Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books

Angela Himsel, A RIVER COULD BE A TREE

Angela Himsel is the author of A River Could Be a Tree, a memoir chronicling Angela’s journey from a conservative Christian upbringing in rural Indiana to life as a practicing Jewish women in Manhattan. Angela and I discussed growing up with ten siblings, the fascinating research that went into the book, and the magical brochure that changed her life. 

Jennifer Gefsky & Stacey Delo, YOUR TURN

Jennifer Gefsky and Stacey Delo are the coauthors of Your Turn: Careers, Kids, and Comebacks--A Working Mother's Guide. This book is a true roadmap for women making career decisions as their work and motherhood collide. I absolutely loved hearing Jen and Stacey discuss their personal stories of navigating career paths after having children and their passion for helping women gain confidence to jump back into the workplace post baby. Jen is the cofounder and Stacey is the CEO of Apres Group, a website and community dedicated to helping women reenter the workforce with curated job opportunities. This was more like a casual conversation with all three of us sharing things from our past lives!

Emily Nemens, THE CACTUS LEAGUE

Emily Nemens is the Editor of The Paris Review and the debut author of The Cactus League. Emily’s novel centers around a small suburb of Phoenix, AZ and the different hopes and aspirations of the community members during baseball spring training. I loved chatting with Emily about her working on a literary quarterly, her deeply rooted love of baseball, and writing on what Emily calls a “4/10” schedule. Emily previously coedited The Southern Review and has been published in Esquire, n+1, The Gettysburg Review, Hobart, and other outlets.

Caroline de Maigret, OLDER, BUT BETTER, BUT OLDER

Caroline de Maigret is the author, with Sophie Mas, of How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are from 2014 and most recently, Older, but Better, but Older. She is an international model, has been a Chanel ambassador since 2013, and a music producer at Bonus Track Records and a fashion video producer. She is also a children's and women's rights activist. She lives in Paris, but we recently got to talk just after she landed in New York. It was a treat to talk about her latest work - a creatively formatted, humorous, honest take on being in your 40s: the good feelings and fears alike! 

Mark McConville, FAILURE TO LAUNCH

Dr. Mark McConville, PhD, is the author of Failure to Launch: Why Your Twentysomething Hasn't Grown Up...and What to Do About It. He is a clinical psychologist in private practice, and as a senior member of the faculty of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, he has lectured and taught widely about child development, parenting, and counseling. An expert in adolescent psychology, his book is a brilliant and constructive guide for parents of kids who are facing the challenges of finding their footing in emerging adulthood.

Elizabeth Gerlach, BEN'S ADVENTURES

Zibby Owens: Elizabeth Gerlach is the author of the children's book series Ben's Adventures about a young triplet brother who uses a wheelchair but loves to dream up fun adventures with his family and friends. A former advertising and marketing exec with an MBA in marketing, Elizabeth is now a special needs advocate and fundraiser for the Ben Smiles Memorial Foundation which she founded. She has a very interesting, inspiring, sad, moving, happy, everything story, and I was thrilled to be talking to her about all of it, starting with how she began the series, Ben's Adventures. 

Marti Bledsoe Post, RETROFIT: THE PLAYBOOK FOR MODERN MOMS

Marti Bledsoe Post is the author of Retrofit: The Playbook for Modern Moms. She is an executive coach and transformation leader at Mindset Digital, where she was previously the chief strategy officer, and a founding member of Women in Digital. A former White House intern with twenty years of experience in marketing and social media, Marti is now a professional champion of working mothers as the founder of a'parently - get it!? Her book has all these amazing resources for working moms ... and one of the resources was my podcast, which was super exciting to see when I read it! 

Roz Chast & Patty Marx, YOU CAN ONLY YELL AT ME FOR ONE THING AT A TIME

I got to sit down with Patricia Marx and Roz Chast on the publication day of their book, You Can Only Yell at Me for One Thing at a Time: Rules for Couples. Roz Chast, the illustrator, is the author of the number-one New York Times best-selling memoir Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, she has been drawing cartoons since she was a child in Brooklyn. She has contributed to The New Yorker regularly and also many other publications. Patty has been a New Yorker contributor since 1989. A former writer for Saturday Night Live and Rugrats, she is the author of several books including Let's Be Less Stupid; Him, Her, Him Again, The End of Him; and Starting From Happy. She was the first woman elected to The Harvard Lampoon. Originally from Philadelphia and a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, she has taught at Princeton, NYU, and Stony Brook University. 

Zibby's Essay: "In Defense of AMERICAN DIRT... and Just Being a Nice Person"

There has been a storm of controversy surrounding Jeanine Cummins' novel, AMERICAN DIRT. One big objection is that Jeanine shouldn't have written a story about a Mexican mother and her son trying to flee to the U.S. because she herself isn't Mexican and hasn't had that experience. I wrote this short essay in response to it. I published it on Medium and am reading it here (a 3-minute read!). 

Ann Napolitano, DEAR EDWARD

Ann Napolitano is the author of Dear Edward, which is a huge sensation. It's a December 2019 Book of the Month Club pick, a January Today Show #ReadWithJenna Pick and the Barnes & Noble January pick among many others. Ann spent 8 years writing this riveting novel, and I got to talk to her about the beautiful storyline, the writing process, her family, and more. 

Megan Alexander, ONE MORE HUG

Megan Alexander is an Emmy-nominated national news correspondent on Inside Edition, the number-one syndicated news magazine TV show. She has covered football for CBS, acted in the TV show Nashville, appeared in several films, and executive-produced the feature film Heartbeats. She is the author of Faith in the Spotlight: Thriving in Your Career While Staying True to Your Beliefs, and a new children's book, One More Hug, illustrated by Hiroe Nakata. My kids request to read it over and over again - they love it, and every time I read it out loud, I start crying because it's really about cherishing moments with people you love.

Michael Frank, WHAT IS MISSING

Michael Frank is the author of What Is Missing, a gripping psychological novel centered on the lives of three brilliantly developed characters. His memoir, The Mighty Franks, was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, one of The Telegraph's and The New Statesman's best books of 2017, and the winner of the 2018 JQ Wingate Literary Prize. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and many other publications. He was a contributing writer to the Los Angeles Times Book Review for almost ten years. 

Thatcher Wine, FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS

I'm here today with Thatcher Wine who's the coauthor, with Elizabeth Lane, of For the Love of Books: Designing and Curating a Home Library. A book by book lovers for book lovers, it's about collecting, displaying, and admiring books in a way that reflects who you are. Thatcher is also the founder of Juniper Books, a company that works with book enthusiasts, homeowners, and designers to create custom libraries. He may even be a bigger book lover than I am, so it's such a pleasure to talk to someone else who also shares such a passion for books. 

Amber Tamblyn, ERA OF IGNITION

I sat down with Amber Tamblyn who is an author, actress, and director. She has been nominated for an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and an Independent Spirit Award for her work in film and TV. She cowrote and directed the critically acclaimed feature film Paint It Black. She's a contributing writer for The New York Times, a poet in residence at Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, and a founding member of Time's Up. She's the author of three books of poetry including the best seller Dark Sparkler and the novel Any Man. Her latest book is Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution. You really have to listen to our conversation to hear her passion firsthand about harnessing fears, creating power and productivity out of chaos, and not shying away from the hard things.

Teresa Sorkin and Tullan Holmqvist, THE WOMAN IN THE PARK

I interviewed both authors of The Woman in the Park, Teresa Sorkin and Tullan Holmqvist, coauthors of both the novel and the screenplay for The Woman in the Park. Tullan is an investigator, writer, and actress. Teresa is a TV producer and founder of Roman Way Productions. Their book is a mind-bending psychological thriller about a woman who is drawn to a mysterious man she meets in Central Park, and the unraveling this sets into motion.

Randi Zinn, GOING BEYOND MOM

Randi Zinn is the author of Going Beyond Mom: How to Activate Your Mind, Body & Business After Baby. She's a mindfulness and wellness expert and the founder of community Beyond Mom which offers expert interviews, lifestyle advice, stories, a podcast including "Going Beyond with Randi Zinn," events and retreats for the ten thousand creative and productive moms in its membership. We talked about her entrepreneurial "empire" and the inspiration she drew from her yoga practice, writing, podcasting, and parenthood. 

Suzanne Morrison, YOGA BITCH

Suzanne Morrison is the author of Yoga Bitch, which was an IndieBound best seller, a Crosscut best Northwest book of 2011, and has been translated into seven languages. Yoga Bitch actually had its start as a long-running one-woman show of the same title which played in New York, London, and across the United States. I loved talking to her about trying the unexpected, forming your identity, breaking rules, and the allure of spiritual practices like yoga.

Ray Dalio, PRINCIPLES FOR SUCCESS

Ray Dalio is the founder, co-CIO, and co-chairman of Bridgewater Associates, one of the top philanthropists in the country, and the New York Times best-selling author of Principles: Life and Work. His new adaptation, PRINCIPLES FOR SUCCESS, is an illustrated and entertaining version for readers of all ages. Ray created a simpler version for parents wanting to share these principles for decision-making with their children. I absolutely loved chatting with Ray about work-life balance as a parent, that learning often begins with failure, and the realization that life's greatest satisfaction is having both meaningful work and meaningful relationships. Ray discusses the lessons he has encountered as a parent and grandparent and the importance of letting children formulate their own opinions and decisions at an early age. 

Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, WILDHOOD

Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD is a professor of medicine in the UCLA Division of Cardiology, visiting professor in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, and president of the International Society for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. On top of this, she's the coauthor, along with Kathryn Bowers, of best-selling book Zoobiquity and their latest, Wildhood: The Epic Journey from Adolescence to Adulthood in Humans and Other Animals. It explores an incredible perspective on their discovery about adolescence across the animal kingdom - outlining four key life skills that all adolescents, including both humans and animals, experience - and the story of how she got to this research is just as interesting as the research itself.

Sandra Miller, TROVE

Sandra Miller is the author of the memoir Trove: A Woman's Search for Truth and Buried Treasure, which I loved reading. It's a captivating, sharp, and poignant story spurred on by a physical search for a treasure chest that reflects a deeper emotional journey. Sandra has also contributed to more than a hundred publications including The Boston Globe Magazine for which she is a regular correspondent. One of her essays was turned into a short film called Wait directed by Trudie Styler and starring Kerry Washington. Make sure to catch Sandra’s amazing tips on writing despite distractions and putting in the work so you can enjoy the magic. 

Rochelle Weinstein, THIS IS NOT HOW IT ENDS

Rochelle Weinstein is the USA Today best-selling author of What We Leave Behind, The Mourning After, Where We Fall, and Somebody's Daughter. Her latest novel, This Is Not How It Ends, is fantastic. Based in the Florida Keys, the protagonist's journey in this love story is far from linear and absolutely riveting. 

Kiley Reid, SUCH A FUN AGE

Kiley Reid is a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop where she was awarded the Truman Capote Fellowship. Her debut novel, Such a Fun Age, is a Reese Witherspoon and Well-Read Black Girl book club pick. It's a powerful comedy of errors plot line that centers on millennial post-graduate babysitter Emira Tucker and explores race, privilege, and complex relationships through intricately crafted characters. 

Rachel Barenbaum, A BEND IN THE STARS

Rachel Barenbaum is the debut author of A Bend in the Stars, a riveting historical novel, set in World War I-era Russia, about love and the history and science and survival. It was a New York Times Summer Reading Selection and a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick. It was also a Boston Globe best seller. A graduate of Harvard College, Harvard Business School, and the GrubStreet Novel Incubator program, Rachel was a hedge fund manager and spinning instructor before committing to full-time work as a writer and reviewer. 

Melissa T. Shultz, FROM MOM TO ME AGAIN

Melissa T. Schultz is a writer and the acquisitions editor for Jim Donovan Literary, an agency that represents book authors. She's written about health and parenting for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Reader’s Digest, AARP’s The Girlfriend, Today.com, and many other publications. Her latest, From Mom to Me Again: How I Survived My First Empty-Nest Year and Reinvented the Rest of My Life, is part memoir and part self-help, filled with storytelling and interviews geared toward parents with kids in junior high and up about letting go and entering a new phase with (and without) your children under your roof. 

Bettina Elias Siegel, KID FOOD

Bettina Elias Siegel is the author of Kid Food: The Challenge of Feeding Children in a Highly Processed World and nationally recognized writer and advocate on issues related to children and food policy. Her work has appeared in The New York Times and the Houston Chronicle among other publications, and on her widely read blog The Lunch Tray. She's a frequent guest on national media and was named one of the country’s twenty most influential moms in 2015 by Family Circle. The topic of "kid food" and raising healthy eaters is on my mind a lot, and Bettina's book is a guidebook for parents navigating this very difficult food environment with their family! 

Special Episode: Delia Owens (re-release), WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING

To celebrate 2019, I'm re-releasing my episode with Delia Owens, author of WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, the #1 bestselling book in 2019. I loved our conversation (which I originally released as an episode on January 8th, 2019). Delia talked about her life in the wild, the importance of female friendships, mastering Instagram and how it took 10 years to publish this amazing novel!

Teru Clavel, WORLD CLASS: ONE MOTHER'S JOURNEY HALFWAY AROUND THE GLOBE IN SEARCH OF THE BEST EDUCATION FOR HER CHILDREN

Teru Clavel is the author of World Class: One Mother's Journey Halfway Around the Globe in Search of the Best Education for Her Children. She is an education expert, columnist, and sought-after public speaker. She has run her own educational consulting practice since 2010. She's contributed to the Financial Times and The Japan Times among other publications, and has appeared on CBS This Morning, CNBC’s Squawk Box, and other media outlets. Teru, a native New Yorker, chronicles how her family left New York in 2006 and enrolled her three children in local public schools in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, and then Palo Alto. The book is both anecdotal and research based - and a fascinating exploration of education across the globe.  

Elyssa Friedland & Kermit Roosevelt III, FIRST STREET

Today I'm with Elyssa Friedland in person and Kermit Roosevelt III via Skype for a new project called First Street, which has been released on Serial Box, a super cool app that allows you to both read and toggle between reading and audio. Elyssa and Kermit collaborated with four other authors on the First Street novel. You may have already heard me interview Elyssa one of her three other novels, The Intermission. Kermit is a writer, author, lawyer, and professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He's a novelist, and a frequent op-ed contributor, to publications like The New York Times, Time, The Washington Times, and others.

Alicia Menendez, THE LIKEABILITY TRAP

Alicia Menendez is an MSNBC anchor and leads the “Latina to Latina” podcast. Previously a cohost of PBS TV’s Amanpour & Co, her reporting has appeared on Bustle, ABC News, Fusion TV, PBS, and Vice News. Her book, The Likeability Trap: How to Break Free and Succeed as You Are, is the perfect pick to put at the top of your new year's reading list. Her examination of the cultural pressure often placed on women to walk a professional and personal tightrope of likeability and leadership. 

Richie Jackson, GAY LIKE ME

Richie Jackson is the author of Gay Like Me: A Father Writes to His Son, a poignant reflection on what it was like growing up and what it is like now to be gay in America and how to "celebrate our similarities, but.... revel in our differences." He is an award-winning Broadway, film, and TV producer whose most recent productions include Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song on Broadway and Showtime’s Nurse Jackie. He and his husband Jordan Roth were honored with The Trevor Project’s 2016 Trevor Hero Award. Listen to us discuss parenting, writing, the changing times and what it means to love. 

Julie Valerie, HOLLY BANKS FULL OF ANGST

Julie Valerie is the debut novelist of Holly Banks Full of Angst, a laugh-out-loud book featuring a less-than-perfect protagonist and a message that reminds all of us that there's really no such thing as perfect. Plus, our conversation was filmed by Sandy Kenyon of ABC News! Watch this clip of us in the feature about “Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books” that also appeared in NYC taxis for a week in December!! 

Sheryl Haft, GOODNIGHT BUBBALA

Sheryl Haft is the author a number of books including Goodnight Bubbala and the upcoming Mazie’s Amazing Machines. A former product designer, she's the founder and educator of Kids Engineer!, an elementary after-school program that teaches engineering principles through design and invention building. I love her inspiration for Goodnight Bubbala, her modern-day, Yiddish personalized interpretation of Goodnight Moon. 

Jamie Hantman, HEELS IN THE ARENA

Jamie Brown Hantman has worked at the highest levels of government including at the White House and for the US Department of Justice. Politico named her one of the “50 Politicos to Watch." She's a force, and can now add memoirist to her list of accomplishments. Jamie calls her new book, Heels in the Arena: Living Purple in a Red/Blue Town, "Legally Blonde meets Bossypants" - and who could resist that? It's funny, insightful, and serves as an inspiration to other people interested in going into public service or just learning about what it really looks like behind the scenes in government. 

Alison Cayne, THE HAVEN'S KITCHEN COOKING SCHOOL

Alison Cayne is the founder of Haven’s Kitchen, an amazing cooking school, café, and event space in New York. She's the author of The Haven's Kitchen Cooking School: Recipes and Inspiration to Build a Lifetime of Confidence in the Kitchen. She's also the creator of podcast “In the Sauce” on the Heritage Radio Network and recently launched a line of fresh-made sauces! Neither a chef nor a nutritionist, her degree is in sustainability and food systems. What started out as her teaching friends in her kitchen turned into an incredible passion and business! Listen to us talk about food, entrepreneurial endeavors, raising lots of kids, and more!! 

Elliot Ackerman, WAITING FOR EDEN

Elliot Ackerman is the author of Waiting for Eden, the most beautiful, slim, searing book about the wife of a soldier and how she deals with his return home as a compromised version of himself. It's about the effects of the military on families and the inner struggles on the path to loyalty. Elliot is a brilliant writer whose prose makes me want to underline every sentence.  His novel, Dark at the Crossing, was a finalist for the National Book Award. He also wrote Green on Blue and Places and Names: On War, Revolution, and Returning. A former Marine who served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan where he received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and the Purple Heart, Elliot is simply no joke. Listen to us discuss ALL of it. 

Kelly Corrigan, TELL ME MORE

Kelly Corrigan is the outstanding author of four consecutive New York Times best sellers including Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say, Glitter and Glue, The Middle Place, and Lift. She has been called the poet laurate of the ordinary by HuffPost and the voice of a generation by O Magazine. She is an accomplished columnist with essays in O, The Oprah Magazine, Glamour, and Good Housekeeping. I've been a huge reader of hers for ages so this is an extra special interview and getting to talk to her about this deep, personal, and essential essay collection was a true gift!! 

Conn Iggulden, THE DOUBLE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS

Conn Iggulden is a best-selling author of historical fiction, most notably the Emperor series and Conqueror series. He also co-wrote The Dangerous Book for Boys with his brother Hal, and most recently, The Double Dangerous Book for Boys with his sons Arthur and Cameron. His books have helped create experiences - taking people away from modern screen time and allowing parents and children, kids and friends, to learn new skills, gain knowledge, and just have fun together. Listen to us talk about everything boys. 

Vashti Harrison, LITTLE LEGENDS

Vashti Harrison is the exceptional children’s book author and illustrator of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History, Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World, and most recently Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History, plus board books Dream Big, Little One, and Think Big, Little One. She has also illustrated many other books including Sulwe by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o, which is now a New York Times best seller, Cece Loves Science, Hair Love, and others. I met Vashti at the Brooklyn Book Festival and watched her do an illustrator smackdown which my kids thought was basically the coolest thing ever. I'm super excited that I got to talk to Vashti about her work! 

Bronson van Wyck, BORN TO PARTY, FORCED TO WORK

Bronson van Wyck is the cofounder (along with his mother) of Van Wyck & Van Wyck, a well-known event planning firm that has designed events for three presidents of the United States, Beyoncé, the Cooper Hewitt, and many other notables. His new book, Born to Party, Forced to Work: 21st Century Hospitality, is a gorgeous, gleaming, golden coffee table book/manifesto on hospitality. He's ultra-curious about history, culture, and the rituals of hospitality and pours his experience into a dynamic exploration of the party perfect. 

 

Torrey Maldonado, TIGHT

Torrey Maldonado is a middle school teacher in Brooklyn and the author of Tight and Secret Saturdays. He was voted a top-ten Latino author and best middle-grade and young-adult novelist for African Americans. His book Secret Saturdays was highlighted in The New York Times as a top book by and about Latinos. I had planned to read Tight with my kids, but it was too good to wait for them! It's a dynamic navigation of adolescent chaos - tough choices, peer pressure, conflicts at home - and finding a path through it. It was inspiring and memorable -- as was my conversation with the amazing Torrey!!

Caroline Maguire, WHY WILL NO ONE PLAY WITH ME?

There's nothing worse than having your child in pain and not knowing what to do about it. Caroline Maguire, a personal coach who works with children struggling with executive function weakness, can help, at least with all the social ills that plague almost every child at one time or another! The author of Why Will No One Play with Me?: The Play Better Plan to Help Children of All Ages Make Friends and Thrive is a parent-friendly guide to help caregivers know what the professionals know but in jargon-free, user-friendly terms to coach their kid through any social situation. As a parent of four kids, I wish I had this book earlier in my life! 

Raakhee Mirchandani, SUPER SATYA SAVES THE DAY

My kids and I met (and immediately fell in love with!) Raakhee Mirchandani at the Brooklyn Book Festival. She's an award-winning writer, editor, and pediatric cancer crusader. She's also the author of children’s book Super Satya Saves the Day, which recently won the Purple Dragonfly Award from Bharat Babies. Listen to our conversation about her inspiration for writing this modern superhero picture book, how to survive when you child is ill, the magic of books and more. You'll fall in love with her, too! 

Cathleen Schine, THE GRAMMARIANS

Cathleen Schine is the author of 11 books including the best-selling novels The Three Weissmanns of Westport, The Love Letter, and The New Yorkers. Cathy's latest novel is The Grammarians, a coming of age novel about twins, family, relationships, and words. It has been called “an enchanting comic love letter to sibling rivalry and the English language.” Listen to Cathy talk about her writing process and the power of words. As she says, "I always feel like I'm wandering around banging my head against things and one of them turns out to be a door that opens." All this from the author dubbed "a modern day Jewish Jane Austen!" 

Mitch Albom, FINDING CHIKA

Mitch Albom is the author of seven #1 New York Times best sellers including Tuesdays with Morrie, the best-selling memoir of all time! His latest heartbreaking, inspiring book is Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family. This intimate, sentimental memoir is a poignant framing of love, loss, and family. I can't wait for you to hear our conversation about this achingly beautiful book. 

Rene Denfeld, THE BUTTERFLY GIRL

Rene Denfeld, is an advocate, award-winning journalist, and best-selling author. We talked about her latest book, The Butterfly Girl, which tackles the plight of homeless children, a marginalized population she's familiar with after growing up homeless herself. Her beautiful, gripping novel — and her journey — is a story of hope, imagination, and rethinking what survival and trauma mean in our culture.

VC Chickering, TWISTED FAMILY VALUES

VC Chickering is the author of TWISTED FAMILY VALUES and NOOKIETOWN. This former comedy and TV writer writes in an engaging and unique way about the illicit love between cousins in a coming-of-age meets WASP tale. Listen to Tori and me talk about dating across cultures (!), family drama, trying not to care so much about what other people thing, home design, being super busy when no one cares, and her upcoming projects.

Susan Shapiro, THE BYLINE BIBLE

Susan Shapiro is an award-winning Manhattan writing professor, best-selling author of twelve books, and journalist. Her latest book is The Byline Bible: Get Published in Five Weeks. This is a super special episode for me because I took Sue’s class at The New School in 2004 when I was trying to write full-time for a little bit. Sue’s class was so amazing - and so is her book - all about teaching you how to get published in magazines and newspapers! Listen to us talk about sending out good book vibes, clever titles and more! 

Caitlin Moscatello, SEE JANE WIN

Caitlin Moscatello is an award-winning journalist and author of See Jane Win: The Inspiring Story of the Women Changing American Politics. She has written for New York Magazine’s The Cut, Vanity Fair, Time, Elle, Marie Claire, O, The Oprah Magazine, and many other publications. She started working on this book in February of 2017, a few months after the 2016 election -- when many women across the country thought that we were going to see the first female president. What did happen, though, was a remarkable increase in women running for office - and Caitlin shone a bright spotlight on the journey in See Jane Win. We chatted about all of it, including how she mastered her brilliant journalism while having a baby! 

Rachel Levy Lesser, LIFE'S ACCESSORIES

Rachel Levy Lesser is the author of Life’s Accessories: A Memoir (and Fashion Guide). Life’s Accessories is a coming-of-age memoir told in fourteen essays. Each essay centers around an item of clothing, jewelry or an accessory that has had meaning in Rachel's life. Listen to us talk about the pain of losing her mother, fitting in at boarding school, growing up in the 1980s, being a mother herself, and how to bake the perfect chocolate chip cookie. 

 

Lisa Jewell, THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS

Lisa Jewell is the internationally best-selling author of seventeen (and a half!) novels including the New York Times best seller Then She Was Gone as well as I Found You, The Girls in the Garden, and The House We Grew Up In. Her latest book, The Family Upstairs, is already a number one best seller in the UK and is a Book of the Month Club pick. Through the perspective of three different people, Lisa's novel provides a winding, thrilling discovery process for the characters and an enthralling escape for readers.