Book Launch: Reproduction: Death, Birth and The Turkey Baster Method

Part book launch, part gallery show, part neighbourhood social- this is an evening not to be missed!

The King East Neighbourhood Association is pleased to invite you to an in-person reading and fireside chat celebrating the release of Ellie Anglin’s new book "Reproduction: Death, Birth and The Turkey Baster Method". Through humour and honesty, Ellie explores the realities of reproduction and queer family planning, from deeply challenging moments to the quirky turkey baster method.

The event features a live reading by Ellie, a fireside chat with local birthworker Anna Balagtas, audience Q&A, video projection art and stills from Ellie’s visual memoir, and time to meet your neighbours. Refreshments provided.

About the book: Reproduction: Death, Birth and The Turkey Baster Method is a forthcoming graphic memoir and how-to-guide by Ellie Anglin. It details Ellie's journey with her wife navigating the fertility industry, through the death of both her parents, to finally creating their dream baby through a combination of the time-honoured lesbian magic of at-home insemination. The book will be 140 full colour pages of creative non-fiction illustrated with her signature style that combines collage, drawings and hand lettering. Reproduction will be published by PS Guelph.

About the Artists:

(she/they) is a queer Filipina careworker and consultant based in Kitchener, Ontario. They are the founder of Pocket Doula and founding member of the National Collaboration for Doula Access (NCDA). Anna supports emerging birthworkers and reproductive health organizations in radicalizing their practice through queer reproductive justice advocacy and community organizing. When they're not working, Anna is tending to the many marble pothos plants she has in their house or is scoping out the best place to buy ataulfo mangoes.

(she/they) is a multimedia visual artist and creative writer working in Kitchener, Ontario. She works primarily in collage, illustration, and creative nonfiction, and has self-published 34 zines. Themes in her work include gender, queerness, pop-culture, and magic. She was the 2024 Artist in Residence for the City of Kitchener, for which she created Ribbon Zine. Reproduction: Death, Birth & The Turkey Baster Method, published by PS Guelph, is Ellie’s first graphic memoir.

Accessibility: Fresh Ground has a wheelchair-accessible entrance, accessible seating, and a washroom designed for mobility devices.

This event is presented by the , proudly building community for the Residents and Business Owners of the King East Neighbourhood in Kitchener, ON.

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Fresh Ground, 256 King Street East, Kitchener, Canada

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