Kris Kneen

Fat Girl Dancing by Stella Prize-shortlisted author Kris Kneen examines their body through the lens of art and burlesque in this gorgeous, intimate story of fatness, beauty, and self-knowledge. How does a person come to know that they are different from the children around them? To measure themselves against a set normal and find themselves lacking? When did I know...

Thank the literary gods for Kris Kneen! For the way they make desire dangerous again, the body luminous, and shame impossible. For giving us a sea full of monsters and the terrifying grace of finding one inside ourselves. — Beejay Silcox And here you are. You, who might feel the itch of an uncomfortable identity hanging heavy on your shoulders...

Longlisted, Australian Book Industry Awards, Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2019 Shortlisted, Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards, Adult & Debut 2019 Longlisted, Colin Roderick Award 2019 Shortlisted, Queensland Premier's Award for State Significance, The Courier-Mail's People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award, Queensland Literary Awards, 2019 When Jessica’s partner disappears into the dark one night, there is the...