Mommy books?
I’m working on a critical essay about black women/motherhood/mommy memoir writing for a magazine, and I’m looking for books by black women that deal with mothering and/or the family-paid work balancing act women do. So far, I have:
“I’m Every Woman…” by Lonnae O’Neal Parker
“Rising Up Singing…” an anthology of black women writers on motherhood, edited by Cecelie S. Berry
“Jump at the Sun”, a novel by Kim McLarin
“Having It All?” by Veronica Chambers
(I know there are some pregnancy books penned by black moms, but that’s not what I’m looking for. )
Are there others that I’m missing?
March 13th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Hi Mamalicious,
I just published my memoir called Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain. I’m Black and a mom so I’m not sure if this is what you’re looking for but you can check it out on my website at www.loritharps.com.
Good luck!
March 13th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Hi, Lori…
I’m so glad you stopped by. I am looking for motherhood-focused memoirs, specifically, but I checked out your site, and I will definitely be in touch as I believe your experiences will contribute to what I’m hoping to say in this essay. Besides that, your book sounds like a great read!