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Whenever I case a new location, look at friends’ vacation photos, or watch travelogues, I wonder about wheelchair accessibility. I wondered the same thing on Friday afternoon, watching disaster coverage on TV with my eleven-year-old daughter in Japan. Read more of Suzanne Kamata’s story here: Beacon Broadside.

Brand new documentary series is currently looking for passionate and dedicated PTA, PTO & Parent Group Members. * Do you believe that parent volunteers have the power to make a positive difference in the life of the children in your community? * Is your PTA or parent group made up of colorful, opinionated characters that […]

Literary Mama is proud to participate again in World Read Aloud Day, March 9th. Get a jump on your read alouds with our Essential Reading list of favorites. If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, join us on Wednesday, March 9th for a Pajama Party reading at Books, Inc. in Laurel Village, from […]

Literary Mama is proud to participate in World Read Aloud Day, March 9th. Get a jump on your read alouds with our Essential Reading list of favorites coming in February (click here for last year’s list). And if you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, save the date for a Pajama Party reading, Wednesday […]

DATE: Tuesday, December 14 TIME: Party starts at 6:30-8:30 LOCATION: The Libertine Library at Gild Hall,15 Gold Street, NYC With Special Guests, John Reed Writer, editor, father of two and critically acclaimed novelist of, A STILL SMALL VOICE SNOWBALL’S CHANCE, and the forthcoming TALES OF WOE. Liz Rosenberg Is a mother a fiction writer and […]

Established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, this day marks the anniversary of the murders in 1989 of 14 young women at l’Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. They died because they were women. As well as commemorating the 14 young women whose lives ended in an act of gender-based violence that shocked the nation, December […]

We love this new project from StoryCorps; grab a recorder and join in! On the day after Thanksgiving, StoryCorps asks all Americans to take an hour to record an interview with a loved one using recording equipment readily available in most homes–a cell phone, computer, pen and paper, or video camera–along with StoryCorps’ free Do-It-Yourself […]

Thursday, October 7 * 7 pm * The Loft Literary Center Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue S Minneapolis, MN Free and open to the public Each year, Kate Hopper coordinates a Mother Words Reading to showcase excellent literary nonfiction by women writing about motherhood. This year she will be joined by Bonnie J. Rough, author […]

DATE: Tuesday, September 14 TIME: 6:30-8:30 (new time!) LOCATION: The Libertine Library at Gild Hall,15 Gold Street, NYC FREE ADMISSION Darin Strauss celebrated author of Chang and Eng and the memoir Half a Life Jennifer Egan Acclaimed Great American Novelist and author of The Keep and A Visit from the Goon Squad With Special Guest […]

The Sophia Institute Presenter: Stephanie Hunt September 08, 2010 7 – 9 PM Tuition: Workshop – $25 in advance ~ $35 at the door. Literary Mama columnist Stephanie Hunt is a Charleston-based writer and editor. A contributing editor for Charleston Magazine, Charleston HOME and a regular contributor to Skirt! Magazine, her work runs the gamut […]

A Novel by Adrienne McDonnell It is 1903. Dr. Ravell is a young, Harvard-educated obstetrician whose reputation for helping couples conceive has made him a rising star. He is flattered when a family of illustrious Boston physicians turns to him to treat one of their own members — a lovely opera singer named Erika von […]