{"product_id":"blood-marriage-wine-glitter","title":"Blood, Marriage, Wine \u0026amp; Glitter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLambda Literary Award finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe celebrated essayist sheds necessary (and humorous) light on gender, sexuality, and family.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eS. Bear Bergman is an acclaimed writer and lecturer who travels regularly across North America to speak on trans issues. Bear's first two books, \u003ci\u003eButch Is a Noun\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nearest Exit May Be Behind You\u003c\/i\u003e, are considered essential 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eDefiantly queer yet full of tenderness and hilarity, \u003ci\u003eBlood, Marriage, Wine \u0026amp; Glitter\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully thought-provoking book that redefines the notion of what family is and can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eBear is also co-author of \u003ci\u003eGender Outlaws: The Next Generation\u003c\/i\u003e and author of the groundbreaking trans-positive children's books \u003ci\u003eBackwards Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Tulip, Birthday Wish Fairy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S. Bear Bergman (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":44733300998437,"sku":"9781551525112","price":18.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7851\/4725\/products\/BNCImageAPI_2eac1ba4-9538-431d-a368-4c2e0cb4f2f8.jpg?v=1679345523","url":"https:\/\/crossandcrows.myshopify.com\/products\/blood-marriage-wine-glitter","provider":"Cross \u0026 Crows Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}