"Pure" by Linda Kay Klein was such a pivotal and healing book for me. "Famished" will undoubtedly have a similar impact. This book should be made available in churches, gyms, and women's bathrooms everywhere! Thank you for writing this, Anna. Your daughter is so lucky!
Wow!! 🥺 This is so incredibly kind and brought tears to my eyes — thank you! And “Pure” made such a huge impact on me, too. I was able to interview Linda for my book, and she was such an incredible help. Thank you so much, Lauren!
Congratulations! I love the cover design. I pre-ordered a copy as a Christmas gift to myself and am looking forward to my winter break read. I have been using "The Body is Not an Apology" to heal from being immersed in diet culture my entire life, and I know this book will also be an incredibly relevant and helpful read on my journey toward accepting and loving my body. Thank you for sharing your journey.
This is so incredibly kind, Jill. Thank you for preordering and for sharing this part of yourself with me! I love "The Body is Not an Apology" -- it's such an excellent book. I'm so grateful for your support! And I miss seeing you on campus.
Oh, I love this question. This was the hardest part for me to figure out (and I worked closely with a developmental editor and my acquisitions editor on this).
The first draft of this book was just my own personal narrative. When I revised to include reporting, at first, I punctuated my chronological story with interviews that related to similar subject matter. That really didn’t work.
For the final draft, I include the reporting in the last third of the book — I narrate my reporting process as part of my own healing journey. So, it ties in pretty seamlessly with my personal narrative. It took me so long (with so many drafts!) to figure this structure out, though.
Congratulations! I left religion about 9 years ago and have deconstructed a lot of beliefs in that time. I am excited to read this and see your analysis of all the stories you’ve gathered.
"Pure" by Linda Kay Klein was such a pivotal and healing book for me. "Famished" will undoubtedly have a similar impact. This book should be made available in churches, gyms, and women's bathrooms everywhere! Thank you for writing this, Anna. Your daughter is so lucky!
Wow!! 🥺 This is so incredibly kind and brought tears to my eyes — thank you! And “Pure” made such a huge impact on me, too. I was able to interview Linda for my book, and she was such an incredible help. Thank you so much, Lauren!
Congratulations! I love the cover design. I pre-ordered a copy as a Christmas gift to myself and am looking forward to my winter break read. I have been using "The Body is Not an Apology" to heal from being immersed in diet culture my entire life, and I know this book will also be an incredibly relevant and helpful read on my journey toward accepting and loving my body. Thank you for sharing your journey.
This is so incredibly kind, Jill. Thank you for preordering and for sharing this part of yourself with me! I love "The Body is Not an Apology" -- it's such an excellent book. I'm so grateful for your support! And I miss seeing you on campus.
So here for this and all books for our daughters! Congrats, Anna!!
This means so much to me, Stephanie! Thank you! Revising with my newborn daughter beside me was such a clarifying experience.
I know that feeling 🥰
I'm still unpacking my own upbringing with purity culture. I will definitely be ordering this and look forward to reading. Congrats Anna!
Thank you so much, Bethany!
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Sooooo excited for this!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you so much, Joy!!
I'm excited to read this!
Thank you so much!
I’m so looking forward to reading this, Anna! Huge congratulations!
Thank you so much!
Anna! This sounds TREMENDOUS! I can't wait to read. Congrats!!
This means so much to me — thank you! I’m so eager to read your book!
I can’t wait to read this!
Thank you so much!
Congrats! I’d love to hear more about how you wove your interviews throughout the narrative. That kind of craft deep dive is fascinating to me.
Oh, I love this question. This was the hardest part for me to figure out (and I worked closely with a developmental editor and my acquisitions editor on this).
The first draft of this book was just my own personal narrative. When I revised to include reporting, at first, I punctuated my chronological story with interviews that related to similar subject matter. That really didn’t work.
For the final draft, I include the reporting in the last third of the book — I narrate my reporting process as part of my own healing journey. So, it ties in pretty seamlessly with my personal narrative. It took me so long (with so many drafts!) to figure this structure out, though.
Thanks for sharing!
This is going to be a powerful and necessary book, Anna. Huge congrats!!
I’m so grateful for your kindness and support, Karen! Thank you!
It's beautiful Anna! I can't wait to read it. Congratulations!!
I appreciate this so much, Jacque!
Fabulous cover! I'm so excited about this book and am preordering now. Congratulations to you! This is going to help so many people.
This means so much to me, Abby! I’m so grateful for you — thank you!!
Congratulations! I left religion about 9 years ago and have deconstructed a lot of beliefs in that time. I am excited to read this and see your analysis of all the stories you’ve gathered.
Thank you for sharing this with me, Kristen! And thank you for your kindness and interest in reading 💚
Oh my gosh, I LOVE the cover!! I'm so thrilled for you, Anna. And I can't wait to read it!!
I appreciate this so much, Heather!!
Amazing. So happy for you Anna
Thank you, Bri! I'm so grateful for your early feedback. And I'm so excited for your book!