Joanna Garbutt

Rebecca Lehmann: Resurrecting Anne Boleyn and Going from Poet to Novelist Eva and Amanda chat with Rebecca Lehmann, author of The Beheading Game, about rewriting Anne Boleyn through the lens of motherhood and bringing a poetry background to novel-writing.

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@evalangston.bsky.social & Amanda Fields talk w @rebeccaslehmann.bsky.social, author of The Beheading Game, about rewriting Anne Boleyn through the lens of motherhood and bringing a poetry background to novel-writing.

Activism, Resistance, Persistence: A Review of Helen Charman’s Mother State Recently, I have spent a lot of time thinking about my own childhood in comparison to my sons’—a time pre-internet, when communication was not instant and there was a greater expectation of boredom—an...

@joannagarbutt.bsky.social reviews Helen Charman's Mother State: A Political History of Motherhood:

Karen Palmer: DIY Witness Protection Amanda and Eva chat with Karen Palmer, author of She's Under Here, about living with an undercurrent of fear and clawing her way out of abuse.

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Don't miss the inimitable @karenpalmer.bsky.social, author of She's Under Here!

Palmer talks w Amanda Fields & @evalangston.bsky.social about DIY witness protection and pulling herself and her family out of abuse:

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Activism, Resistance, Persistence: A Review of Helen Charman’s Mother State Recently, I have spent a lot of time thinking about my own childhood in comparison to my sons’—a time pre-internet, when communication was not instant and there was a greater expectation of boredom—an...

It's a good day to read about Helen Charman's Mother State: A Political History of Motherhood, reviewed by @joannagarbutt.bsky.social in our Jan/Feb issue:

Dr. Robyn Kozlowitz: No One Ever Wins Trauma Poker Holly and Amanda chat with Dr. Robyn Kozlowitz, author of Post Traumatic Parenting, about using guilt as a teacher, discovering how stress and trauma affect parenting, and creating patterns of joy.

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@hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social and Amanda Fields talk with Robyn Kozlowitz, author of Post Traumatic Parenting, about using guilt as a teacher, discovering how stress and trauma affect parenting, and creating patterns of joy.

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Great new issue of Literary Mama which also includes my review of Helen Charman's Mother State.

Michelle Lerner: Complicated Grief Holly and Eva chat with Michelle Lerner, author of Ring, about defining and treating complicated grief, living with irreparable damage, and finding healing in nature.

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@hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social & @evalangston.bsky.social talk with @michellelernerauth.bsky.social, author of Ring, about defining and treating complicated grief, living with irreparable damage, and finding healing in nature.

Claire Adam: Leaving the Baby Behind Amanda and Holly chat with Claire Adam, author of Love Forms, about forced delivery in Venezuela and testing the mother-child bond in fiction.

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Claire Adam, author of Love Forms, talks w Amanda Fields & @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social about writing a novel about a forced delivery in Venezuela, living in multiple places, & testing the mother-child bond in fiction.

Brittany Micka-Foos: Domestic Horror, Discomfort, & Neurodiversity Amanda and Eva chat with Brittany Micka-Foos, author of It's No Fun Anymore, about domestic horror tropes and how a neurodiversity diagnosis offered insight into writing and motherhood.

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Brittany Micka-Foos, author of It's No Fun Anymore, talks w Amanda Fields & @evalangston.bsky.social about domestic horror tropes, neurodiversity diagnoses, and, of course, writing and motherhood:

Really happy to see my story, Toothache, has been published today in Orange Blossom Review. orangeblossomreview.org/journal/2813/

Domenica Ruta: The Ecosystem of Single Mothers Amanda and Eva chat with Domenica Ruta, author of All the Mothers, about a new dialectic in motherhood, the specific anxieties of single moms, and the necessity of single mom communities.

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Domenica Ruta, author of All the Mothers, talks w Amanda Fields & @evalangston.bsky.social about the ecosystem of single mothers.

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Jessie Harrold: Becoming, Not Broken Eva and Amanda chat with Jessie Harrold, author of Mothershift, about matrescence - the process of becoming a mother, the four radical transformations, and the seven mother powers.

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@evalangston.bsky.social & Amanda Fields talk with Jessie Harrold, author of Mothershift, about matrescence - the process of becoming a mother, the four radical transformations, and the seven mother powers:

Liz Alterman: Humor is My Drug of Choice Holly and Eva chat with Liz Alterman, author of Sad Sacked, about the perils and freedoms of unemployment, the dichotomy of working moms, and the need to write the book you want to read.

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@hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social and @evalangston.bsky.social talk with @lizalterman.bsky.social author of Sad Sacked, about the perils and freedoms of unemployment, the dichotomy of working moms, and the need to write the book you want to read.

Jessica Slice: Ableist Systems and Disability Designs Amanda and Eva chat with Jessica Slice, author of Unfit Parent, about designing and inventing systems of parenting based on the bodies and minds we live in.

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Amanda Fields & @evalangston.bsky.social talk with @jessicaslice.bsky.social, author of Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges An Inaccessible World (@beaconpress.bsky.social), on This Mama Is Lit!

Natasha Williams: Love and Schizophrenia Eva and Holly chat with Natasha Williams, author of The Parts of Him I Kept, about parenting her father through schizophrenia and healing through memoir writing.

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Natasha Williams: Love and Schizophrenia

@evalangston.bsky.social & @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social talk with @natashawwrites.bsky.social, author of The Parts of Him I Kept, about parenting her father through schizophrenia and healing through memoir.

Abigail Leonard: For Mothers Across Borders Holly and Amanda chat with Abigail Leonard, author of Four Mothers, about parenting in four different countries, politicizing motherhood, and supporting mothers with the power of community.

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@hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social & Amanda Fields talk with Abigail Leonard, author of Four Mothers: An Intimate Journey Through the First Year of Parenthood in Four Countries, about politicizing motherhood & the power of community.

Allison Buccola: Cult Following Eva and Amanda chat with Allison Buccola, author of The Ascent, about surviving the anxieties of new motherhood, renegotiating relationships post-childbirth, and navigating career transitions.

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@evalangston.bsky.social and Amanda Fields talk with Allison Buccola, author of The Ascent, about the anxieties of new motherhood, renegotiating relationships post-childbirth, and navigating career transitions.

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