Episode 290 ALISON BECHDEL

About this episode

Alison Bechdel returns to discuss her new book SPENT and her experiences as a lesbian artist.

Alison Bechdel returns to the podcast to talk about drawing goats, making a living as a lesbian and her new book SPENT! Alison Bechdel is a Virgo friend to the show and the author of the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, and the graphic memoirs Fun Home, Art you My Mother and The Secret to Superhuman Strength. She joined me in the Sagittarian Matters Social Distancing Studios to talk about her newest book, SPENT- a comic novel. Alison is hitting the road with her new book Spent later this month. Look her up and go see her in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco AND MORE! You can listen to my 2016 and 2018 Sagittarian Matters interviews with Alison on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

People in this episode

Guest: ALISON BECHDEL

Topics covered

• drawing
• lesbian life
• graphic novels
• comics

Keywords

• goats
• Dykes to Watch Out For
• Fun Home
• Art you My Mother
• The Secret to Superhuman Strength

Mentioned in this episode

Products: SPENT

Books & works: SPENT, Dykes to Watch Out For, Fun Home, Art you My Mother, The Secret to Superhuman Strength, Sagittarian Matters

Places: Portland, Seattle, San Francisco

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