In 'Thick: And Other Essays,' Tressie McMillan Cottom, an award-winning professor and noted author, offers a spellbinding collection that interweaves personal experiences with incisive commentary on race, gender, and class. Each of the eight essays in this volume is a blend of humor, honesty, and sharp social analysis, tackling topics from pop culture and LinkedIn to weighty issues like sexual violence and infant mortality. Cottom's voice is unapologetically bold, bravely confronting societal norms and self-reflection. Deemed 'thick' in a world that often expected less, she embraces her narrative power to reflect the tensions of living as a Black woman in modern America. Her work, both transgressive and enlightening, holds up a mirror to society, making this collection a timeless examination of contemporary cultural dynamics.