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Anointed the “Toddler Whisperer” by Good Morning America, Dr. Tovah Klein is consistently tapped for her expertise in childhood development by New York Times, Washington Post, Huffington Post, Motherly, CNN, Today, and Slate, among many others. Her most recent book Raising Resilience has been hailed by Amy Schumer and is a USA Today bestseller.  As the Director of the Barnard College Center for To...

K.T. Nguyen’s 2024 debut psychological thriller You Know What You Did has received praise from People Magazine, CrimeReads, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Book Riot, Parade, Elle Magazine, The Seattle Times, and The Telegraph. A former Glamour magazine editor, she’s lived in New York City, San Francisco, and Taipei and has now settled just outside Washington, D.C. with her family where she enjoys na...

To find out more about Kate and her work, visit her website at https://www.katefeiffer.com You can also follow her on Facebook @Kate FeifferInstagram @KFeifferTikTok @katefeiffer This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit literarymama.substack.com

For more information about Ona, please go to her author website at   https://www.onagritz.com/ More details regarding her awards is given here: https://www.onagritz.com/praise-awards Her books include: Everywhere I Look https://bookshop.org/p/books/everywhere-i-look-ona-gritz/20981700 The Space You Left Behind https://www.west44books.com/inc/_s24_The_Space_You_Left_Behind.php Take a Sad Song https...

To find out more about Carley, please visit her website: https://www.carleymoore.com/ Heart Less, her new collection of poetry is available from https://www.indolentbooks.com/heart-less/ The Not Wives is available from https://www.feministpress.org/books-n-z/the-not-wives Panpocalypse is available from https://www.feministpress.org/books-n-z/panpocalypse This is a public episode. If you would like...

For further information on Catherine and her work, please visit https://www.catherinenewmanwriter.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit literarymama.substack.com

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Amanda Fields and Holly Rizzuto Palker talk with Nicole Haroutunian, author of Choose This Now, about feminism, friendship, art, and their impact on parenting. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit literarymama.substack.com

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit literarymama.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit literarymama.substack.com

Amanda Fields and Brianna Avenia-Tapper talk with long-time LM friend Amy Shearn about how kids change over the years, dating during motherhood, life after divorce, the pandemic, and her forthcoming books, Dear Edna Sloane and Animal Instinct . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit literarymama.substack.com

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Jane Friedman chats with Holly Rizzuto Palker and Amanda Fields about her publishing guru status, The Business of Being a Writer, and her choice not to have children. She also talks about her relationship with her mother and more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit literarymama.substack.com

Jessica Strawser chats with Holly Rizzuto Palker and Brianna Avenia-Tapper about her newest book, The Last Caretaker. She talks about how her children inspire her writing, how her characters always try to do the right thing, domestic violence and more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit literarymama.substack.com

Amanda Fields and Brianna Avenia-Tapper talk with Erika Hayasaki : journalist, professor, and author of SOMEWHERE SISTERS: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family . SOMEWHERE SISTERS was named an NPR Best Book of the Year, and received a Nautilus Book Award in Journalism and Investigative Reporting, honoring books about social and environmental justice. This is a public episode. I...

Tiffanie Drayton sits in the Literary Mama guest chair with Amanda Fields, Holly Rizzuto Palker, and Brianna Avenia-Tapper to discuss her memoir Black American Refugee , abusive relationships, racism and inequity, and the horrifying landscape of the U.S. family court system. Episode call-outs: * Custody Peace: Website , X/Twitter * Tiffanie Drayton: X/Twitter This is a public episode. If you would...

Holly Rizzuto Palker and Brianna Avenia-Tapper chat with author, Estelle Erasmus , about her book Writing That Gets Noticed , about being a midlife mom, and about how she re-invented herself during motherhood. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit literarymama.substack.com

Amanda Fields, Holly Rizzuto Palker, and Brianna Avenia-Tapper talk with Elizabeth Farfán-Santos , a Chicana author and medical anthropologist. Her newest book, Undocumented Motherhood : Conversations on Love, Trauma, and Border Crossing , is a hybrid ethnography, memoir, and testimonio centered on the courageous journey of a Mexican mother fighting for health and educational services for her hear...

Amanda Fields and Brianna Avenia-Tapper sit down with author Kelly McMasters to discuss divorce, honesty, and moms in the dating world. Kelly is the author of The Leaving Season: A Memoir in Essays and Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town . Margo Steines talked with Kelly for Literary Mama in the January/February 2024 issue , and Kelly also appeared in the January/February 2023 issue w...

Brianna Avenia-Tapper and Amanda Fields talk with Margo Steines : author, mother, freelance writer, and writing coach. Margo’s memoir, Brutalities: A Love Story , is out now. Literary Mama also talked with Margo for the November/December 2023 issue in “I Like When It’s Messy: A Conversation with Margo Steines.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or g...

Literary Mama talks to best-selling author Corie Adjmi about her novel The Marriage Box , navigating her Jewish Syrian heritage and community, and mothering through the years. Literary Mama also talked with Corie in the November/December 2023 issue . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit literarymama.substack.com

The Literary Mama crew talks to author and researcher Yael Goldstein-Love about the anxiety and guilt of motherhood, the postpartum experience, and the idea of normalcy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit literarymama.substack.com

Holly Rizzuto Palker and Brianna Avenia-Tapper talk with Alyssa Ages. Ages is a mom, strongman competitor, endurance athlete, and freelance writer. Her debut book, Secrets of Giants: A Journey to Uncover the True Meaning of Strength , was released in 2023. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit literarymama.substack...

Amanda Fields, Brianna Avenia-Tapper, and Holly Rizzuto Palker talk with Jacinda Townsend. Jacinda is a novelist, creative writing professor, and long-time friend of Literary Mama . Find out more on Jacinda Townsend’s website and in LM’s profile of Townsend . . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit literarymama.sub...