Munroe Bergdorf receives landmark book deal for trans manifesto

Model and activist signs six-figure contract to publish Transitional, ‘a manifesto for how I see society changing for the better, bringing us all closer’The first book by Munroe Bergdorf, a manifesto on gender by the black transgender activist and model, has been bought for a six-figure sum after a bidding war between 11 publishers.Bergdorf’s Transitional will be published by Bloomsbury in 2021. Exploring six different facets of human experience – adolescence, sexuality, gender, relationships, identity and race – the book will draw on Bergdorf’s own experiences, including growing up in a mixed-race family, going to an all-boys school and starting her transition at the age of 24. In it, she will argue that transition is an experience every person faces in every phase in life, “and that only by recognising this can we understand times of change”. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2020-07-17 05:01:06 UTC ]

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-22 17:59:05 UTC ]
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HCG bags Arcanjo's 'thrilling' middle-grade series

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Police officer who shot Breonna Taylor has pulled out of book deal

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Prince Harry Makes Major Announcement About Proceeds From His Book Deal

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