Decoding Anorexia

I have been waiting to make this announcement for almost two years now.  With a FedEx delivery this morning (followed by the solid hour it took for me to stop screaming and peel myself off the ceiling), I learned that two years of blood, sweat, and tears had finally paid off.

I am more thrilled than you can possibly imagine to announce the acceptance of my third book:

"Decoding Anorexia: How Science Offers Hope for Eating Disorders"

It will be published Summer-ish of 2012 by Routledge.  The manuscript is due in December.

{{Excuse me while I indulge in a few squeals for a minute. Okay, all better now.}}

Cindy Bulik, Director of the Eating Disorders Program at UNC Chapel Hill, is going to write the introduction and serve as medical advisor.

Walter Kaye, Director of the Eating Disorders Program at UCSD and my homeboy (Hugh Laurie was otherwise occupied), will be contributing a chapter as well, likely on translating scientific research into better treatments for anorexia and other eating disorders.

Special thanks to Kim and Cammy for helping me prepare the book proposal, and Laura for virtual hand-holding and a shoulder to cry on as the book was rejected by publisher after publisher after publisher.

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26 comments:

icedgen27 said...

yay! congratulations! please, please post if/when available on amazon. The science stuff is the gap I find missing in so many recovery writings but I need that to help make sense of what's going on, so I can understand and assimilate into positive progress. Wow!! Keep smiling, at least ALL the weekend! Jaw ache is NOT an excuse for stopping!

lux lucas said...

So many congratulations! Wonderful to see work demystifying the notion that eating disorders don't have a strong biological basis.

Katie said...

So I have yay-ed on ED-bites FB page, your FB and now I am yayying here too :P yay Carrie! Actually I think I whooped on one of them. Anyway, you rock! Go stick yourself to the ceiling a bit longer, this warrants the excitement ;)

KristineBaldo said...

This is a book that needs to be written, and I'm glad you are writing it! Wish we could have this wonderful resource about the science of anorexia sooner, but I guess I can find a bit of patience. I love the vision of you screaming with joy!

Tiptoe said...

Congratulations! I know your book will be a success. You have some heavy-hitting, known authorities in the ED field contributing, so it is bound for many to want to read it.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!!!

hm said...

Awesome- I can't wait to dig in and devour, cover to cover. :D

Congratulations!!!

Libby said...

So excited it's official! So excited you can announce it! So happy for you!!!

Kelly said...

Awwwww awesome lady! How incredibly exciting!

esqueci a ana (ex-ana) said...

Congratulations! Congratulations!
Please keep us informed about it!
(and the title is perfect! yes! is not *explaining* is decoding because there are codes barrier for entering into the knowledge...

Anonymous said...

Congrats, Carrie! This is so great to read! You go girl! :)

Angela Elain Gambrel said...

Congratulations!!! Your life seems to be going so well. I am so happy for you!!!

Angela

Sarah at Journeying With Him said...

This is FABULOUS!!!! Carrie, you are amazing!!

HikerRD said...

Wow, I could only imagine what that feels like! Not only hope for anorexia, but hope for those of us that aspire to get published! Fabulous news! Congrats.

Holly said...

So freaking excited! Major congratulations, Carrie. And of course it's going to be brilliant.

Cathy (UK) said...

This is truly awesome, and I love both the title and the proposed content of the book. It's wonderful when hard work pays off; and this is happening to you right now Carrie :)

Well done!

Charlotte UK said...

Whooping and linking it this as fast as I can http://www.facebook.com/pages/C-M-ED-Productions/144274018969810.

I am so proud of you. You are a Rock in a Frock.

fastbikes16 said...

congratulations!!!!!

Anonymous said...

How exciting! What an awesome accomplishment, congrats! :)

Anonymous said...

I'll buy it as soon as it's available! Congrats Carrie! We do need many more books about the true etiology of eating disorders and effective ways to treat them. THANKS!

Colleen said...

congratulations! what an accomplishment!

M said...

Yay! Brilliant Carrie!
Will definitely get myself a copy!

Kate said...

Congratulations, Carrie! What great news! All your hard work has SO paid off!!!

Cate said...

You really are having such an amazing week! Congrats to you :)

Cammy said...

Fantastic news, I'm so excited for you! The world needs more people like you educating them about important issues, this being a near and dear one. You rock.

KL said...

That's so fab!!!! Congrats!

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I'm a science writer, a jewelry design artist, a bookworm, a complete geek, and mom to a wonderful kitty. I am also recovering from a decade-plus battle with anorexia nervosa. I believe that complete recovery is possible, and that the first step along that path is full nutrition.

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