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July 27, 2019 53 mins

In episode 25 we discuss Lee Kofman’s Imperfect. A blend of memoir and cultural critique, Kofman’s Imperfect, which in a neat trick of typography could also read as I’m Perfect, considers our conceptions of physical perfection and asks what it means to live in a body that differs from the norm.

Thanks to Affirm Press and Lee for sending us these copies Imperfect.

Show Notes

Imperfect review: Lee Kofman's examination of bodies and the self: https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/imperfect-review-lee-kofmans-examination-of-bodies-and-the-self-20190207-h1aywg.html

Tali Lavi reviews 'Imperfect: How our bodies shape the people we become' by Lee Kofman: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/archive/2019/239-march-2019-no-409/5350-tali-lavi-reviews-imperfect-how-our-bodies-shape-the-people-we-become-by-lee-kofman

Imperfect: How Our Bodies Shape the People We Become: https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2018/10/25/117820/imperfect-how-our-bodies-shape-the-people-we-become-lee-kofman-affirm-press/

Lee Kofman Imperfect: https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/books/2019/02/28/imperfect/15502356007449

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The 7am Podcast: https://7ampodcast.com.au/

Minor Monuments by Ian Maleney: https://www.tramppress.com/product/preorder-minor-monuments/

Kirby:

Always Be My Maybe: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7374948/

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler: https://www.readings.com.au/products/16476164/dinner-at-the-homesick-restaurant

Neve:

The Time I Went On A Lesbian Cruise And It Blew Up My Entire Life by Shannon Keating:
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/shannonkeating/lesbian-cruise

Good Omens: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1869454/

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