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Bet Me by Jennifer CrusieBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingPerfection by R.L. MathewsonYou Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra ManningRomancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Plus-sized Heroines
361 books — 402 voters
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellDumplin' by Julie MurphyThe DUFF by Kody KeplingerFat Girl on a Plane by Kelly deVosThe Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Plus-Size YA Heroines
210 books — 212 voters

On the Plus Side by Tabatha VargoNight Play by Sherrilyn KenyonPerfection by R.L. MathewsonPassion in Peril by Deborah McClatcheyDoctor's Delight by Angela Verdenius
BBW Heroines - Books With a Hero That Adores His Plus Sized Female
348 books — 179 voters
Perfection by R.L. MathewsonThe DUFF by Kody KeplingerBet Me by Jennifer CrusieRomancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia QuinnNine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
When Ugly, Fat, and/or Plain Women Get the Hot Guy
156 books — 152 voters

Bet Me by Jennifer CrusieBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithSuddenly You by Lisa KleypasToo Much Temptation by Lori Foster
Fat-friendly Fiction for Curvy Women
185 books — 146 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingGood in Bed by Jennifer WeinerHating Jesse Harmon by Robin MimnaBet Me by Jennifer CrusieSize 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
Best Books with Plus Sized Characters or Themes
176 books — 114 voters

Wasted by Marya HornbacherThe Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl by Shauna ReidAutobiography of a Face by Lucy GrealySuch a Pretty Fat by Jen LancasterUnbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi
Most Excellent Memoirs Relating To Bodies, etc
54 books — 88 voters
Dumplin' by Julie MurphyBet Me by Jennifer CrusieSpoiler Alert by Olivia DadeBefore and After by Andrew ShanahanEleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Fat Positive Fiction
139 books — 75 voters

Shrill by Lindy WestBody Positive Power by Megan Jayne CrabbeHunger by Roxane GayFat Shame by Amy Erdman FarrellWhat We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
Fat Acceptance and Fat Activism
88 books — 54 voters
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellThe Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae CarsonBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingPlaying in Paris by Aubrey RoseMy Wolf King by Rose Wynters
All About Fat Girls
35 books — 29 voters

Space for Love by Emily AntoinetteMy Blood Is Yours by Chiara ForestieriDeceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian LarkThat Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly LemmingClaimed by an Alien Warrior by Tiffany Roberts
Monster / Alien / Nonhuman romance and erotica with Mid and Plus Size Representation
110 books — 25 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinEast of Eden by John SteinbeckAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Best Thick Books
126 books — 24 voters

Doctor's Delight by Angela VerdeniusDangerous Curves Ahead by Sugar JamisonGentlemen Prefer Curves by Sugar JamisonBig Girls Do It Better by Jasinda WilderCurve My Song by Sarah Gai
Plus sized On A Cover
56 books — 24 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasLes Misérables by Victor HugoGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
eighthundread pages or more
51 books — 23 voters

Key Lime Sky by Al HessPainted Faces by L.H. CoswayPerfection by R.L. MathewsonSpoiler Alert by Olivia DadeDeceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark
Fat Hero/Heroine Romance
65 books — 12 voters
A Prayer for Vengeance by Leanne SchwartzPumpkinheads by Rainbow RowellDumplin' by Julie MurphyThis One Summer by Mariko TamakiEat Your Heart Out by Kelly deVos
Fat Girls in Fiction: YA
32 books — 11 voters

A Prayer for Vengeance by Leanne SchwartzCub by Jeff MannI'll Be the One by Lyla LeeThe Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy SpaldingThe International Day of the Girl by Jessica Dee Humphreys
Body Positive YA Books
8 books — 10 voters
Crumbs by Danie StirlingPatience & Esther by Sarah Winifred SearlePumpkinheads by Rainbow RowellEmbrace Your Size by HaraWitchlight by Jessi Zabarsky
Plus Size & Midsize Rep - Comics & Graphic Novels
43 books — 10 voters

Intuitive Eating by Evelyn TriboleImagine Your Life - Wholefood Plant-Based Cookbook by Isaac ButcherJava Burn Reviews by J. BarbanThe Vegan Health Plan by Amanda SweetNuts About... Baking by Victoria Searle-Thomson
Anti-Diet Dietitian Reading List
25 books — 5 voters
Milk Fed by Melissa BroderUnbearable Lightness by Portia de RossiPageboy by Elliot PageQueer Body Power by Essie DennisMasculinity Repair Kit in 4 Weeks, Testosterone and more by N. Sakr
Gender, Sexuality, Eating Disorders & The Body
10 books — 5 voters

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona AwadObjects in Mirror by Tudor RobinsSkinny by Donna CoonerMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Eating Disorders in Fiction
20 books — 5 voters
Milk Fed by Melissa BroderStrong Is the New Pretty by Kate T. ParkerThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KlunePatience & Esther by Sarah Winifred SearleDumplin' by Julie Murphy
Actual Body Positivity
6 books — 3 voters

Skinny Bitch by Rory FreedmanFrench Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille GuilianoThe Chic Diet by Kit OlsenDeath in Her Hands by Ottessa MoshfeghMilk Fed by Melissa Broder
Fatphobic Books
27 books — 2 voters
Java Burn Reviews by J. BarbanLanta Flat Belly Shake by Mike Rich.Eat Stop Eat by Brad PilonThe Okinawa Flat Belly Tonic System by Mike BannerThe Smoothie Diet by Drew Sgoutas
Flat Belly - Weight Loss, Lose Weight
5 books — 1 voter

The City We Became by N.K. JemisinA Long Time Dead by Samara BregerSilk & Steel by Janine A. SouthardThe Four Profound Weaves by R.B. LembergAmerican Hippo by Sarah Gailey
Queer and Fat Genre Fiction
7 books — 1 voter
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad
Self-Conscious Fat Women in Fiction
1 book — 1 voter

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona AwadYou Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman
Body Image in Literary Fiction
3 books — 1 voter
Intuitive Eating by Evelyn TriboleThe Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens by Elyse ReschThe Intuitive Eating Workbook by Evelyn TriboleWhat We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon“You Just Need to Lose Weight” by Aubrey Gordon
Weight Inclusive Nutrition
21 books — 1 voter

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