In this fun, fresh, fat-positive anthology, fat activist and sex educator Virgie Tovar brings together voices from an often-marginalized community to talk about and celebrate their lives. Hot & Heavy rejects the idea that being thin is best, instead embracing the many fabulous aspects of being fat—building fat-positive spaces, putting together fat-friendly wardrobes, turning society’s rules into personal politics, and creating supportive, inclusive communities. Writers, activists, performers, and poets—including April Flores, Alysia Angel, Charlotte Cooper, Jessica Judd, Emily Anderson, Genne Murphy, and Tigress Osborn—cover everything from fat go-go dancing to queer dating to urban gardening in their essays, exploring their experiences with the word “fat,” pinpointing particular moments that have impacted the way they think and feel about their bodies, and telling the story of how they each became fat revolutionaries.

Ground-breaking and long overdue, Hot & Heavy is a fierce, sassy, thoughtful, authentic, and joyous collection of stories about unapologetically—and unconditionally—loving the body you’re in.

April Michelle Davis copyedited this manuscript to ensure that the essays written by the various writers were all consistent with one another in grammar and style. Copyediting is an important step in building the credibility of the author, and April Michelle’s knowledge and skills ensured consistency throughout the manuscript while allowing the authors of each chapter to share from their perspective.

This 150-page book spans the history of a village within Marathon County, Wisconsin. Hatley: History of a Central Wisconsin Village includes many black-and-white photos. April Michelle Davis was hired to copyedit this manuscript, which proved challenging because of the many names of people within these pages. She ensured the consistent spelling of those names to improve the quality of this text.

What’s healthier? The olive oil-rich Mediterranean Diet or the low-fat, plant-based diet followed by former president and heart patient Bill Clinton? Does the Paleo diet help answer the question of good fat versus low fat? Is high saturated fat coconut oil really healthful?

Good Fat or Low Fat provides an easy-to-understand, science-based assessment of these and other important topics in healthful eating and weight management.

“Healthful” is explored in terms of multiple factors, including weight, inflammation and oxidation, cholesterol and blood pressure, blood sugars and cognitive brain function.

The report also provides five tips for using healthy oils, plus the very important six rules for keeping good fats healthy.

April Michelle Davis copyedited this report, preparing it for publication as a health resource. She ensured consistency within the report to reflect well of the author so that the information would be shared accurately with others.