First Kicking, Then Not: A Conversation with Hannah Grieco
October 7th, 2025 | by DW McKinney
I first met Hannah Grieco in the summer of 2020 in her capacity as the senior nonfiction editor for jmww
Browsing the "Books" Category
Write the Truth: Excerpt from A SILENT TREATMENT by Jeannie Vanasco
September 18th, 2025 | by Jeannie Vanasco
I am not dealing with a normal person, these online strangers claim
Motherhood as a River of RISK and Resilience: A Conversation with Memoirist Susan Norman
July 8th, 2025 | by Bridey Thelen-Heidel
By engaging in what I call ‘good’ risk, we are better able to manage challenges that come up in our lives
Ordinary Love: An Interview with Marie Rutkoski
June 26th, 2025 | by Jen Bryant
We are always coming of age, and adulthood is also marked by moments where we leave our past self behind and enter into a new sense of identity.
True Happiness: An Interview with Veena Dinavahi
June 17th, 2025 | by Jen Bryant
I immediately started writing after I realized I was in a cult – not necessarily with the intention of turning it into a book, but because I was like, “What happened?”
Everything Else Can Wait: An Excerpt from FLOOD
June 11th, 2025 | by Christine Kalafus
Weren’t we supposed to be watching it
Not So Little Earthquakes
June 5th, 2025 | by Jade Sanchez-Ventura
How do you love something that’s going to die?
How to Still Have Friends: An Excerpt from CRY WHEN THE BABY CRIES
May 12th, 2025 | by Becky Barnicoat
For more comics on the exploits of new motherhood check out&#
Rewired: An Excerpt from THE MOTHER
April 30th, 2025 | by Rachel Deutsch
Check out more of Rachel’s journey from Rachel to THE MOTHER in&#
Faux Feminism: An Interview with Serene Khader
March 31st, 2025 | by Jennifer Caroccio Maldonado
I wanted to tell a story about feminism that puts the lives of women of color and other non-elite women, women in the labor movement, at the center