Writing

Literary Mama is looking for short (500-900 words), strong, topical, opinionated pieces for the monthly OpEd feature. LM is not a paying market but it is read by some 500,000 parents and writers as well as editors and agents. Click here for submission guidelines. In order to help get those synapses firing, here are the […]

Once again, Literary Mamas have been busy. Literary Mama Columnist and Senior Columns Editor Rachel Sarah’s Flawed and Fabulous Moms is May’s Big Story on BabyCenter.com. In her article, Rachel interviews a number of real-life, imperfect mothers about topics like maternal guilt and the myth of doing it all — a much-needed message at a […]

Once again, the Literary Mama editors have been busy over the last month. While in Virginia for the VA Festival of the Book, Managing Editor Andi Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz and Barbara Ehrenreich spoke on a panel about “Women, Family and Work: A Candid Discussion” at the UVA Bookstore. Andi discusses the panel in more detail […]

It seems like every time I sit down to write, something more immediate calls me away. The toddler refuses to nap. The baby is fussy with an ear infection. The dog needs to be taken to the vet. The nice thing about being involved in a community of mother writers is knowing that so many […]

For many parent writers, it is enough of a challenge to find a spare moment to jot down our thoughts about parenting, our children, our new roles, and our shifting identities. Finding the additional time to research the publishing market, draft query letters, devise a marketing plan and get to a post office to send […]

Literary Mama Editor, Columnist and Naughty Mommy Heidi Raykeil was featured on The Situation with Tucker Carlson on MSNBC last night. Seems like she had Mr. Carlson feeling a little hot and bothered under his trademark bow tie. The transcript can be found here (about half way down the page).

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Literary Mama’s The Naughty Mommy is at it again! This time she’s been answering readers’ questions over at The Washington Post.

This one was close to my heart because it took place in my cozy neighborhood independent bookstore. Much has been written about the sudden death of the owner, Debi Echlin, just two months ago, and she truly was a remarkable woman. Local Author (of one of my favorite books of last year, The Unthinkable Thoughts […]

I had a chance to catch up with Literary Mama Senior Editor and Columnist Heidi Raykeil after her interview with Ann Curry on the Today Show. Heidi was interviewed about her first book Confessions of a Naughty Mommy: How I Found My Lost Libido and came across as calm, cool and collected. She revealed the […]

Literary Mama Senior Editor Heidi Raykeil’s interview with Ann Curry on the Today show can be viewed here. After her interview aired, sales of Confession of a Naughty Mommy jumped, driving the book from #77,093 on the Amazon sales rank yesterday to #39 (and climbing) today. In other words, today Heidi’s book sold more copies […]

Literary Mama’s own Heidi Raykeil will be appearing on NBC’s Today show tomorrow morning in the 9am time-slot to promote her new book, Confessions of a Naughty Mommy.