{"product_id":"thick-and-other-essays-hardcover","title":"Thick: And Other Essays - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTressie McMillan Cottom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFINALIST FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed a notable book of 2019 by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs featured by \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNPR\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePBS\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCBC\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVIBE\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEntertainment\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWeekly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWell-Read Black Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, and Chris Hayes, \"incisive, witty, and provocative essays\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWeekly\u003c\/em\u003e) by one of the \"most bracing thinkers on race, gender, and capitalism of our time\" (Rebecca Traister)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThick\u003c\/em\u003e is sure to become a classic.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn eight highly praised treatises on beauty, media, money, and more, Tressie McMillan Cottom--award-winning professor and acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eLower Ed\u003c\/em\u003e--is unapologetically \"thick\" deemed \"thick where I should have been thin, more where I should have been less,\" McMillan 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. \u003cem\u003eThick\u003c\/em\u003e \"transforms narrative moments into analyses of whiteness, black misogyny, and status-signaling as means of survival for black women\" (\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e) with \"writing that is as deft as it is amusing\" (Darnell L. Moore).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \"transgressive, provocative, and brilliant\" (Roxane Gay) collection 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 \u003cem\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/em\u003e, LinkedIn, and BBQ Becky to sexual violence, infant mortality, and Trump rallies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollected in an indispensable volume that speaks to the everywoman and the erudite alike, these unforgettable essays never fail to be \"painfully honest and gloriously affirming\" and hold \"a mirror to your soul and to that of America\" (Dorothy Roberts).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTressie McMillan Cottom\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor of sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University and the author of \u003cem\u003eLower Ed\u003c\/em\u003e. Her work has been featured by \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, PBS, NPR, \u003cem\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. In 2020, McMillan Cottom was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. She lives in Richmond, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.7 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (2019)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770621460768,"sku":"9781620974360","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/abde1b241c7fe08722c05b5a53c1aced.webp?v=1780375411","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/thick-and-other-essays-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}