Welcome to another installment of Weekly Book News from Fat Forward Books! Each week, we share events, new releases, pre-order links/campaigns, acquisitions news, and more as it pertains to books by fat authors, about fat experiences, and/or featuring fat characters.

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Authors On Tour

• Emma Copley Eisenberg is on tour for the paperback edition of Housemates. Tickets may be required for some events. Dates and locations:

  • Monday, June 2: Mavey Books, Ardmore, PA

  • Friday, June 6: Tattooed Mom, Philadelphia, PA

  • Saturday, June 7: Capricorn Books at Pride Fest, Jenkintown, PA

  • Thursday, June 12: The Center for Fiction, Brooklyn, NY

  • Monday, June 16: Books Are Magic, Brookyln, NY

  • Tuesday, June 17: Ace Hotel, Brooklyn, NY

• Jonathan P. Higgins, Ed.D has added tour dates for their book Black. Fat. Femme: Revealing the Power of Visibly Queer Voices (in Media) and Learning to Love Yourself (our inaugural Fat Forward Book Club pick!). Tickets may be required for some events. Dates and locations:

  • Tuesday, June 3: Mizell Center, Palm Springs, CA

  • Thursday, June 5: Youth Mentoring Action Network (YMAN), Upland, CA

  • Wednesday, June 11: Cal Poly SLO, San Luis Obispo, CA

  • Thursday, June 12: GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, CA

  • Saturday, June 14: Anaheim Central Library, Anaheim, CA

  • Wednesday: June 18: Whose Books, Dallas, TX

  • Tuesday, June 24: Baldwin & Co, New Orleans, LA

  • Friday, June 27: Clintonville Books, Columbus, OH

  • Tuesday, July 8: Magers & Quinn, Minneapolis, MN

Events

• Fat Hope: Writing Positive Fat Futures: Join writer and PhD candidate Sarah Mould in conversation with Sophia Apostol as they discuss what we miss out on when we exclude fat characters in speculative fiction. Free event!

  • Thursday, June 12, 7–8:30 p.m. ET, Zoom

• Fat Joy Podcast host Sophia Apostol has launched a Silent Book Club chapter! Get the details here and register to attend online sessions in June. Dates:

  • Thursday, June 12, 7–8:30 p.m. ET, Zoom (with special guest Sarah Mould, details above)

  • Tuesday, June 17, 7–8:30 p.m. ET, Zoom

New Releases

• The Tenth Muse: A Sapphic Anthology edited by Sarah Mesh (Darklight Press)

  
  Get ready to be swept away by the diverse and captivating tales of love in this anthology, featuring some of the bestselling authors in queer fiction. From heart-stopping drama to magical journeys, this anthology will leave you breathless, hopeful, and deeply moved.
  
  Love knows no boundaries. Revel in this collection of sapphic short stories from bestselling authors:

  • Allison Carr Waechter

  • Amity Malcom

  • Clio Evans

  • Dalia Davies

  • Evangeline Priest

  • Heather Nix

  • L.R. Friedman

  • Mikayla D Hornedo

  • Rose Santoriello

  • Santana Knox

  • Skyler Drake

  • Whit LaVonne