<DIV><p>S. Bear Bergman is an acclaimed writer and lecturer who travels regularly across North America to speak on trans issues. Bear’s first two books, <I>Butch Is a Noun</I> and <I>The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You</I>, are considered seminal texts on the subject of trans life. In his third essay collection, Bear enters, describes, and rearranges our ideas about family as a daughter, husband, father, and friend. In Bear's extended family "orchard," drag sisters, sperm-donor's parents, Sparkles and other relations provide more branches of love, support, and sustenance than a simple family tree. Defiantly queer yet full of tenderness and hilarity, <I>Blood, Marriage, Wine & Glitter</I> is a beautifully thought-provoking book that redefines the notion of what family is and can be.</p><BR></DIV>