Mothers
Five Fictional Moms We Want to Adopt Us (And Three We Don’t)
Mother’s Day is around the corner and it has us here at Bookish not only thinking of the incredible real women who have shaped...
Leila Sales on the Need for Selfish Behavior
Leila Sales goes by many names: editor, writer, chocolate eater. But she isn’t sure if she wants mother added to that list. Ultimately the...
Motherless Days: Nora Raleigh Baskin on Children and Mothers Separated by Prison Bars
We all love Orange is the New Black: It’s fierce, feminist, and fearless in its portrayals of complicated and real women. Gender and sexuality...
Mothers Know Best: Words of Wisdom from Literary Moms
Mother’s Day is upon us, and that means it’s time to give thanks for the wonderful mothers and mother figures in our lives. Here...
Why Melissa Cistaro Never Finishes Her Favorite Books
Reading a book can be a deeply personal experience. Some readers enjoy reading the last paragraph or page of a book before starting, others...
Hannah Beckerman Picks the Six Best Moms in Fiction
Debut novelist Hannah Beckerman explores the aftermath of a mother’s death in The Dead Wife’s Handbook. In the style of The Lovely Bones, Rachel...
Heather Gudenkauf on Running, Social Work, and Trying to Do It All
It’s every parent’s nightmare: leaving a child in a hot car, and becoming the focus of an investigation and a community’s scrutiny. Heather Gudenkauf...
Jennifer Weiner: My Mother, the Reader
For Mother’s Day, bestselling author Jennifer Weiner asked her mom, Fran, to name her favorite books. In this exclusive essay, Weiner explains why—unsurprisingly—her own...
Mother-Approved Reads
For Mother’s Day, we asked 8 authors—including Darin Strauss and Jenny Lawson—for their mom’s favorite book. Here are the picks from the women who...
Social Media Tips for Parents from STFU, Parents Author Blair Koenig
Thanks to the endless reader submissions that populate her blog STFU, Parents, Blair Koenig is an expert on how parents can alienate their Facebook and...
