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!