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X-WR-CALDESC:New York Times best-selling author Gabrielle Glaser will discu
 ss her new book 'American Baby: A Mother\, A Child\, and the Shadow Histor
 y of Adoption' which will be released on January 26\, 2021.\n \nIn 1961\, 
 16-year-old Margaret Erle became pregnant by her boyfriend\, and her paren
 ts sent her to a maternity home. After she gave birth to a son\, social wo
 rkers threatened her into signing away her parental rights. For decades\, 
 Margaret tried desperately to find her son\, but was blocked by the adopti
 on agency that had handled his adoption. Investigative journalist Gabriell
 e Glaser follows Erle's journey in a wrenching narrative that centers on t
 he secretive\, exploitative adoption business in postwar America. In Ameri
 can Baby\, she highlights how the adoption industry's practices led to cou
 ntless forced separations\, which she lays out in intense and chilling det
 ail.\n\nAdoption Network Cleveland is pleased to offer this spectacular op
 portunity to discuss with the author a book in the spotlight of the nation
 . American Baby is currently listed as one of Time Magazine's 'Top 10 New 
 Books to Read in January ' (https://time.com/5923746/best-new-books-januar
 y-2021/?fbclid=IwAR3fDgre-kFolD_on4KKycpRoVu7IH031-pnsy_gqEOfbgUG6qx4UIy0f
 uk). \n\nOur Bookstore Partner for this event is Mac's Backs Books which c
 an be found online at https://www.macsbacks.com. Mac's Backs Books has bee
 n a Cleveland staple since its opening in 1978. Currently located in Coven
 try\, the book store is able to meet all of your reading needs and is pres
 ently offering in-store and curb side pick-up\, as well as shipping to any
  location in the US and Canada. We encourage you to support local bookstor
 es\, and purchase your copy of American Baby through Mac's Backs\, availab
 le to the public after January 26! \n\nPurchase American Baby:  https://ww
 w.macsbacks.com/book/9780735224681
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DESCRIPTION:New York Times best-selling author Gabrielle Glaser will discus
 s her new book 'American Baby: A Mother\, A Child\, and the Shadow History
  of Adoption' which will be released on January 26\, 2021.\n \nIn 1961\, 1
 6-year-old Margaret Erle became pregnant by her boyfriend\, and her parent
 s sent her to a maternity home. After she gave birth to a son\, social wor
 kers threatened her into signing away her parental rights. For decades\, M
 argaret tried desperately to find her son\, but was blocked by the adoptio
 n agency that had handled his adoption. Investigative journalist Gabrielle
  Glaser follows Erle's journey in a wrenching narrative that centers on th
 e secretive\, exploitative adoption business in postwar America. In Americ
 an Baby\, she highlights how the adoption industry's practices led to coun
 tless forced separations\, which she lays out in intense and chilling deta
 il.\n\nAdoption Network Cleveland is pleased to offer this spectacular opp
 ortunity to discuss with the author a book in the spotlight of the nation.
  American Baby is currently listed as one of Time Magazine's 'Top 10 New B
 ooks to Read in January ' (https://time.com/5923746/best-new-books-january
 -2021/?fbclid=IwAR3fDgre-kFolD_on4KKycpRoVu7IH031-pnsy_gqEOfbgUG6qx4UIy0fu
 k). \n\nOur Bookstore Partner for this event is Mac's Backs Books which ca
 n be found online at https://www.macsbacks.com. Mac's Backs Books has been
  a Cleveland staple since its opening in 1978. Currently located in Covent
 ry\, the book store is able to meet all of your reading needs and is prese
 ntly offering in-store and curb side pick-up\, as well as shipping to any 
 location in the US and Canada. We encourage you to support local bookstore
 s\, and purchase your copy of American Baby through Mac's Backs\, availabl
 e to the public after January 26! \n\nPurchase American Baby:  https://www
 .macsbacks.com/book/9780735224681
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LOCATION:Online using Zoom
SUMMARY:Monday Evening Speaker Series with author Gabrielle Glaser
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