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“You Just Need to Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths about Fat People

Feb

6

2024

Thursday February 8 at 6:00 pm PST: 2024 PNBA Book Awards CELEBRATION online

Join the 2024 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Celebration! Register for the online Zoom event now, then follow the link you’ll get in your email to Zoom on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 6:00 pm PST. We look forward to celebrating with you!

Jan

26

2024

Shifting Paradigms: A Message from the Editor of 2024 PNBA Book Award Winner Aubrey Gordon plus Excerpt

When I first encountered Aubrey Gordon, it was under the pseudonym “Your Fat Friend.” Her experiences, knowledge, and ability to write about fatness resonated deeply with me and many other readers, who viewed her as a confidante, a researcher, a social justice advocate. More people felt seen for the first time. In much of Aubrey’s …

Feb

2

2023

Bestseller Spotlight: Lost or Stolen

Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. A pattern we noticed in this week’s titles is words that relate to loss or …

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