Detransition, Baby

Since it was published last month, Torrey Peters’ DETRANSITION, BABY has steadily been racking up critical and popular attention, and I am here to tell you that it is 1,000% deserved! Peters tells the story of a trans woman named Reese who is approached by her ex, Ames (who formerly lived as a trans woman named Amy) after Ames’ boss-and-secret-girlfriend Katrina gets pregnant. Ames is uneasy about the prospect of fatherhood and asks Reese if she would raise the child alongside Ames and Katrina. Reese, having always wanted to be a mother, hesitantly agrees. As the story unfolds from both Reese and Ames’ POVs, Peters dives headfirst into messy questions about desire, family, and of course gender. DETRANSITION, BABY is the sort of book you read and immediately want to discuss with everyone you know, so please, read it so I can talk about it more!! 

—Julia Hammer, Creative Executive