Susan Seligson Booksigning

Stacked, A Wise and Humorous Book to be Surrounded by Sensual Art
Booksigning:
Stacked, A 32DDD Reports from the Front
Saturday, June 2 from 5:30 to 7:30

The AddisonArtGallery will hold a reception and booksigning for Stacked, A 32DDD Reports from the Front on Saturday, June 2 from 5:30 to 7:30. Written by Susan Seligson, Stacked, an intimate cultural exploration of breast obsession, has attracted wide media coverage including Glamour, Playboy, The Atlantic Monthly, The Times of London, The New York Observer, BBC Radio, The Boston Globe and a starred review in Publisher's Weekly. The accompanying art show will include figurative oils by Paul and Pharr Schulenberg as well as sculptures by Joyce Johnson.

Seligson and Johnson are year-round residents of Truro. The Schulenburgs (husband and wife) reside in Eastham. Susan Seligson lives with her husband, cartoonist Howie Schneider.

Susan Seligson’s reporting and essays have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Salon.com, The Atlantic Monthly, Redbook, Eating Well, Yankee, New England Monthly, The Boston Globe Magazine, Outside, Allure, on public radio, and in numerous other publications. Her award-winning humor column “The Walking Fool” appears biweekly in the Provincetown Banner. Seligson’s travel memoir Going with the Grain: A Wandering Bread-lover Takes a Bite Out of Life, was published in the fall of 2002 by Simon & Schuster and has been translated into four languages. Stacked was released in February 2007 by Bloomsbury USA.

From Publishers Weekly:
Starred Review. Like an artful comedienne, journalist Seligson (Going with the Grain), a self-avowedly well-endowed woman, wittily recounts her experiences as she anecdotally examines "what breasts mean to their bearers as well as their beholders." Assessing an abundant lexicon of breast slang, Seligson ponders the role of breasts as the marker of femininity, conversing with women of all ages about how their breast size affects their daily life and self-image. Quizzing experts on the evolutionary role of breasts for human sexual attraction, she surveys the history of the brassiere before purchasing "the perfect bra" at a renowned Manhattan retailer. Seligson's candid observations are hilarious as she visits a workaholic editor for Busty Beauties magazine and searches for the Guinness-record-holder for breast size, one Maxi Mounds, at an exotic dancing event. Questioning the global phenomenon of breast augmentation, Seligson reveals industry scams and discusses the psychology, ethics and cultural implications of implant consumerism with leading plastic surgeons and media scholars. Concluding with cross-dressers and their removable breasts, the author proclaims herself at peace with herself as "a person who happens to be stacked." Seligson's earthy merriment and compassionate humor triumph as she surefootedly tours a subject bound to elicit strong feelings ranging from adulation to derision. (Feb.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Book Description
What is it about breasts—or if, you prefer, bazoombas, melons, Dolly Partons, or breastasauri—that inspires such fascination? No one is even sure why women have breasts when not pregnant or nursing, but start a conversation about them, Susan Seligson discovered, and every woman, man, child, and drag queen has something to say. In Stacked, this intrepid 32DDD writer takes us on a journey through a culture where breasts have come to stand for all that is woman. Seligson introduces us to the proud owners of the world’s largest augmented breasts; crusaders for the right to parade bare-chested in public; and women pining for larger breasts or smaller ones, who may resort to surgery or stranger fixes (breast-enhancing gum? giant suction cups?) to get the breasts of their dreams. She relates the history of the bra and takes us on a quest for the perfect one. She explores the thinking of surgeons who do hundreds of breast implants a year, academics suspicious of our changing standards of femininity, and the editor of Busty Beauties magazine. And she writes throughout with the wisdom and humor of a woman who knows what it is to wield body parts so powerful they can make men crash cars.

Praise for
Going with the Grain: A Wandering Bread Lover Takes a Bite Out of Life
“Seligson is a deliciously entertaining guide. Her palpable enthusiasm translates into stories spiced with rich detail and witty commentary.” — Christian Science Monitor

“Fascinating…funny…[Seligson] keeps her attention focused outward, driven by a curiosity about places and people, what makes them work and what matters to them. She seems to be interested in everything…Just as others become Seligson’s invaluable guides into the world of bread, she becomes ours.” — Boston Globe

“Serious stuff, but Seligson leavens this offering with keen observations and a wicked sense of humor…As smart and evocative as it often is laugh-out-loud funny.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)