Literary Reflections

To: You From: Our Staff Titles of our favorite love stories — guaranteed to set your hearts aflutter! Kathy Moran, Literary Reflections Editor, writes “One of my favorite books to…

In “When the Bough Breaks” , Ann Whitfield Powers writes about seeking communion with writer mothers who have gone before her as a necessary preparation for nurturing two young children…

The bough breaks? The baby falls? Why do we sing such things to our infants? It strikes me as downright sadistic to gaze into my baby’s eyes and sing a…

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…

This month, Literary Mama staffers across the globe share their favorite winter titles. Whether you’re shivering in a cold locale, or yearning for snow from a warmer climate, we suggest…

In “Getting Books,” Amy Hassinger watches her children’s growing interest in books and reflects on how books have influenced her life. While her seven-month-old son is just discovering the delight…

At the library, tummy flat on the bright patchwork carpet, my seven month old son mouthed a board book called Baby Faces. When I could manage to get it away…

This month at Literary Mama we asked our editors and columnists to share recommendations from titles they are currently reading. Their offerings include novels, biography, memoirs, short stories and graphic…

For many of us, the holidays include a plethora of multi-generational family gatherings. This month, in honor of the complex family ties that bind us, our editors and columnists have…

When my older son was 2 1/2 and my daughter a mere 6 months, a pigeon became caught in my cat’s self-feeder. It had been trying to eat her food,…

In her essay “Talking to Ourselves and Other Necessities of Adult Life,” Maria Jerinic discusses the value and joy of writing personal essays, discovering the genre “provides the chance to…