Catalogue Baby: A Memoir of (In)Fertility

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.

Author: Myriam Steinberg
Publisher: Page Two Books, Inc.
Published: 03/02/2021
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781989603642


Award: Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Gold Medal Winner


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/22/2021
Foreword 02/26/2021

About the Author
Christache: - Born in Bristol, England, Christopher D. Ross (Christache) currently works as an illustrator, writer, actor and youth instructor in British Columbia, Canada. He lives with his cats, Wally and Morris, and his partner, Jill, whose love and support throughout the process of drawing this book have been indispensable and to whom he is eternally grateful. He previously illustrated the children's book Some Bunny Loves You. This is his first graphic novel. To see more of his work please visit him online at www.christache.com or on instagram @christachedraws.Steinberg, Myriam: - Myriam Steinberg is currently a writer. In her past life, she was a visual artist, and event organizer. For 11 years, she was the brains and brawn of the In the House Festival, which brought live performances of all kinds into people's living rooms and backyards throughout her hometown of Vancouver, Canada. Myriam was nominated for the YWCA Women of Distinction Award for her work on the festival. Her first book, Catalogue Baby, chronicles her years spent trying to conceive a child, as a single woman in her forties. Myriam is fully bilingual in French and English. @catalogue_baby www.cataloguebabynovel.com