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July/August 2022

From the Editor: July/August 2022

I hope that these struggles, predominantly human, though also maternal, will widen readers’ horizons—especially the horizon of empathy, which can never be too broad.

From the Editor | July/August 2022 | By Libby Maxey


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Breaking Walls and Crossing Thresholds: A Conversation with Vanessa Hua

“I drew from my experience as a daughter of immigrants who understood that even though my parents didn’t leave love notes in my lunchboxes, they loved me through their actions.”

Profiles | July/August 2022 | By Lolita Pierce


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Hijacking Motherhood and Making It Real: A Conversation with Jacinda Townsend

“I’ve had all these identities in life: girl, and then woman, Black person, whatever, but there is no tribe like that mother tribe.”

Profiles | July/August 2022 | By Lolita Pierce


On Being a Teen Sleep Advocate: A Conversation with Lisa L. Lewis

The evolution from being a parent who noted this dangerous issue, to a journalist who started writing about it, to acquiring a book deal was truly an . . . evolution.

Profiles | July/August 2022 | By Holly Rizzuto Palker


Mother’s Love, Forgiveness, and Sacrifice: A Conversation with Anna E. Collins

As humans, we’re hard on ourselves. Whether it’s because of mental illness, or we feel like we’re a burden, or we think we’re not good enough as moms. I think what I want people to take from the story is that they can come back from making mistakes.

Profiles | July/August 2022 | By Sheryl Zedeck Katz


There’s Always a Way Through: A Conversation with Andrea Lani

When I was on the trail, I was really hoping to find answers to this question—basically how to be happy in my normal life. I came away with a few different strategies. One, slow down.

Profiles | July/August 2022 | By Christina Consolino


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Transnational Motherhood: A Review of Mother Country

For our Literary Mama crowd, this is a compelling narrative about how we come to define and understand mothers.

Reviews | July/August 2022 | By Amanda Fields


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Finding More Than What Is Vanished: A Review of The Night She Went Missing

Those who love reading a good page-turner will find plenty to captivate their attention in The Night She Went Missing.

Reviews | July/August 2022 | By Angélique Jamail


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Living Like a Hero: A Review of Forbidden City

Mei wants to “live like a hero,” even at the cost of an identity that she’s surrendered before possession.

Reviews | July/August 2022 | By Lolita Pierce


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Awakening

Those children want Mama back, but their father asks them not to wake her yet. He worries she may not be ready, may never be ready.

Fiction | July/August 2022 | By Julie Mehta


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Come Up With Something New: On Manuscripts, Mothering, and Writing the Book You Have to Write

I had to write in order to understand the kind of mother I wanted to be.

Essays, Literary Reflections | July/August 2022 | By Anne Zimmerman


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