by Laura | Feb 9, 2011
An unapologetic embrace of the “wonderful world of unparenting,” Jennifer L. Shawne’s Baby Not On Board is a sharply written romp supplemented with sly illustrations by Anoushka Matus. The book includes chapters like Other People’s Children...
by Laura | Feb 9, 2011
In Child-Free Zone, Susan and David Moore draw on the real-life experiences of 80 childfree people from all walks of life, and ranging in age from 22 to 60. While the number of people choosing not to have children is rising, as many childfree know it can be a lonely...
by Laura | Feb 8, 2011
In 1989, fresh off a gig at Salomon Brothers, Michael Lewis wrote his first book, Liar’s Poker, a devastating look at the Wall Street culture of the 80s. More than 20 years later, after a slew of great non-fiction books—two of the most notable, Money Ball and The...
by Laura | Feb 3, 2011
In this book, Jessica Valenti, whose work has appeared in Salon, The Guardian, and The Nation, introduces feminism to young women and teen girls on their own terms. While working for the NOW legal defense fund in 2004, Valenti founded the popular website Feministing...
by Laura | Feb 3, 2011
Like Elizabeth’s Gilbert’s previous memoir, the bestseller Eat, Pray, Love, Committed also begins in crisis. In EPL, she is leaving her first marriage—and ends on a happy note when she falls in love with Felipe, an older divorcee living in Brazil....
