Literary Reflections

This month’s Now Reading list takes us from Cape Cod to Mayanmar, from the kitchen to the delivery room, from saving tigers to professional wailing. Download the list here and…

We asked our editors and columnists to look in their book bags and on their night stands to tell us what they’re currently reading. We hope our readers find titles…

Although we’re proudly Mama-centric around here, we still recognize the importance that fathers hold in our lives. In honor of Father’s Day we’ve compiled a list of our favorite books…

In this month’s “Pinging Rocking and Writing,” Cindy Urbanski describes how she used journaling and blogging to help her cope with a particularly difficult time. She admits however, that there…

When one begins to research the idea of adopting a child that is not an infant, some frightening things come onto the scene quickly. In my notebook, I scribble “attachment…

We asked our editors and columnists to look in their book bags and on their night stands to tell us what they’re currently reading. We hope our readers find titles…

The “Mother-List” has landed! In honor of May, the Mother-of-all-Months, we at Literary Mama have compiled our favorite maternal-centric books into one grand “Mother-List.” Read, and be nurtured. Share the…

In this month’s “A Vinyl Batgirl Notebook,” Jessica Smartt Gullion tries to carve creative time out of household chaos. How do you handle interruptions? How do you they affect your…

The kids are fighting again: “She keeps goin’ in my room!” “He hitted me!” “She push-ted me first!” “Mama!” “Mama!” I wipe a Clorox-coated rag across the blue paint-splattered pattern…

Gorgeous weather, spring sports, and end-of-the-year school activities find us outside, leaving less time to read, but we hope our readers find something of interest here. Download the list here…

In honor of National Poetry Month, we dedicate our April Essentials to our favorite poetry collections. Spread the word! Download the list here and bring it to your favorite mama-friendly…