Profiles

Rachel Iverson: You were an editor of the “Mothers Who Think” section of Salon and an anthology of the same title. Will you tell us about that experience? Kate Moses:…

Andi Buchanan: The early buzz about Girls In Trouble is exciting, and so far it seems to have struck a chord with readers and critics alike — which is basically…

Joanne Catz Hartman: Your book is part self-exploration and part social commentary; it is a raw, real look at unhappiness in motherhood, and deeply explores many issues. How do you…

Andi Buchanan: There are already hundreds of books about toddlers on the shelves. What’s different about your book? Jennifer Margulis: Toddler isn’t an advice book; it is a book of…

In Ayelet Waldman’s world, bad parenting kills. In Nursery Crimes, her first mystery novel, the murder victim is a daycare director who neglects her own daughter. In the second novel,…

Andi Buchanan: What was the inspiration for your book? Gayle Brandeis: The original inspiration for the book was a dead baby bird I saw when I was six years old.…