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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 25/09/2026

For @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social, I wrote about our September Book Club pick, THE DEEP by Rivers Solomon! The novella is based on the eponymous song by clipping., and listening to the audiobook narrated by Daveed Diggs was honestly incredible. 📚💙 🌈📚 Read here:

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

BOOKWYRM: A COZY STRATEGY GAME OF BEAUTIFUL BOOKSHELVES has tripled its funding goal since launch on Tuesday! 🐉📚 This board game for book lovers is beautiful and fun, and Fat Forward Books spoke with co-designer Lizzy Ives for a quick spotlight earlier this week. Check it out! 💙📚 🌈📚

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🌟 NEW 🌟 Crowdfunding Spotlight: MORE RUMP, LESS FRUMP! A photographic history book commemorating Re/Dress NYC, the first plus-size vintage store in the U.S. Created by Re/Dress founder Deb Malkin, on Kickstarter through 9/30! REALLY excited about this one - please share! 💙📚 🌈📚

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 31/08/2026

For the last day of #FatLiberationMonth, I wrote about the comment that set my personal fat liberation journey in motion back in 2012 and how literacy is an important tool for dismantling the systems that oppress and discriminate against fat folks for their bodies. Shares appreciated!

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Bindery Books has officially launched its inaugural merch line, and paid Fat Forward Books subscribers can get 30% off any one item through 9/1!

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 17/08/2026

Did you know that August is Fat Liberation Month? A really great way to support my work, especially now, is to subscribe to Fat Forward Books on Bindery Books at ANY tier including FREE. My goal is to grow this space into a fat-focused publishing imprint, and you can help! Shares encouraged! 💛📚✨

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thank u, hexed @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I just realized that today also marks one year since THIS IS MY BODY was published! What an awesome day for my weird, gory, gay book. Thank you to everyone who's read, reviewed, bought, borrowed, or recommended it in the past year!

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Happy Fat Liberation Month! Every Bindery follower (free or paid) helps us get closer to our goal of creating a fat-forward publishing imprint to get more fat voices in the book industry, at every level—both on the shelf and behind the scenes! More info here:

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Fat Forward Books | Happy Fat Liberation Month!

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 31/07/2026

Fat Liberation Month starts tomorrow! I'm currently in the midst of rebuilding Fat Forward Books (@fatfwdbooks.bsky.social) and would LOVE to get some new subscribers in August. Signing up for free gains you access to exclusive reviews, author essays, interviews, a book club, and more! Shares = 💖

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🌟 NEW 🌟 Book Thoughs: SPARKS WILL FLY by Laurel Holl (@laurelholl.bsky.social) "There's so much to love about Sparks Will Fly, starting with the fact that Mari is fat, disabled, queer, and uninterested in being anyone's inspiration porn." 💙📚 #Booksky 🌈📚 Read at fatfwdbooks.com :

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 26/06/2026

Today on Fat Forward Books, we have a guest essay from author Laurel Holl about writing a fat, disabled FMC in her new "romance novel for nerds," SPARKS WILL FLY, and why this kind of intersectional representation is more important now than ever. Subscribe for free to read:

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jael @jld.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Any of my mutuals who don't yet follow this project should check out this really cool opportunity!

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Join Fat Forward Books founder and award-winning writer and editor @theverbalthing.com for "Read Fat Books," a 90-minute virtual workshop on Wednesday, 8/27 at 7 p.m. ET on anti-fatness in contemporary lit! 💙📚 🌈📚 Info & tickets: fatfwdbooks.binderybooks.com/item/Oh3V95u...

Read Fat Books: A Virtual Workshop

We need more fat rep in publishing! How do we get there? Let's talk about it.

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Join Fat Forward Books founder and award-winning writer and editor Samantha Puc (she/they) for a deep dive into fat rep in contemporary lit. We'll discuss how to identify anti-fatness in our reading and critique it in reviews, interviews, and peer-to-peer dialogue, as well as how to push for positive change both on the page and behind the scenes.

About Samantha Puc

Samantha Puc (she/they) is a fat, disabled, lesbian writer and editor whose work focuses primarily on LGBTQ+ and fat representation in pop culture.

They are an Eisner Award-winning journalist and Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic with bylines at The Beat, Publishers Weekly, Yes! Magazine, Polygon, and elsewhere.

Samantha is the founder of Fat Forward Books, Community Voices Blog Editor at NAAFA, and a contributor to the award-winning Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives. They graduated in 2025 with a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative nonfiction from The New School.

When Samantha is not working or writing, she loves spending time with her cats, reading, and perfecting her grilled cheese recipe.

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Check out our interview with cartoonist Mollie Cronin about her new graphic novel, FUTURE ME IS FAT, how fat liberation informs her comics, how fat bodies are perceived in sci-fi, and more. 💙📚 🌈📚 #ReadFatBooks

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Bindery Books | In Conversation with Mollie Cronin

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Check out our interview with author #MasonDeaver about their adult debut, THE BUILD-A-BOYFRIEND PROJECT, why they want more soft men in romance, and what their next book is about! Here’s a hint: 🚢😳😤😏❤️‍🔥 💙📚 🌈📚 #ReadFatBooks

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Bindery Books | In Conversation with Mason Deaver

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Happy Fat Liberation Month! We'll be celebrating throughout August with author interviews, community events, giveaways, and more. Subscribe for FREE so you don't miss a second! #ReadFatBooks 💙📚 🌈📚

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Titania @titaniasrealm.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Me after saying I wasn't gonna buy any more books for a while

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

The Fat Forward Book Club July pick is Zami by Audre Lorde! Join us Friday, July 18 at 8 p.m. ET to discuss. 💙📚 🌈📚 #FatForwardBooks Details: fatfwdbooks.binderybooks.com/item/rw7pQCv...

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Bindery Books | ✨ Our Fat Forward Book Club July Pick ✨

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

🎉 BOOK GIVEAWAY 🎉 Enter to win a @binderybooks.bsky.social Exclusive hardcover edition of The Unmapping by Denise S. Robbins! 💙📚 Open until Friday, 6/20 at 12 p.m. PT. Rules for entry at the link below. Please share! ✨

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

THANK YOU for helping us reach 50 subscribers! June 1 is still days away… think we can double that number? 👀 Please share this post and if you haven’t, take a second to subscribe (for FREE) to the #FatForwardBooks page on @binderybooks.bsky.social! 💙📚 🌈📚

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 29/05/2025

Y’all showed up and showed OUT for @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social! 50 of you are subscribed to the page and I’m so, so grateful. 💛💛💛 Please keep sharing! The more people who back this project, the more it can grow! #FatForwardBooks 💙📚 🌈📚

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jael @jld.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Hey mutuals, sign up for this so we can be book buddies!!! 🥰

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 28/05/2025

Thank y'all for showing up and showing OUT! I'm so close to my goal of 50 subscribers. Please continue sharing, and if you haven't signed up, I hope you will! 💙📚 🌈📚 #FatForwardBooks

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 27/05/2025

For my 35th, I launched @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social with @binderybooks.bsky.social and I have big, big plans! If you want to know more about #FatForwardBooks, check out this post and subscribe to the page (for FREE). I'd love to hit 50 subs my June 1. Please share to help make it happen! 💙📚 🌈📚

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Bindery Books | Why I Created Fat Forward Books

We need more fat books. I want to make that happen.

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

JUST OUR LUCK author @nicwillwrites.bsky.social reveals details about her next book, THE RE-DO LIST, arriving in 2026! 💙📚 Watch the full interview by subscribing to #FatForwardBooks for FREE via @binderybooks.bsky.social! ➡️ fatfwdbooks.binderybooks.com

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 23/05/2025

I'm putting together some short, social media friendly clips of my @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social interview with author Denise Williams, but if you want to see the whole thing, make sure to subscribe (for FREE) to the page on @binderybooks.bsky.social! ➡ fatfwdbooks.binderybooks.com

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Michael LaBorn @michaellaborn.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

There’s an author currently calling Black people “KKK leftists” to sell books. Im sick of this. Let’s flip the script. Instead of racists getting rich, help my Black publishing imprint thrive to spite them. Go subscribe. We’re out pandering racists today. Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

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Crucial Comix @crucialcomix.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

✏️ New comic by Nicole Testa LaLiberty: Growing up in a fatphobic culture, I got the message that my body was never good enough. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/never-...

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Never Enough

Growing up in a fatphobic culture, I got the message that my body was never good enough.

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Every Monday, we share a #FatForwardBooks news round-up over on @binderybooks.bsky.social highlighting acquisitions/deals, events, crowdfunding campaigns, pre-order campaigns, new releases, and more! If you have an announcement you'd like featured, you can submit via this form. Please share! 💙📚 🌈📚

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jael @jld.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Ahhhh, so exciting!!! One of my favorites 🥰

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Next week for ALL Bindery subscribers: an exclusive interview with JUST OUR LUCK author Denise Williams! Following #FatForwardBooks on @binderybooks.bsky.social is FREE and takes just a few seconds. What are you waiting for? ➡️ fatfwdbooks.binderybooks.com

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

📣 Fat Forward Book Club Launches in June! 📣 Join us Friday, June 20 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT to discuss BLACK. FAT. FEMME. by @doctorjonpaul.blue! Details: fatfwdbooks.binderybooks.com/item/ZMzAoCA...

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 16/05/2025

Big news from @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social tomorrow! Subscribe via @binderybooks.bsky.social so you don't miss it! 💙📚 🌈📚 ✨ fatfwdbooks.binderybooks.com ✨

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Looking for more #FatForwardBooks to add to your TBR? We have a regularly updated list of books by fat authors, by fat experiences, and/or featuring fat characters releasing in 2025 on our Bindery! 💙📚 🌈📚 ➡ fatfwdbooks.com

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 14/05/2025

I LOVED writing this piece about fat rep in TTRPGs! I’m so grateful to @glowpinkstah.bsky.social, @quinnntastic.bsky.social, and @cdiganon.bsky.social for talking to me about creating fat characters and narratives in their stories. Support Rascal with just $1 to read this piece!

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

THE TENTH MUSE is on the #FatForwardBooks 2025 release radar and we can't wait to read this gorgeous anthology when it hits shelves next month! Editor and fellow Bindery Tastemaker Sarah Mesh wrote about its creation for their page, Wanderland Reads. Check it out! 🌈📚 💙📚 #Booksky

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Bindery Books | The Tenth Muse

Therapist, Reader, Educator, Activist

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Happy Monday! The #FatForwardBooks Weekly Book News roundup featuring all the news you need is LIVE. 📰 Make sure to subscribe (for free) so you don't miss it and more, including an upcoming interview with JUST OUR LUCK author Denise Williams!

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Did you catch our interview with author @thatames.bsky.social? Subscribe for FREE on @binderybooks.bsky.social for access to this interview, an exclusive Discord server role, future author interviews, reviews, and more!

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Bindery Books | In Conversation with Amy Spalding

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 07/05/2025

I’m thrilled to put this project into the world and I hope y’all find some comfort and joy in it. We’re launching with a subscriber-exclusive interview with author @thatames.bsky.social about her new book, ON HER TERMS, and I hope you absolutely love it. 💖

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 07/05/2025

Join the community Discord to talk about books, art, games, pop culture, or whatever you like. Invite friends who want to see more body diversity in book publishing!

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 07/05/2025

I’ve put a lot of thought and love into this and I’m so excited to see it blossom. 🔸 Subscribe for free for author interviews, reviews, recommendations, a monthly book club, and more! 🔸 Subscribe for $5 a month and help choose book club picks, read guest posts from authors, and more!

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 07/05/2025

Today is my 35th birthday and to celebrate, I’ve launched @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social on @binderybooks.bsky.social! 🎉 I’ve wanted to build a fat, bookish community space for a long time, and I’ve poured a lot of thought into the shape and vibe of FFB! 🧵

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

✨ FAT FORWARD BOOKS IS LIVE! ✨ Launching today on @binderybooks.bsky.social, FFB celebrates books by fat authors, about fat experiences, and/or featuring fat characters! Subscribe for free ➡️ fatfwdbooks.binderybooks.com

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Fat Forward Books @fatfwdbooks.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Mark your calendars! 👀✨🗓️📚

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