{"id":22,"date":"2022-01-24T20:53:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T20:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box2504.temp.domains\/~plussje5\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-05-31T05:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T05:18:06","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plussizebook.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignfull\" id=\"plus-size-a-memoir-of-pop-culture-fatphobia-and-social-change\"><strong>Plus-Size: A Memoir of Pop Culture, Fatphobia, and Social Change<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plussizebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Plus-Size-4.png?resize=334%2C513&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plussizebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Plus-Size-4.png?w=334&amp;ssl=1 334w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plussizebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Plus-Size-4.png?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1917\" height=\"1916\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plussizebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IRDAWinner.png?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0009878169245967;width:199px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plussizebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IRDAWinner.png?w=1917&amp;ssl=1 1917w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plussizebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IRDAWinner.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plussizebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IRDAWinner.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plussizebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IRDAWinner.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plussizebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IRDAWinner.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plussizebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IRDAWinner.png?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plussizebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IRDAWinner.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plussizebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IRDAWinner.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plussizebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5-Star-Readers-Favorite-Seal.png?fit=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plussizebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5-Star-Readers-Favorite-Seal.png?w=144&amp;ssl=1 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plussizebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5-Star-Readers-Favorite-Seal.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&#8220;Plus-Size: A Memoir of Pop Culture, Fatphobia, and Social Change&#8221; chronicles the rise of the body positive movement and body positivity through pop culture reviews and personal reflections. 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