S. Bear Bergman is an acclaimed writer and lecturer who travels regularly across North America to speak on trans issues. Bear's first two books, Butch Is a Noun and The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You, are considered seminal texts on the subject of trans life. In his third essay collection, Bear enters, describes, and rearranges our ideas about family as a daughter, husband, father, and friend. In Bear's extended family "orchard," drag sisters, sperm-donor's parents, Sparkles and other relations provide more branches of love, support, and sustenance than a simple family tree. Defiantly queer yet full of tenderness and hilarity, Blood, Marriage, Wine & Glitter is a beautifully thought-provoking book that redefines the notion of what family is and can be.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Published: 10/01/2013
ISBN: 9781551525112
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist

Review Citations: Library Journal 03/01/2014 pg. 46