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April 26, 2006
Mom's
the Word
Ladies, it looks like you're a hot topic this summer. Call it chick-lit,
mommy-lit, or just a little light reading – here comes a fresh
batch of fun books featuring mom as protagonist. Just in time for
the season of beach (rooftop, park, stoop ...) reading.
Bed Rest by Sarah Bilston
When Quinn "Q" Boothroyd, a fast-tracked, work-crazed
lawyer, is sent to bed for the last three months of her pregnancy,
she's bored to tears after just one day. But for the sake of the
baby she must learn to entertain herself, so she becomes engrossed
in the lives of her friends and neighbors, questions her husband's
workaholic ways, and learns more about herself while on the couch
than she would have discovered at the law firm. harpercollins.com.
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Baby
Proof by Emily Giffin
Giffin's fans turned her earlier books, Something Borrowed
and Something Blue into bestsellers, and her newest novel
is set to be one of summer's biggest releases (June). Claudia Parr,
a thirty-five-year-old book editor and her husband Ben have always
agreed not to have children, but when Ben changes his mind, everything
shifts, and Claudia has to figure out what she really wants and
what she's willing to sacrifice to have it. emilygiffin.com.
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Sippy Cups are Not for Chardonnay and Other Things I Had
to Learn as a New Mom by Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
Author and L.A.-based comic and mom takes on the parenting experts
with a collection of short essays (what other kind can busy moms
read?) that deliver the kind of snarky straight talk you'd get from
your best girlfriend. Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay delivers
the dirt on parenting, tackling everything from park politics (spotting
the Alpha Mom, Gossipy Mom, and Drama Mama), to attachment parenting
("If you're holding your baby 24/7, that's not a baby, that's
a tumor") with empathy and wit. simonsays.com.
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Life
Laughs: The Naked Truth About Modern Motherhood and Marriage
by Jenny McCarthy
McCarthy is back, following on the heels of Baby Laughs and
Belly Laughs, with a funny look at learning to juggle it
all: work, motherhood, romance, sex – even a failing relationship.
The former Playboy Playmate showcases her trademark honesty, as
she offers outrageous musings on faking it, hiding the Visa bill,
and what to do when you turn into your parents. penguin.ca.
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