Books. Books. Books. Lately I have been reading a lot more lately for pleasure. I have always liked to read and with my job being to bring what plus size fashion has to offer then you would think “plus size” would be high on my personal reading list. Such is not the case. The one plus size fictional novel I read years ago and cannot remember the title at this moment was more fat erotica than anything else. Now it could be said that as a guy I would be all over combining two things I like reading and reading about nudity but such was not the case.
Anyway I went looking today for books with a plus size theme to them and found a few that I will be adding to my Kindle reading list.
Your Guide To Plus-Size Modeling An Inspirational Guide And Handbook
For The Aspiring Plus-Size ModeYour Guide to Plus Size Modeling by Yvette Ray Pinfield, is a must read book for the woman of size, and the aspiring plus size model! Yvette takes you on a personal journey of her life. The pendulum has swung in her life from popular cheerleader to plus size model extrodinaire! Your Guide to Plus Size Modeling is also a guide to Plus Size Living!
Plus-size models: Anna Nicole Smith, Sophie Dahl, Plus-size model, Kimberley Locke, Toccara Jones
A Big, Bold Tale of Female Domination! Signe is a lot of woman for a lot of man in M. J. Rennie’s finely crafted bdsm fiction. Here is an elegant erotic novel celebrating assertive, independent, physically large, and beautiful red-haired women of passion. It chronicles the intense affairs of big, bisexual, curvaceous, crimson-haired Signe.
Fashion Design for the Plus-Size
Frances Leto Zangrillo,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Fairchild Books
Family Circle Easy Plus-Size Knits: 50 Knit and Crochet Styles
Trisha Malcolm (Editor),Hardcover,Series: Family Circle Easy… Series, English-language edition,Pub by Sixth&Spring Books
At last, a book of crochet patterns devoted entirely to the plus-size womanPlus-size gals are a group that seems to be neglected in the plethora of crochet books on the market. The author, Margaret Hubert, has often been approached at trade shows and through her classes by women in this size category, begging her to design patterns that would fit them.
Fat Chance: Heaven Is a Plus-Sized World
Sad, lonely Sharon Plunkett is a size 18. She’s tried every fad, every diet, every cream, but like a stain of grease on a pure silk blouse, her rolls of fat refuse to budge. The man of her dreams is not interested, and her slim friend Debbee uses her to look good. But all that changes when Sharon magically finds herself in a fantastic, reversed world where it’s suddenly “in” to be fat, and “out” to be slim!Now feted and adored for her curvaceously large body and stunning face, she goes from being a newly discovered model to a Hollywood icon.
Self-Esteem Comes in All Sizes: How to Be Happy and Healthy at Your Natural Weight
For large women who are tired of unsuccessful dieting and feeling bad about their size, this book offers specific things they can do to feel attractive, sexy, and happy at their natural weight. Upbeat and affirmative, it features empowering personal stories, a Large Person’s Bill of Rights, updated research on obesity and genetics, and resources for plus-size women.
She couldn’t change the way the world looked at her, so she changed the world.…Ronnie Tremayne is a big girl with big dreams: she wants to be a fashion designer. But as her model-thin mother never fails to remind her, in fashion, image is everything—and Ronnie is a size 28. When she learns that her job managing a plus-size boutique is in jeopardy because her weight is “disturbing” to the clientele, Ronnie loses control. After a late-night binge, she dozes off wishing for a world where fat is beautiful. When she awakens the next morning…it is.
As you can see these are different books on different subjects, all with a plus size theme to them. I will check out a few and do some reviews on them in the future. If any author is reading this post and want to send out a review copy I would be happy to give it a read. Plus size is everywhere and I just love that I can pick up a book and read about one of my favorite topics.
Don’t know how you find ‘em, but I’m glad you do!
First, I’m sorry to hear about your loss of your Dad. I know it rocks your sense of center-for a long time.
Second, I’m soooo glad you’re back online – I missed you.
Third, I’d like to mention my own book, PRETTY PLUS: HOW TO LOOK SEXY, SENSATIONAL AND SUCCESSFUL, NO MATTER WHAT YOU WEIGH, New Horizon Press, 2010. Available on amazon.com