Profiles

Jessica Jernigan: What made you decide to put this anthology together? Jessica Berger Gross: I’d always wanted to be a mother and in the months it took me to get…

Sarah Weld: Which came first – your Literary Mama “Single Mom Seeking” columns or your book? Rachel Sarah: The columns came first. Roughly half of the book’s outline was based…

Linda Rigel: One of your two daughters, Lisa See, is a writer. (I’ve just started reading her book Snow Flower and the Secret Fan; so far, it’s lovely). In fact,…

HELAINE OLEN: Why did you decide to revisit the subject of mother loss? HOPE EDELMAN: At the very end of my second pregnancy, I was put on partial bed-rest. I…

Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser: How did you become interested in the subject matter for The Baby Business? Debora Spar: I came to this book in a somewhat odd way. My last…

Rebecca Kaminsky: How are you handling the success of the book and all the publicity, and what does your husband, JB, think about it? Heidi Raykeil: It’s crazy! Self-promotion isn’t…

Alle C. Hall: When I first contacted you for this interview, you wrote that you were excited to talk about the mothering aspect of the book. I’m surprised the media…

When I read Caitlin Flanagan’s book, To Hell With All That: Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife, I saw evidence of a kinder and gentler Caitlin Flanagan than the one…

Lisa MB Simons: What sparked the idea for your first adoption book, Are Those Kids Yours? Cheri Register: I had been asking a lot of questions all through the process…

C. Delia Mulrooney: The subtitle to your book is “My Journey to an Open Heart.” How did your idea of openness determine what you would include in this memoir, and…

Susan Ito: When did you start writing poetry? Rachel Tzvia Back: From a very young age, and I’ve only ever written poetry. I’m also an academic; I teach English literature…