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Tommy Tomlinson
Tommy Tomlinson is the author of The Elephant in the Room, a memoir about being overweight in America. He’s the host of the podcast SouthBound in partnership with WFAE, Charlotte’s...view moreTommy Tomlinson is the author of The Elephant in the Room, a memoir about being overweight in America. He’s the host of the podcast SouthBound in partnership with WFAE, Charlotte’s NPR station. He has written for publications including Esquire, ESPN the Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, Garden & Gun, and many others. He spent twenty-three years as a reporter and local columnist for the Charlotte Observer, where he was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in commentary. His stories have been chosen twice for the Best American Sports Writing series (2012 and 2015) and he also appears in the anthology America’s Best Newspaper Writing. He teaches magazine writing at Wake Forest University and has taught at colleges, workshops, and conferences across the country. He also has a Substack called The Writing Shed. Tommy and his wife, Alix Felsing, live in Charlotte with Alix’s mom and a cat.view less
Books by Tommy Tomlinson
The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
Audiobooks by Tommy Tomlinson
The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
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The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5