Literary Reflections

We asked Literary Mamas to share what is on their bedside table, in their purse, or somewhere in the shifting work pile. Interested in an adventure? There are four distinct…

I did not really know what it meant to be a mother until I became one two years ago. And what I learned, in those first desperate weeks, was that…

April: Poetry Month; Literary Mama Essentials Are Here. Download the list to find it fast at your local bookstore or library. Maria Scala, Columns Editor, writes, “In the Old Country…

In this month’s essay, Listing, Erin Levens Cundiff writes of her fascination with stackables–books, lists, or blocks–and how they sustain an emotional need she has for order, organization, and solace.…

I have a predilection for things that stack. Stacks of mail, stacks of paper in an inbox, stacks of The New Yorker waiting (and waiting) to be read, stacks of…

Does your reading list need a shake-up? We have it here: understanding, motherly love, science, wartime experiences, philosophy and humor. Take your pick! Download the list to find it fast…

Lent is upon many of us. Purim and Passover celebrations are coming. And the Spring Equinox is later this month. While we may always be thinking of spirituality, many will…

In this month’s essay, Motherwriter, Barbara G.S. Hagerty writes about the conflict between her passion as a writer and her role as a mother. She describes her two roles as…

This month’s Now Reading list is perfect for those seeking an escape. From Southern California to France to Afghanistan, from World War II to Orthodox Catholicism, take your pick! Download…

I took to the art of writing instinctively. The art of mothering has come harder to me. And for many years, these two activities — one introverted, the other extroverted;…

February is a month dedicated to chocolate, flowers, and little lacy things. Here at Literary Mama, we expose our guilty pleasures — from the bookstore. These range from vampires with…