Wed Jun 18 2025

<p>For Montreal writer Chris Bergeron, the power of transgender storytelling is revolutionary. Her novel <em>Valid</em> is about a 70-year-old trans woman who is forced back into the closet to survive in a dystopian Montreal. <em>Valid</em>, translated from French by Natalia Hero, was chosen for this year’s One eRead Canada campaign. Chris sat down with Mattea Roach at a live virtual event in April. They spoke about the relationship between transness and technology, the meaning of “dystopian autofiction” and how the city of Montreal is always in transition.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed this conversation, check out these episodes:</p><ul><li><a href="https://link.mgln.ai/WTfPYC " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helen Phillips: In a world run by AI, what makes us human?</a></li><li><a href="https://link.mgln.ai/bn11n3 " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Judith Butler: Breaking down why people fear gender</a></li></ul>