Queereads YYC: 'Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama'

Name: Queereads YYC: 'Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama'
Start: 2024-11-11T20:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-11-11T22:00:00-06:00
Location: Owl's Nest Books

Schedule

Mon Nov 11 2024 at 08:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Owl's Nest Books | Calgary, AB

Queereads YYC's 50th (woo!) event will be held November 11th, 2024 @ 7pm! We’ll be discussing 'Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama' by Alison Bechdel.
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Attend this book club in-person at Owl's Nest Books or send us a message to attend via Zoom!
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Whether you read the book, didn't finish the book, or didn't start the book, this event is open to anyone interested in a relaxed discussion about the themes and topics explored in the book. We will discuss opinions and/or personal experiences related to the book in a relaxed setting. We try our best to create a comfortable, safe space for the queer community, and if you have any questions or comments we would love to hear from you. Hope to see you there!
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*About the book*
"A graphic memoir of Alison Bechdel becoming the artist her mother wanted to be.
Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home was a pop culture and literary phenomenon. Now, a second thrilling tale of filial sleuthery, this time about her mother: voracious reader, music lover, passionate amateur actor. Also a woman, unhappily married to a closeted gay man, whose artistic aspirations simmered under the surface of Bechdel's childhood . . . and who stopped touching or kissing her daughter good night, forever, when she was seven. Poignantly, hilariously, Bechdel embarks on a quest for answers concerning the mother-daughter gulf. It's a richly layered search that leads readers from the fascinating life and work of the iconic twentieth-century psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott, to one explosively illuminating Dr. Seuss illustration, to Bechdel’s own (serially monogamous) adult love life. And, finally, back to Mother—to a truce, fragile and real-time, that will move and astonish all adult children of gifted mothers."
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Genres (taken from Goodreads): “Graphic Novels, Memoir, Comics, Nonfiction, Queer, LGBT, Biography"
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*Accessibility*
Attend this book club in-person at Owl's Nest Books or send us a message to attend via Zoom. This event is held in spoken English, the meeting will be held after store hours so the space will be quiet.
IN-PERSON: There are no steps to get into Owl's Nest Books. There is a single occupancy washroom that is accessible to rolling. Armless folding chairs will be used during the meeting - feel free to bring a sitting cushion if you would prefer the ground. Masking will be dependant on provincial guidelines at that time.
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In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that we live, work and play on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, the Métis Nation (Region 3), and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.
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ID: The book cover. A drawing of a red wooden desktop, with a hand mirror, lipstick, red necklace, and photograph on top. The photograph is of a child looking down as a mother reads and smokes. The title of the book is in the hand mirror in black writing.