Alison Bechdel Explains Selling Out the Progressive Way

David Plotz talks with author Alison Bechdel (dykestowatchoutfor.com/about) about her new book, Spent (harpercollins.com/products/spent-alison-bechde…). They discuss what’s memoir and what’s less than memoir in the comic novel, David’s own contribution to the book, and more.

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