Winner of the 2021 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature.
Gold medal winner in the Graphic Novel/Drawn Book category of the 2022
Independent Publisher Book Awards.
A few months after Myriam Steinberg turned forty, she decided she
couldn't wait any longer to become a mother. She made the difficult
decision to begin the process of conceiving a child without a partner.
With her family and friends to support her, she picked a sperm donor and
was on her way.
But Myriam's journey was far from straightforward. She experienced the
soaring highs and devastating lows of becoming pregnant and then losing
her babies. She grappled with the best decision to make when choosing
donors or opting for a medical procedure. She experienced first-hand the
silences, loneliness, and taboos that come with experiences of fetal
loss. Unafraid to publicize her experiences, though, she found that, in
return, friends and strangers alike started sharing their own fertility
stories with her. Although the lack of understanding and language around
fetal loss and grief often made it very hard to navigate everyday life,
she nonetheless found solace in the community around her who rallied to
support her through her journey.
Through it all, Myriam remained hopeful and here she unflinchingly
shares her story with wry humour, honesty, and courage. Beautifully
illustrated by Christache, Catalogue Baby is one woman's story of
tragedy and beating the odds, and is a resource for all women and
couples who are trying to conceive. Catalogue Baby is a compassionate
portrait of fertility and infertility that hasn't been seen before.
