Welcome to The Librarian Is In, the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.

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Frank and Gwen tackle two powerful narratives about bodies and self-acceptance -- and then take respite in a roller derby comic and a queer love story.

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

The End of Eddy by Édouard Louis

SLAM! by Pamela Ribon and Veronica Fish (ack, this isn't in NYPL's catalog yet -- we're sorry! Here it is from the publisher.) 

Whip It and Kansas City Bomber (roller derby movies)

The Ithaca League of Women Rollers! 

Less by Andrew Sean Greer

And stay tuned for the upcoming NYPL Sings album! Here's more information about the Innovation Project from the Revson Foundation.

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Find us online @NYPLRecommends, the Bibliofile blog, and nypl.org. Or email us at nyplrecommends@nypl.org!

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