{"product_id":"thick-and-other-essays-paperback","title":"Thick: And Other Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTressie McMillan Cottom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnviable Sales Track: \u003c\/strong\u003e nearly 20,000 copies sold in hardcover and over 4,200 e-books.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExpanding media profile: \u003c\/strong\u003e author has 88,000 Twitter followers; she co-hosts a popular podcast, Hear to Slay, with bestselling author Roxane Gay featuring celebrity interviews with Gabrielle Union, Stacey Abrams, and others; \u003cem\u003eAll In with Chris Hayes\u003c\/em\u003e guest expert on college admissions scandal; author's guest-host interview of Trevor Noah on WNYC's \u003cem\u003eDeath, Sex, and Money\u003c\/em\u003e was widely circulated and praised.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent Publicity for Previous Books: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThick\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLower Ed\u003c\/em\u003e were reviewed in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e; the first edition of \u003cem\u003eThick\u003c\/em\u003e was serialized in \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e, reviewed by LARB, WBUR, \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e, Book Riot, \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, BuzzFeed, The Millions, and was the March 2019 Well-Read Black Girl pick; author has been interviewed on The Daily Show, multiple NPR shows, Amanpour \u0026amp; Company, WITH (Chris Hayes), Slate, and iHeart Radio, among other radio shows and podcasts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcademic celebrity: \u003c\/strong\u003e The American Sociological Association has awarded her the 2019 Doris Entwisle Early Career Award.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePolitical firebrand: \u003c\/strong\u003e Her congressional testimony, for which she was invited and questioned by Elizabeth Warren, has been heavily publicized.\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 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760321167648,"sku":"9781620975879","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3dd32a629767fc7ec33717491ccc975f.webp?v=1780177535","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/thick-and-other-essays-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}