My review of “Abortion & Life” by Jennifer Baumgardner, out on Akashic Books, is in today’s LA Times. It opens:
THE COVER is striking: a very pregnant blond with her arm around a dark-haired woman whose T-shirt reads “I had an abortion.” The dark-haired woman’s hand is on the other’s belly; the women look at each other, smiling. With the acrimonious arguments over choice, this photograph, this moment, seems almost impossible. Can two women who’ve made opposite choices about pregnancy really talk to each other?
It is a foggy morning here in LA, but I’m sure the sky will clear by the time the West Hollywood Book Fair gets underway. Mark Sarvas’ panel is at 10:30am; I’m on one at 3pm. And there are many, many in between.
Akashic Books is always stimulating. Nice, even-handed review.