Sometimes we can’t help but turn into our mothers; lucky for Paige, her mother is writer Beth Harbison, author of books such as THIN, RICH, PRETTY out on May 10 and July's ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME. As a fist-time author, Paige released a Young Adult book called
Meg Mitchell Moore’s debut novel, THE ARRIVALS --- about the chaos of parenthood when adult children come home to face real-world dilemmas --- is out on May 25. Here, her mother Sara remembers Meg’s favorite childhood authors, and the fact that she always knew she would become a writer.
Kyran Pittman’s debut collection of personal essays PLANTING DANDELIONS: Field Notes From a Semi-Domesticated Life captures the charm, and conflicts, of her “ordinary life” in suburban Arkansas. But before settling into this life, Kryan lived on a Canadian island with her artistic parents.
Therese Fowler’s novels have been published in nine languages; her third novel --– EXPOSURE, which tackles some issues of motherhood --- is out on May 3rd. Below, she paints a realistic portrait of her own mother, and the very real “parenting fail” that caused her to realize that a mother deserves credit simply for meaning well, rather than choosing well.
We have listed 13 of Carol’s previous Bookreporter.com Bets On picks that are now or soon to be in paperback. Which of these books have you read or do you plan to read? Please check all that apply.
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July's Books on Screen roundup includes the films Reading Lolita in Tehran and The Odyssey; the series premieres of "The Five Star Weekend" on Peacock, "Little House on the Prairie" on Netflix, and "Elle" on Prime Video; the season premieres of AMC's "The Walking Dead: Dead City" and Apple TV's "Silo"; the conclusion of "Cape Fear" on Apple TV and "The Listeners" on STARZ; the season finale of AMC's "The Vampire Lestat"; the continuation of "House of the Dragon" on HBO; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of The Devil Wears Prada 2, Animal Farm and All You Need Is Kill.