{"product_id":"thick-and-other-essays-by-tressie-mcmillan-cottom-9781620975879","title":"Thick And Other Essays","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs featured by \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show, NPR, PBS, CBC, Time, VIBE, Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWell-Read Black Girl\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluded in \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2019, \u003ci\u003eEntrepreneur\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's Best Books of 2019 for Entrepreneurs and \u003ci\u003eThe Stack Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e's 10 Favorite Reads of 2019.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice selection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Museum of African American History Stone Book Award.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn eight highly praised treatises on beauty, media, money, and more, Tressie McMillan Cottom—award-winning professor and acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eLower Ed\u003c\/i\u003e—is unapologetically \u003cb\u003ethick\u003c\/b\u003e: deemed \u003ci\u003e'thick where I should have been thin, more where I should have been less'.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMcMillan 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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 \u003ci\u003eThick\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThick\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Thick is sure to become a classic of black intellectualism.' - \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'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.'\u003cbr\u003e - Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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.' -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The meshing of the personal and political and the author's take-no-prisoners attitude makes these essays sizzle.' - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'To say this collection is transgressive, provocative, and brilliant is simply to tell you the truth. \u003ci\u003eThick\u003c\/i\u003e is a necessary work and a reminder that Tressie McMillan Cottom is one of the finest public intellectuals writing today.' - Roxane Gay, author of \u003ci\u003eHunger\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487708594412,"sku":"9781620975879","price":57.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/0b81e9b90b621491531b621ae19c4e05.jpg?v=1775770241","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/thick-and-other-essays-by-tressie-mcmillan-cottom-9781620975879","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}