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My Mother the Inventor: Why “Fail Better” is Sometimes the Best Lesson a Parent Can Give

My Mother the Inventor: Why “Fail Better” is Sometimes the Best Lesson a Parent Can Give

Coco McCracken on Her Mother’s Past as an Inventor—And What It Taught Her About Being a Writer

By Coco McCracken | October 20, 2025

Mothers

Mothers

Brenda Lozano (trans. Heather Cleary)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 9, 2025

Love and Sustenance: Why Indian Mothers Obsess Over Feeding Our Kids

Love and Sustenance: Why Indian Mothers Obsess Over Feeding Our Kids

Yamini Pathak In Praise of Nourishment From Hand to Mouth, For Mothers and Children Alike

By Yamini Pathak | October 8, 2025

Thomas Pynchon, Marisa Meltzer, Chris Kraus, and more: 24 new books out today!

Thomas Pynchon, Marisa Meltzer, Chris Kraus, and more: 24 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | October 7, 2025

Mother Tongues: Reflections on Memory, Language, and Love in Germany

Mother Tongues: Reflections on Memory, Language, and Love in Germany

Tamar Shapiro: “I owe this book to my mother. It is not about her, and yet she is on every page.”

By Tamar Shapiro | October 1, 2025

On the Peace and Pleasure of Reading Books About Babies as a New Mother

On the Peace and Pleasure of Reading Books About Babies as a New Mother

Ellyn Gaydos on William Carlos Williams, Annie Ernaux, and More

By Ellyn Gaydos | August 11, 2025

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The Story of a Mother, From End to Beginning

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What Motherhood in Kenya Reveals About the Nature of Family

What Motherhood in Kenya Reveals About the Nature of Family

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Locked in Rapunzel’s Tower: Reflections on the Art Monster and Women’s Loneliness

Locked in Rapunzel’s Tower: Reflections on the Art Monster and Women’s Loneliness

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By Amie Souza Reilly | May 9, 2025

A Ritual of Remembrance: Joy Harjo on the Aftermath of Her Mother’s Death

A Ritual of Remembrance: Joy Harjo on the Aftermath of Her Mother’s Death

From Dana Tiger’s Illustrated Adaptation of the Poem, “Washing My Mother’s Body”

By Joy Harjo | May 9, 2025

Mothers in children's books: a matrix.

Mothers in children's books: a matrix.

By Emily Temple | May 6, 2025

Matthew Specktor Remembers His Mother as a Young Woman Struggling to Find Her Place in Los Angeles

Matthew Specktor Remembers His Mother as a Young Woman Struggling to Find Her Place in Los Angeles

“All of this suggests not a person who’s simply afraid to be late, but rather one who is running: who remains, always, in flight.”

By Matthew Specktor | April 24, 2025

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