Book Summary and Reviews of Bad Fat Black Girl by Sesali Bowen

Media Reviews

"This is a powerful call for a more inclusive and "real" feminism." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Bowen writes from an authentic space for Black women who are often left out of feminist conversations due to respectability politics, but who are just as deserving of the same voice and liberation." —Booklist (starred review)

"Sesali is one of my favorite voices because of her truth, that somehow seems to be my own truth... . The duality of being from the hood, and educated and valuable in ways most people find contradictory; a feminist, who doesn't need a man, but wants to be wanted because Bad Bitches need love too ...  Sesali perfectly vocalizes the inner dialogue, and daily mantras needed to be a Bad Bitch." —Gabourey Sidibe, actor, director, and author of This is Just My Face: Try Not To Stare

"Reading [Bad Fat Black Girl] is like an unforgettable conversation between you and your best homegirl. Expect to cry from laughing too hard, be pushed intellectually, love yourself more deeply, and commit to charging your worth like only the badddddddeeest do!" —Dr. Ruth Nicole Brown, professor and author of Black Girlhood Celebration: Toward A Hip Hop Feminist Pedagogy and Hear Our Truths: The Creative Potential of Black Girlhood

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Sesali Bowen

Sesali Bowen is a writer who curates events, writes for film and television, and creates elevated pop culture correspondence. Bowen is the former senior entertainment editor at Nylon magazine and senior entertainment writer at Refinery29. Focusing on Black pop culture, she helped launch Unbothered, R29's sub brand for Black women. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times and Feministing. Bowen lives in New Jersey.

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