Humor columnist and comedienne Wendy Shanker has penned a new memoir, Are You My Guru? How Medicine, Meditation & Madonna Saved My Life. Shanker is best known for her first memoir, The Fat Girl’s Guide to Life, a humorous take on how she learned to live happily within her overweight body. Since then she’s lost a significant amount of weight due to a rare autoimmune disease called Wegener’s granulomatosis. This new book takes you on her unconventional, inspiring journey to protect her lungs and kidneys from being devoured.
But, is she now concerned she’s lost her credibility as The Fat Girl? No. And this author just can’t stop herself, even when tackling somber topics she’s fiercely funny.
“Technically I’m still fat.” she said, “but am I fat enough? Read more