Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Girl | 2022 | Mecca Jamilah Sullivan | Buy |
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan’s novel Big Girl, published in 2022, is a coming-of-age story set in Harlem. The book follows Malaya, a young girl whose size makes her visible in ways she doesn’t always want, and tracks her from childhood through adolescence.
The novel received attention for its honest treatment of body image and fatness without reducing its protagonist to a single issue. Sullivan writes Malaya as a full person with interests, friendships, and a rich inner life.