Moms deserve a weekend of peace and quiet reading Sweetbitter, because they are not going to want to put it down. This national bestselling novel tells the story of Tess, a 22-year-old small town girl who moves to New York City and takes a thankless job at one of the top restaurants in Manhattan. Throughout the novel, she learns about the ins and outs of the ultra-competitive restaurant industry, and the challenges of her job even when she’s off-duty. To complicate things further, Tess falls …
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The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For
The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For features breakfasts, appetizers, desserts, cocktails and more from your favorite mystery authors and their characters. The book also offers multiple sidebars that link the food to the fiction—like poisons people used to plant in their gardens and an explainer about how “red herring” went from the plate to the page. Model Man on Amazon is a fan, “I checked this one out at the library before I purchased it …
We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement
Moms interested in politics will love this history of the Feminist movement that follows the term from when it was once regarded as a dirty word to the present day, where it is plastered on T-shirts and adopted as a brand by celebrities. In We Were Feminists Once, Zeisler argues that, although the phrase (and its ideas) have been popularized in the mainstream, the acceptance of the phrase doesn’t mean women are any closer to becoming equal. Touching on movies, advertising, fashion and more, …
Capture the Moment: The Modern Photographer’s Guide to Finding Beauty in Everyday and Family Life
Memories can last a lifetime, especially if you have captured every moment of it. Capture the Moment: The Modern Photographer's Guide to Finding Beauty in Everyday and Family Life is both beautiful to page through and a thorough instruction manual for beginning photographers. More than 100 contributors from Clickin Moms, the largest female-photographer social network, have included photographs and advice for capturing basic, understated moments in everyday life and beautiful ways to chronicle …
Funny Little Pregnant Things: The good, the bad, and the just plain gross things about pregnancy that other books aren’t going to tell you
As pregnancy hormones begin to wreak havoc on your emotional state, it’s best to seek out laughter—it really is the best medicine. The good news is that funny pregnancy books can make you belly-laugh while teaching you about the craziness to come in the next nine months and beyond. Funny Little Pregnant Things skips comparing your fetus to produce and tells you what you really need to know without trying to “scare the baby out of you.” Sarah Roy on Amazon is a fan, “By far the best …
Happy Family
In Happy Family, moms will enjoy the honest and complex story of Cheri Matzner’s complicated life and relationship with her own family. Abandoned and then adopted when she was just a baby, Cheri finds herself 40 years old, in a bad place with her own parents and her job, and trying to have a baby of her own. But she is no stranger to dysfunction or reinventing herself when she needs to. Happy Family' is one of those books that will leave you with so many questions about your own views on the …
Feeding a Family: A Real-Life Plan for Making Dinner Work
For a mother who always says she’s going to cook more, Feeding a Family: A Real-Life Plan for Making Dinner Work would be highly recommendable. The benefits of eating dinner together as a family is endless, from promoting better verbal and reading skills in children, to developing better social skills, and even lowering the chances of a teenager using drugs or alcohol. But for many working parents, the idea of cooking a homemade meal every night is daunting. In this gorgeous cookbook, Sarah …
The Art of Discarding: How to Get Rid of Clutter and Find Joy
Published for the first time in English, Nagisa Tatsumi gives easy advice on how to get rid of things that are just cluttering your life, instead of adding value to it. The Art of Discarding gives guidelines on how to acquire less stuff in the first place. Tatsumi believes that by changing our attitudes about our possessions, we can rid ourselves of all the stuff we don’t actually need, opening the door to find joy in a clutter-free life. S. Mason on Amazon is a fan, “This is the book that …
Expecting 411: The Insider’s Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth
Of the books about pregnancy, Expecting 411: The Insider's Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth is liked by many for its conversational tone and light humor, which makes the sometimes overwhelming information easier to digest. Instead of panicking about what’s happening in your body or to your developing fetus, let this pregnancy book, written by an ob-gyn and a pediatrician, will set your mind at ease. Stanton on Amazon is a fan, “Great book for expecting parents. This book has tons of …