Inconceivable, 9781454951438
Hardcover
Fertility’s fringe: Where hopeful parents and donors connect, defying the system.

Inconceivable

super sperm donors, off-the-grid insemination, and unconventional family planning

$46.40

  • Hardcover

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    31 August 2024

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Summary

Inconceivable: A Memoir of DIY Fertility

Inconceivable combines memoir and investigative reporting to reveal an underground community of sperm donors and recipients who have chosen to circumvent traditional fertility avenues and meet up on their own terms. As an active participant in this community, Valerie Bauman uses her own story as a lens into this movement of people attempting to dodge the costly and often discriminatory world of sperm banks and fertility clinics.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781454951438
ISBN-10:1454951435
Author:Valerie Bauman
Publisher:Union Square & Co.
Imprint:Sterling
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:31 August 2024
Weight:492g
Dimensions:209mm x 139mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Interweaving the details of her own path to motherhood and interviews with doctors, donors, and expectant parents, Bauman builds a captivating and often humorous portrait of DIY pregnancy…. Bauman’s rigorous curiosity keeps the pages turning. It’s a wide-ranging portrait of contemporary motherhood that entertains and informs in equal measure.”–Publishers Weekly

“Her story provides a window into a little-known world on Facebook and Craigslist, where men offer their sperm.”–Library Journal

“A deep dive into the world of freelance sperm donors, how it works and the advantages and drawbacks.”–Newsweek

About The Author

Valerie Bauman

Valerie Bauman is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of experience. She is currently an investigative reporter at Newsweek. Previously, she was a senior investigative reporter and senior legal reporter at Bloomberg Law, where she covered the pharmaceutical litigation beat. Bauman has also worked at Newsday and The Associated Press, where she covered Hurricane Katrina from the Mississippi bureau, and later the New York State legislature as a political reporter.

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