18 of the Best Books for National Reading Month
Frisky fish, pensive poets, illicit lovers...and more
By Kseniya Melnik, Elliott Holt, Leigh Haber, Dotun Akintoye, Natalie Beach and Hamilton Cain
13 of 18
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
By Mona Awad
224 pages;
Penguin Books
Overweight young Lizzie throws herself into dieting, vowing to be "hungry and angry all my life but...have a hell of a time." That turns out to be a terrible plan in this mordant coming-of-age novel.
— Natalie Beach
Published 03/01/2016