SKIN AND BONES written by Renee Watson and read by Zenzi Williams

Renee Watson’s first adult book, SKIN AND BONES, tells the story of Lena Baker who has been loved well her whole life—by her parents, the father of her child and her boyfriend. She’s successful at her work, adored by her child and girlfriends she’s had for decades. She knows she is beautiful and yet the ugly messages of society about her size, her color can’t help but affect her. Watson writes eloquently about what it feels like to inhabit a body that’s not seen as it should be. This is a love letter to her Portland home, women, bodies, and beauty. Zenzi Williams gives convincing performances of Lena’s in many different facets as well allowing us to know the depth of the many minor characters.Book available at the link below.