Adult Non-Fiction 921 Cottom
Thick is a collection of essays that deals with very personal issues, including body image, sexual abuse and the loss of a child. In the book's first essay, "Thick," McMillan Cottom writes, "I was like many young women expected to be small so that boys could expand and white girls could shine. When I would not or could not shrink, people made sure that I knew that I had erred.... I was thick where I should have been thin, more when I should have been less."
Finalist for the 2019 National Book Award; Named a notable book of 2019 by the New York Times Book Review, Chicago Tribune, Time, and The Guardian. Featured on the Daily Show, NPR, PBS, CBC, Time, Vibe Entertainment Weekly, Well-Read Black Girl and Chris Hayes.