Hey, guess what?
Kate and I sold our book!
TO PENGUIN!
Y’all, we are going to have a really for real book in book stores!
Hi! I'm Marianne Kirby! I'm fat!
How are you?
I'm on a mission here to let you know that fat people are not your enemy. And skinny people aren't your enemy either.
Here, the body is a political one no matter its size or shape. We are going to unpack society's standards of beauty, the oppression of the dominant social paradigm when it comes to body conformity, and talk about clothes. Maybe even makeup. Because I do love makeup.
Here, I hope, we will come to a place of acceptance. Acceptance for our own bodies and for the bodies of others.
Got something to say? Contact me. All hate mail, particularly fat-phobic rants, is subject to mocking.
35 Comments
RAWWWWWWWK!
Congratulations! Can’t wait to see it on the shelf.
Bravo and congrats!
Silly question, but does this mean that you and Kate will be writing a book, or that you already had a manuscript ready to go and just sold the publishing rights? I’m just curious, as this will obviously have a bearing on when the book comes out. (Also, if you can discuss it, what sort of deal did you go for? First rights? All rights?)
*de-lurks*
Yay! *blows party noisemaker*
*vanishes into the shadows*
Fan-bleeding-TASTIC!!! I can think of no finer duo to propel FA into the mainstream. Squeeeeeeeeeee!
MAZEL TOV! *throws confetti*
Yay! Congratulations!
Penguin is, by far, the cutest publishing house.
Yay! That’s so awesome! I can’t wait to buy it!
That’s awesome! I expect Kate to sign my copy at the first Think Tank post book release. You too if you can swing by Chicago.
Congrats you two!
Totally. Awesome.
!!!!!!!!!
That’s all kinds of awesome!
WOOT!
WHEEEEE HAAAAWWW!!!!!!! Congrats!!!
Woo hoo!!! I’m drinking in your honor tonight!!
I will certainly be buying a copy. Or four.
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you rock!
Congratulations!!
Congratulations! That picture of the penguin you have up is absolutely adorable as well!
Yay – congratulations!!!!!
I am so very proud of you guys!!!
This is fantastic news. Not just for you, Kate and the fatosphere but for all those struggling younger people that don’t know there is an alternative to self hate.
Goon on you!
I second that, Sarah… up until a short while ago, when I started reading this blog, I was one of those younger people!
Fan-titty-tastic! You rock hard, Ms. TR!! And the lovely Kate, as well.
More kudos and best wishes here. Looking forward to reading the end result!
It figures… I got all prematurely congratulatory in the other thread and have almost missed this one completely.
Big FAT congrats again, any way!!
Fucking SWEET!!!
Woo hoo!
I’m so excited for you both, and proud, too. That’s a hard emotion to justify, not knowing you personally, but I’m just so PROUD of you.
Write good books in fabulous socks, but don’t forget to give us little twittery updates of being a professional writer sometimes, please please?
Huge congratulations… It’s all so amazingly wonderful!
Congratulations!
Yay! Congratulations!!!
Some F-words that pop to mind (hoping no one gets their nose bent out of shape…I’m new here and a bit out of my league)
Fatanstic
Fatulous – that’s a bit to close for comfort
Funny
reFreshing
Fn’ Far out – yes, I’m THAT old… Fn’ Fat out?
anyhow, I’m impressed and very proud. Painted a sketch of a sage grouse the other night – all puffed up – and got to thinking here are these highly evolved birds going to great pains to puff way up and look as FAT as possible so as to impress the hell out the Chicks – and IT WORKS! I’ll send you a copy.
woody
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay. I’m thoroughly excited to buy and read this book! When can we expect to see it on shelves?
Holy crap, well done you!!!
Belated congratulations to you both! I shall look for you on amazon.ca.
WHOOT!
I am so happy for both of you =)
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