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Tommy Tomlinson
Tommy Tomlinson has written for
Esquire
,
ESPN The Magazine
, and
Sports Illustrated
, among other publications. He hosts the podcast
SouthBound
for WFAE, the NPR station in Charlotte.
The Elephant in the Room
is his first book.
Emily Haasch
The Weight I Carry
What it’s like to be too big in America
Tommy Tomlinson
January 9, 2019