“Healing isn’t linear” is perhaps the most popular recovery affirmation around these days, but the shame surrounding a slip-up persists. Mallary Tenore Tarpley’s first book SLIP: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery seeks to end the stigma. Drawing from her own experience with anorexia and augmented by insights from clinicians, researchers, and others diagnosed with the disease, the UT journalism professor offers essential clarification on a highly stigmatized disorder, and the middle place between acute sickness and recovery that so many exist in. Moderated by The 19th CEO and co-founder Emily Ramshaw, this book launch promises to illuminate both personal history and journalistic excellence. – Carys Anderson