Literary Reflections

That pretentious girl, who rolled her eyes at her mom’s Danielle Steele novels, would have scoffed at the mom I’ve become, engaged in a heated debate with my kids about…

We’ve chosen five of our favorite reads about fathers for this months Essential Reading. They include: a daughter’s account of her Hollywood father’s life, a father’s investigation into the food…

I felt like I couldn’t be the writer I wanted to be. And I wasn’t the mother I wanted to be. So what was I? Nothing of any value. A…

If you’d like to join our celebration of mothers and mothering with some touching or practical reads this month, check out our Essential Reading recommendations.

When you want some quality reading, choosing a prize-winning novel is a safe bet. In this month’s Essential Reading post, we’ve put together a short list of some of our…

What does it mean when a female writer cannot share and describe what could very likely have been one of the most transformative experiences of her life?

A writer needs a writing nook. A space that is the perfect combination of inspiration and (dis)comfort. My nook started out in a perfectly nook-appropriate place in our home: the…

In this month’s Essential Reading post our staff recommend some great books to inspire or accompany your next trip. We’re jetting off to Rome for starters and then closer to…

Arthur said, “You shouldn’t use that word.” I had had no idea that he was looking over my shoulder at the computer screen. I confronted the word “ass” plainly in…

In this month’s reading picks, three Literary Mama staffers talk about ‘love stories’ but not the usual kind. Check it out.

This month’s Essential Reading post takes a look at courage: books that talk about it, authors that were courageous and characters that inspired us. Check out our recommendations.