Bonnie Tsui's 'On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters' intricately explores the complexities of human muscles through a blend of memoir, journalism, and philosophy. Through dissecting muscle structure and function, Tsui illustrates how muscles facilitate movement and work in concert. Her writing process is described as a metaphorical experience of muscles expanding and contracting in a literary mosaic. Collaborative efforts with her editor, Amy Gash, enhance this complex narrative, reminiscent of her previous bestseller about swimming.
"I begin to see the inner workings in all their complexity: how the muscles of the shoulder slide so beautifully over one another, how they attach to bones at different points to support complete, all-around movement..."
"Swimming and muscles are topics, not books, so...it's about casting a really wide net for the material and stories and collecting what's interesting to me..."
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