Mums being woke!
This is the story of trans woman, Reese, who's lesbian trans partner, Amy, detransitions back to a man, Ames. Ames finds out he's going to become a father and offers Reese the chance to be the mother she's always wanted to be.
Jayne and Paula set out to navigate this complicated world and discuss Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters.
Plus, Paula's made up for her reading dry spell last month, Jayne's got the latest and greatest in books and they share some literary news!
Books they mention:
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
Consent by Vanessa Springora
Girl A by Abigail Dean
The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
Yearbook by Seth Rogan
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri
Male Tears by Benjamin Myers
A Still Life by Josie George
Faking It by Kyle Mewburn
Links:
Here's a link to the Vulture article Jayne mentions:
https://www.vulture.com/2021/01/torrey-peters-detransition-baby.html
Here's a link to book into the Kayte Nunn talk on 4 May:
https://www.marion.sa.gov.au/things-to-do/events-calendar/library-through-the-lens-gina-wilkinson-in-conversation-with-kayte-nunn-when-the-apricots-bloom
Our book for next month is My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix. Happy reading!