Ooligan Press invites you to the launch party for Lane Igoudin's book, A Family, Maybe. The event is on February 13 at Bishop & Wilde, 2601 NW Thurman St, Portland, OR 97210, starting at 6:30 p.m.
A gay couple’s quest to adopt their foster kids in the early 2000s becomes a spiral of legal, political, and personal challenges.
In his candid and emotional memoir, Lane Igoudin shows the human side of public adoption as he and his partner Jonathan seek to adopt their foster daughters from the Los Angeles County child welfare system. Desperately wanting to be fathers, they enter into a complicated legal process that soon becomes a tangle of drama-filled birth parent visits and children’s court hearings. Lane and Jon spend years not knowing whether they will be able to officially adopt the girls, or if the county will reunite the sisters with their birth mother, Jenna, a teenager in the state’s custody herself.
Heartwarming moments with the kids and relatable first-time-parent woes become bittersweet as Lane realizes how much he and Jon have built—and how much they could lose. A Family, Maybe is a moving story about dedication, heartache, and love.
For more information about A Family, Maybe, please see the Ooligan Press website.
Lane Igoudin will be giving an interview led by Robyn Crummer, publisher at Ooligan Press, answering audience questions, and giving a short reading. He will also be signing books, which can be purchased at the event.