If you love body positive teen romance that will make you laugh and cry, you’re in for a treat! On May 31st at 5:00pm EST, BPA team members will interview body-positive author Kelsie Stelting about the importance of body positivity in literature, as well as the personal inspiration behind Kelsie’s writing. Follow along with us and read the first book in the Curvy Girl Club series, Curvy Girls Date Quarterbacks. We will discuss that book in depth. We hope to see you there!

Join us for our second book club meeting. We’ll be discussing The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. The Vanishing Half is an intergenerational examination of identity, and what it’s like to grow up in a body you’ve been conditioned to feel ashamed of. It’s a poignant family story that doesn’t shy away from the intersections of race, class, and gender — all while capturing the reader’s heart and mind.

Join us for our first book club meeting. We’ll be discussing More Than a Body. The book is a welcome salve for those who are weary of the internal war with their body. Through their groundbreaking body image resilience model, Lindsay and Lexie Kite offer many practical ways to make peace with your body, showing how body image disruptions can be a pathway for healing, rather than provoke a descent into a shame spiral.