Overview
āAs charming and funny as it is poignant and thoughtful.āāRoxane Gay, author of Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
Ian Karmel has weighed eight pounds and he has weighed 420 pounds and right now heās almost exactly in between the two, but this book is not a weight-loss book. Itās about being a fat person in a skinny world. Itās about gym class and football practice, about chicken wings and juice cleanses, about airplane seats and roller coasters, about fat jokes and Jabba the Hutt, about crying in the Big and Tall section and the joys of being a sneakerhead, about prediabetes and gout, and about realizing that you actually donāt want to eat yourself to death and hoping itās not too late.
This book also includes a āWhat Now?ā section from Ianās sister, Alisa, who herself cycled through so many fad diets that she eventually pursued a masterās in nutrition and a doctorate in psychology with the goal of changing the contemporary narrative around fatness.
Ian and Alisa Karmel grew up fat. As kids, they never talked about it. They were too busy fighting over the last SnackWellās Devilās Food cookie. Now, decades later, having both turned into fat adults who eventually figured out how to get their health under control, they are finally ready to unpack the impact that their weight has had on them.
For them, the T-Shirt Swim Club is meant to be a place of support for anyone who struggles with weight issues. A place of care and candor, free of shame. A place to not deny or avoid the emotions you feel, the experiences you go through, the embarrassment, the anger, the resentment. T-Shirt Swim Club is about being a fat person and how the world treats fat peopleābut also an acknowledgment that maybe it doesnāt always have to feel quite so lonely.
This book title, T-Shirt Swim Club (Stories from Being Fat in a World of Thin People), ISBN: 9780593580929, by Ian Karmel, Alisa Karmel, PsyD, published by Harmony/Rodale (June 11, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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