Literary Reflections

Mamas are not mamas without their babies (or the desire for one). Regardless of where we fit in the maternal continuum, here is some Essential Reading honoring this month’s theme:…

In this month’s “Witch,” Sarah Gardner Borden revisits a favorite book series from her childhood. The author discovers that the books not only delight her daughters, but also remain relevant…

Last August, as my twelve-year marriage was falling apart, I went looking for the Little Witch books by Deborah Hautzig. I’d had witches on the brain lately. In her summer…

This month, Literary Mama editors and columnists head into fall with great fiction, memoir, and women’s studies titles.

As we mamas enjoy the last of summer activities, we reflect on essential books (and genres) that can take us out of doors no matter what the season. Then take…

In this month’s “Voice: A Study in the Writer’s Art,” Hilary Meyerson describes how she only fully appreciates her muse after she’s started kindergarten. Who or what is your muse?…

From lost coats to a dog in the night-time, this month’s Now Reading list recommends the fiction, nonfiction and poetry titles that have Literary Mama Editors and Columnists turning the…

You may have watched the movie, but have you read the book? Here are a few of our favorite titles that shine as brightly on the page as they do…

The night before my daughter started kindergarten, I had a nightmare, not about playground bullies, unsympathetic teachers, or empty nest syndrome. It was the day before her first day of…

In this month’s “An Inheritance From My Mother: Emily Dickinson,” Vivian Morrow Jones writes about how it took many decades for her to understand her mother’s affinity for Dickinson’s work.…

I stare at the words in my mother’s book and steady the wooden swing so that I can read them one more time. Above me a live oak tree sheds…