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Alison Bechdel reads from ‘Are You My Mother?’

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Cartoonist Alison Bechdel reads from her latest graphic memoir, Are You My Mother?

Via KQED


About the Speaker:

Alison Bechdel is an American cartoonist and author. She is the creator of the comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For.

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