{"product_id":"9781620975879","title":"Thick","description":"Author: Tressie McMillan Cottom\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781620975879\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: New Press, The\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs featured by \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show, NPR, PBS, CBC, Time, VIBE, Entertainment Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWell-Read Black Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluded in \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2019, \u003ci\u003eEntrepreneur \u003c\/i\u003emagazine'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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp;nbsp;Editor's Choice selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Museum of African American History Stone Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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'.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u0026amp;nbsp; 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\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\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003eThick\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/i\u003ewill 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\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThick \u003c\/i\u003ecements 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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Thick is sure to become a classic of black intellectualism.' -\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eCottom's intersectionality is merely the work of a writer seeing the world clearly and deeply, and connecting the dots in fresh and revealing ways.'\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e- Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncisive, witty, and provocative essays...the collection showcases McMillian Cottoms wisdom and originality and amply fulfils\u0026amp;nbsp;her aim of telling powerful stories that become a problem for power' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishes Weekly, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The meshing of the personal and political and the author's take-no-prisioners attitude makes these essays sizzle.' - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'To say this collection is transgressive, provocative, and brilliant is simply to tell you the truth. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;nbsp;is a necessary\u0026amp;nbsp;work and a reminder that Tressie McMillan Cottom is one of the finest public intellectuals writing today.' - Roxane Gay, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHunger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;nbsp;and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833151017118,"sku":"ADS-9781620975879","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781620975879.jpg?v=1778650439","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781620975879","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}