Events

Join NYWIFT and Women Make Movies for two films that question the price of child-rearing in North America . LATCHING ON, by Katja Esson, director of the Academy Award-nominated FERRY TALES, explores the politics of breastfeeding in the US . After Esson’s sister gave birth in Germany , she was able to breastfeed her baby […]

From LM’s Essential Reading list for Father’s Day: ANDREA RICHESIN, MIKE ADAMICK, NICK TAYLOR, and ROBERT WILDER present What I Would Tell Her: 28 Devoted Dads on Bringing Up, Holding On To and Letting Go of Their Daughters. Location: Books Inc. in Laurel Village 3515 California Street San Francisco, California 94118

Come out and join Literary Mama’s editor-in-chief, Caroline Grant, together with contributors Lisa Harper and Nicki Richesin reading some of our favorite springtime picture books! We’ll be at Books, Inc. in San Francisco’s Laurel Village on Thursday, May 6th, at 6 PM. The bookstore supplies the popcorn, we supply the stories, you supply the kids. […]

An unplanned pregnancy for an unprepared girl sets off Sunshine, a stirring self-portrait of a woman driven to search for answers through reconnection with her biological mother. Filmmaker Karen Skloss explores the meaning of family through a personal journey to understand both the legacy of her birth and the non-traditional family she created by co-parenting with her ex-boyfriend.

The Pen Parentis Literary Salon Presents Authors Anna Solomon & Max Watman Tuesday, April 13, 2010 There are only 2 Pen Parentis Literary Salons left before we go on hiatus for the summer! Don’t miss your chance to hear Pushcart Prize winner Anna Solomon and Max Watman, author of Chasing the White Dog read from […]

Mark your calendars for “Who Does She Think She Is?” at the Nickelodeon Theatre on Tuesday, May 11th at 6PM. This is a wonderful documentary about women artists who juggle motherhood, love, work, and creativity, and is sponsored by creative women in art & business in Columbia, including the USC Women’s and Gender Studies Program, […]

A benefit screening of “Who Does She Think She Is?” will be held in Peekskill, New York on May 1st. The documentary, by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Pamela Tanner Boll, follows the lives of five female artists who refuse to choose between their art and their families. Through the lens of their lives, the film explores […]

3 March 2010 6 – 7 PM Join Caroline Grant, Lisa Harper, and Nicki Richesin in a bedtime story reading for kids of all ages. We’ll be reading some new titles, including Cynthia Rylant’s All in a Day; Peter Brown’s The Curious Garden; and Liz Garton Scanlon’s All the World, plus some old favorites! Bring […]

The second annual SC Artists’ Commission Retreat will be held in Columbia, SC and it promises to be even better than last year! No matter your level of creativity, this retreat will engage, inspire, and kickstart you to go where you are dreaming of going. And it’s only $45, meals included! Here’s the link: SC […]

at Think Coffee (1 Bleecker at Bowery, 6 train to Bleeker or BDFV to Broadway/Lafayette) In Honor of World Read Aloud Day March 3rd, 8pm Free of charge On Wednesday, March 3 at 8:00 pm, Literal Latte will be have four wonderful writers reading aloud at Think Coffee. The reading coincides with World Read Aloud […]

Literary Mama is working with LitWorld to celebrate World Read Aloud Day, an event organized to celebrate and encourage reading aloud and to bring attention to the importance of literacy across all countries. Check back for more information on events and readings.