Literary Mama

This Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, I’ll be taking part in the New York City MAMAPALOOZA, doing a reading at the Bowery Poetry Club along with Ayun Halliday and Catherine Newman. (Info: 3 to 6 p.m., 308 Bowery, NYC 212-614-0505, $5 door). Mamapalooza was founded four years ago by Joy Rose of the band Housewives […]

We’re running an interview with author Jennifer Lauck in which she talks about writing and motherhood and writing about motherhood: Before I wrote Show Me the Way, an agent asked, “Are you going to be a serious writer or are you going to disappear into the abyss of motherhood?” I said I was going to […]

Just got word that Stephany went into labor on Tuesday morning: Luke David was born yesterday, a month before his official due date, at 9:02 a.m., and weighed in at 4 pounds 13 ounces. Congratulations to the proud parents! And Stephany — welcome to mother land!

This Belgian commercial uses a zippy video game format to warn teen girls about the drudgery of mothering a newborn. It reminds me of the new baby feature in The Sims. I must have had at least three simulated babies taken away by a simulated child welfare worker before I understood just how much attention […]

Welcome to the Literary Mama blog. For the time being, I’ll be your guide — even though I guess I don’t yet strictly qualify as one of the “literary mamas” around here. Not just yet. My due date isn’t for another five weeks. But when that day does (finally, finally) come, I feel pretty sure […]