Eat Fat, by Richard Klein (Picador, £6.99 in UK)

You can wallow - literally - in this celebration of fattism as Richard Klein debunks our culture's obsession with the willowy…

You can wallow - literally - in this celebration of fattism as Richard Klein debunks our culture's obsession with the willowy, invoking just about every heavyweight you can think of in the process. Michelangelo's nudes, Shakespeare's wenches, Rubens, Barthes, Orson Welles: they're all in here, and so are larger-than-life porn stars and diet soft drinks. It's witty and it's entertaining, but despite Klein's best efforts I have to confess that I still regard my wobbly bits with some distaste. A.W.