Jennifer Berney and “The Other Mothers”

Join us for an evening with Jennifer Berney, author of the WA State Book Award Finalist The Other Mothers: Two Women’s Journey to Find the Family that was Always Theirs, an LGBTQ memoir about one couple’s struggles to defy the patriarchy and redefine the nuclear family, The Other Mothers dives into the history and social challenges queer couples face when trying to make a family.

A reading will be followed by a brief Q&A and book signing.

“Jennifer Berney’s The Other Mothers is a heartfelt journey into the rough and rewarding world of queer family-making. Personal, political and beautifully written, this book is both a moving memoir and an important document of the needless struggles too many queer families experience in their efforts to have children.” —Michelle Tea, author of Against Memoir

“In The Other Mothers, Berney gives us the fascinating history and social context for things like queer family-making and sperm donation, but she also shows us what it feels like to go through it. Candid and human but always generous, this is a story of stubborn hope and defiant love. I inhaled it.” – Meaghan O’Connell, author of And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready

This event will occur after open hours and no other Library services will be available.