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Katherine J. Barrett

Book Note: Your Child’s Writing Life

Part 1 of our mini-series on the Craft of Writing Your Child’s Writing Life: How to Inspire Confidence, Creativity, and Skill at Every Age By Pam Allyn Avery Trade; 2011 Reviewed by Katherine J. Barrett As a writer, I love to share my enthusiasm for literature and the written word. As a mother-writer, I’d like […]

Katherine J. Barrett |  August 25, 2012 | | Blog |  3 Comments

Book Note: Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies? The Surprising Science of Pregnancy

It’s a thought as tempting as chocolate itself: devouring that entire box of Ferrero Rocher in your second trimester not only helps you de-stress but sweetens your baby’s temperament too. To find out, you’ll have to read Jena Pincott’s new book, Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies? Read Katherine Barrett’s review here.

Katherine J. Barrett |  May 4, 2012 | | Blog |  One Comments

Book Note: Algoma

With recurring themes of twinning, nature and water, and Dani Couture’s graceful and distinctive voice, Algoma raises questions of companionship, family, fate and our place in the world. It’s a moving read from a talented writer.

Katherine J. Barrett |  April 20, 2012 | | Blog |  No comments

Book Winners!

The winners of our February giveaway are Ashley Hedrick and Manas. They each receive a copy of Something to Prove: A Daughter’s Journey to Fulfill a Father’s Legacy. Winners, please email us at LMreviews (at) literarymama (dot) com with your address and we will send your books. Thanks for reading!

Katherine J. Barrett |  April 4, 2011 | | Blog |  No comments

Blog Book Review: Something to Prove: A Daughter’s Journey to Fulfill a Father’s Legacy

“I always told my kids that they could be anything they wanted to be, as long as what they wanted to be came with an MD after their names.” If you have read Yvonne Thornton’s first memoir, The Ditchdigger’s Daughters, this sentiment will be familiar. Thornton is one of five daughters born to Itasker and […]

Katherine J. Barrett |  February 22, 2011 | | Blog |  4 Comments

Win A Copy of Buzz: A Year of Paying Attention

In our Reviews section this month, we cover Katherine Ellison’s new memoir, Buzz: A Year of Paying Attention: Ellison’s twelve-year-old son (and the wayward, willful child of the story) has been diagnosed with both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder — ADHD and ODD. This diagnostic alphabet soup means he’s clinically distracted and […]

Katherine J. Barrett |  December 19, 2010 | | Blog |  No comments

Blog Book Review: Geographies of Light, Poems by Lisa Suhair Majaj

Imagine your most frustrating, most irritating day at home with the kids. The girls joust with cuttings from your favorite fern, the boys paint Spiderman with mascara, the casserole smoulders in the oven, the baby wails in the rocker. You want to sleep, or scream, or run. It’s hard. But now imagine how much harder […]

Katherine J. Barrett |  October 5, 2010 | | Blog |  No comments

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