Special Topics in Being a Human: S. Bear Bergman

S. Bear Bergman and Jade Colbert

Special Topics in Being a Human: S. Bear Bergman

S. Bear Bergman and Jade Colbert

9:00pm

Saturday, October 23, 2021

Don’t miss an unforgettable conversation with S. Bear Bergman, author and founder of the feminist, LGBTQ-positive and racially diverse children’s book press Flamingo Rampant. Speaking with interviewer Jade Colbert about his new illustrated guide to practical advice for the modern age, Special Topics in Being a Human, Bergman will share “dad advice and Jewish bubbe wisdom”, as well as a large dose of tough love to guide us all through a world where traditional advice lacks a queer perspective.

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Don’t miss an unforgettable conversation with S. Bear Bergman, author and founder of the feminist, LGBTQ-positive and racially diverse children’s book press Flamingo Rampant. Speaking with interviewer Jade Colbert about his new illustrated guide to practical advice for the modern age, Special Topics in Being a Human, Bergman will share “dad advice and Jewish bubbe wisdom”, as well as a large dose of tough love to guide us all through a world where traditional advice lacks a queer perspective.

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S. Bear Bergman is a writer, storyteller, activist and the founder and publisher of the book press Flamingo Rampant, which makes feminist, culturally diverse children's picture books about LGBT2Q+ kids and families. He writes creative non-fiction for grown-ups, fiction for children, resolutely factual features for various publications and the advice column "Asking Bear." His books include The Nearest Exit May Be Behind Us and Blood, Marriage, Wine & Glitter and he was the co-editor along, with Kate Bornstein, of Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation.

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Jade Colbert is a freelance editor and journalist. Since 2013, she has reviewed books for the Globe and Mail, with a particular focus on works from Canada’s independent presses and LGBT2Q authors. She lives in Toronto.  

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Saturday, October 23

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