“Bigger is a book absolutely of this moment in US culture.” Sue William Silverman "The pieces in Bigger accomplish what personal essays do at their best: they suggest a new way of looking at things. Whether the subject is an emotionally distant father, a transgender child, a rare disease, or a fondly remembered summer in youth, Ren Cedar Fuller's voice is wise, compassionate, self-aware, and searching. Bigger offers the deep pleasure of experiences thoughtfully considered, emotions examined, and ideas explored yet still left to us to ponder. This collection is a gem." Clifford Thompson, author of What It Is: Race, Family, and One Thinking Black Man's Blues “Bigger is a book absolutely of this moment in US culture.nAs the mother of a trans child, the daughter of a man whose undiagnosed affect pointed to being on the autism scale, and the wife of a man with the emotional courage to face such challenges, Ren Cedar Fuller has written a collection that charts a course for others to follow—or perhaps lead. With essays that range from traditional to experimental, Bigger embodies opening ourselves to new possibilities. In the end, this is a book about joy in all its possible manifestations.” Sue William Silverman, author of Acetylene Torch Songs: Writing True Stories to Ignite the Soul “Reading the essays in Ren Cedar Fuller’s Bigger made me feel as if I was sitting with a dear old friend and flipping through their family photo album for the first time. Each snapshot stands on its own, adding intricate detail to Ren as the child, sibling, spouse, and parent. I felt as if I was looking through her eyes, sharing the experiences in real time. Cedar Fuller masterfully weaves in people, places, time, senses, and heart in a way that leaves me saying, ‘May I have some more, please?’” Aidan Key, author of Trans Children in Today’s Schools “My heart is so full after talking with Ren Cedar Fuller about her forthcoming memoir-in-essay collection Bigger, which tackles neurodiversity, immigration, dementia, colonialism and Christianity (and Big Oil, wow), and so much more. It includes a gorgeous and enlightening piece about parenting her transgender child and recognizing gender diversity in her extended family. We talked about how Ren builds specificity into her descriptions — her essays are a master class in nonfiction (and fiction, frankly) character building — and the genre-bending ways she experiments with form. But the best part of all is how, in the midst of examining so many deep and dark issues, how Ren manages to mine a vein of light for herself — and her readers.” Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff, Good Newsletter