In honor of Mother’s Day, discover some new works of nonfiction, including memoir, humor, and advice, celebrating mothers and motherhood.
Double Life: Discovering Motherhood by Lisa Catherine Harper (2011): Part-memoir, part scientific investigation, Harper uses her own experiences as a new mother as a springboard to explore how the physical, emotional and psychological changes associated with motherhood create a new identity. Recommended for mothers-to-be. Watch a book trailer.
If You Knew Suzy: A Mother, a Daughter, a Reporter's Notebook by Katie Rosman (2010): Wall Street Journal reporter Rosman copes with the loss of her mother to cancer by embarking on a cross-country journey to interview her mother’s friends and acquaintances, creating a moving and funny portrait of the woman she thought she knew.
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Let's Panic about Babies!: How to Endure and Possibly Triumph over the Adorable Tyrant Who Will Ruin Your Body, Destroy Your Life, Liquefy Your Brain, and Finally Turn You into a Worthwhile Human Being by Alice Bradley and Eden M. Kennedy (2011): The subtitle says it all!
Naked Mom: Motherhood Revealed by Brooke Burke (2011): The co-host and winner of Season 7 of ABC's Dancing with the Stars shares advice on caring for your body, handling the emotional challenges of motherhood, and balancing home, family, and career.
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No Biking in the House without a Helmet by Melissa Fay Greene (2011): Atlanta journalist and two-time National Book Award finalist Greene and her husband adopt five children, one from Bulgaria and four from Ethiopia, as their four biological children start leaving the nest. A heartfelt and hilarious depiction of a modern American family.
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