This Is Why You’re Fat: The Book

By Steffen • Mar 20th, 2009 • Category: 26th Story, Books, Food and Drink

Last month a friend forwarded me a link to thisiswhyyourefat.com the hilarious and cringe inducing “junk food-porn” site created by Jessica Amason and Richard Blakeley. Then another friend. Then another. Fast forward to yesterday: HarperStudio acquired the rights to a book based on the blog, which has pulled in over ten million page-views in its first month. Amason and Blakeley are currently in TV development talks. What would their show be called? The Biggest Gainer?

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Tarah T

Fantastic! I’ve been following the site for quite some time now. Have fun with it!!!!
Bob

Wow – they got you guys good. A book based on a tumblr blog that consists of pictures off the net. I hope you paid them in cheeseburgers. The publishing world deserves everything that is happening to them.
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Tarah T

http://nymag.com/daily/food/2009/03/this_is_why_youre_fat_the_book.html
apparently Gawker and NY Mag like it!!!
Interneter

It’s called nepotism. I heard the idea was lifted from someone else. Maybe just a rumor.
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Good idea. It’s neat that you’ve picked up on trends like this and turned them into projects.
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Steffen

I love this kind of food blog.

Here is another one of my favorites http://scanwiches.com/
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Nice and informative post.. tnx man
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Susan G

How exactly is that nepotism…?!?!??! Are you implying a family member of a publisher at HarperStudio works for Thisiswhyyou'refat.com…??? Because that's a pretty strong allegation. Might want to check your facts before you begin ranting on the internet…
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This Is Why You’re Fat: The Book

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