Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

We All Deserve to Be Happy

Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You by Sophie Hagen

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I found the incredibly funny Sophie Hagen through her podcasts, Made of Human and Secret Dinosaur Cult. She is a lovely Danish standup comedian that now lives in London and she is very, very funny. She is also fat, and has been for most of her life. As most of us who are on the heavier side probably know, this means she has had certain experiences in life that are less than ideal. She decided it was time to really look into the ideas that […]

Nasty Women Anthem & Memoir

Feminasty: The Complicated Woman's Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death by Erin Gibson

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Jen and I read Erin Gibson’s fantastic book for the Two Heads Are Better Than One bingo square. Teresa: I’ve been a big fan of Erin Gibson from her podcast, Throwing Shade. I also attended her LA Festival of Books panel where she promoted this book. I was delighted beyond measure and regret holding off on a signed book. The audiobook version though was such a fun ride. Part feminist history, part humorous memoir, this book is a great way to discuss the darkest timeline […]

The Garment in Which Memory is Stitched

My Wedding Dress: True-life Tales of Lace, Laughter, Tears, & Tulle by Edited by Susuan Whelhan & Anne Laurel Carter

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Finding my own wedding dress was a study in disappointment. I didn’t have any of the appropriate reactions I felt I was supposed to have, and the ‘yes, this is the dress,’ moment didn’t happen until I went to the last fitting. Indeed the entire process of planning my wedding unearthed strange emotions and bizarre traditions and expectations I’d never thought mattered very much. In the end it was a great day, and much to my own annoyance, I have to admit I’m glad we […]

Hard Knock Life in the Holler

Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

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I’ve finally caught up with J.D. Vance’s much discussed bestseller, and I’m glad I did.  Vance’s memoir recounts growing up in Ohio and Kentucky, in a family on the lower rungs of the income and class scale.  He spends a lot of time and colour painting his family’s roots back in Kentucky, and then traces his parents’ move to suburban Ohio in search of a better life.  Despite the physical move, Vance writes that his family retains their ‘hillbilly’ values and are still culturally similar […]

Tales of a Queer Cross Country Road Trip

Real Queer America by Samantha Allen

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Review 1 for Bingo (Own Voices): Here’s the scenario for Real Queer America: A transgender reporter and a friend/scribe take a trip across the American Southwest, South, and the Midwest to document LGBTQ lives and history. Along the way, old friends are visited, new ones made, memories evaluated, and research is done. Two things surprised me about this book: first, how deeply researched it is (I will be looking up some of the historical and theoretical references cited), and second, how hopeful it is about […]

Tan Rocks!

Naturally Tan by Tan France

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So I have to admit something. Out of all of the Queer Eye guys, I love Tan the best. I just love his accent, his hair, and his delight he gets in clothes and helping others look their best and be comfortable with their bodies. I always hated clothes shopping with my mother because she loved to just plop me in anything that was pink with ruffles. I was her only girl and I got it, but good grief when I see pictures of me […]



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