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The Ezra Klein Show
Ezra Klein referenced the title in three episodes, noting that it was a National Book Award nominee and part of Tressie McMillan Cottom's bibliography. The mentions highlighted its critical recognition but did not provide an in‑depth endorsement.
Episode: Boundaries, Burnout and the 'Goopification' of Sel...
Ezra described Thick as a National Book Awardnominated work by Tressie McMillan Cottom.
She is the author of Lower Ed, The Troubling Rise of ForProfit Colleges in the New Economy and the National Book Award nominee, Thick.
Episode: America’s Top Librarian on the Rise of Book Bans
Ezra highlighted that Cottom's *Thick* was a National Book Award nominee and mentioned it as part of her bibliography.
she is the author of Lower Ed, The Troubling Rise of ForProfit Colleges in the New Economy, and the National Book Award nominee, Thick.
Episode: Two Acclaimed Writers on the Art of Revising Your...
The essay collection was highlighted as a National Book Award finalist and part of Tressie's body of work.
She's author of the National Book Award finalist, Thick, and other essays.
Episode: What Keeping American Democracy Alive Looks Like
Ezra Klein noted that Cottom's 2019 collection, Thick and Other Essays, offered a series of firstperson essays that reconceptualize 'thick' as an analytical category beyond its colloquial use.
A book that has come off the shelf and onto my desk is Tressie McMillan Cottom's Thick and Other Essays.
Episode: Your Success Probably Didn’t Come From Merit Alone
The host and the guest referenced Thick several times, describing it as a challenging essay collection that explores beauty and status.
She's the author of the book Lower Ed and then the wonderful essay collection Thick, which was a National Book Award finalist in 2019.
One of the really challenging essays from Thick, one that I still think about having read it now, I guess a couple of years ago is in the name of beauty...
Episode: Your Success Probably Didn’t Come From Merit Alone
It was described as an essay collection that earned a National Book Award finalist nod and later referenced for its challenging essays.
She's the author of the book Lower Ed and then the wonderful essay collection Thick, which was a National Book Award finalist in 2019.
One of the really challenging essays from Thick, one that I still think about having read it now, I guess a couple of years ago is in the name of beauty and attractiveness...
