" by The New York Times Book Review. The Chicago Tribune praises Cottom's work for its clear, deep, and intersectional perspectives, while Publishers Weekly highlights its incisive, witty, and provocative nature, noting the powerful storytelling that challenges established power structures. The book has also received recognition as a New York Times Editor's Choice and featured on best books lists.

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ISBN: 9781620975879

Publisher: The New Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 October 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: The New Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 256

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Science & Nature Tressie McMillan Cottom

About the Author

Tressie McMillan Cottom, among others. In 2020, McMillan Cottom was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. She lives in Richmond, Virginia.

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