author interview: crystal maldonado, author of fat chance, charlie vega

Hop in, traveler! Today is a special day! I had the opportunity to interview Crystal Maldonado, author of Fat Chance, Charlie Vega. Her debut novel about a fat Puerto Rican teenager was published at the beginning of February, and I had the pleasure to read it in advance. If you've been following me for a …

books with fat characters

"Fat" is so not a bad word. We're fat! and so what? Just like thinner people, we live, we yearn, we struggle, we fight. We exist. And we want representations in the books we read. Because, fork yes, representation is important for us too.