"...brave and inspiring...required reading for those women who struggle with body-image issues - and even those who don't." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Kjerstin's 1st Book, Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall: How I Learned to Love my Body by Not Looking at It for a Year, is a sociologically informed memoir that evolved from her popular blog of the same name. "Written in Gruys’s hilarious and very relatable voice, Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall is a keenly observed memoir of personal growth merged with timely social commentary on our culture’s unhealthy obsession with beauty. Gruys draws on her frontline expertise to explore the gender inequities created by society’s obsession with a flawless female body image. Putting a human face on an important issue with humorous and poignant scenes from Gruys’ life, Mirror Mirror off the Wall sparks important conversations about body image and reclaiming the power to redefine beauty."