by Laura | Feb 13, 2011
With every election we get inundated with catch phrases like “the next generation” and “for the children.” While such sentiment may produce positive results at the polls, author Elinor Burkett contends it has produced a set of public policy...
by Laura | Feb 13, 2011
No Kids is a book designed to cause a stir, and cause a stir it has. Originally published in France (author Corrine Maier lives in Brussels), it skewers “baby mania” and the sentimentalizing of motherhood. I love the fact that Maier is herself the mother...
by Laura | Feb 9, 2011
In the tradition of Erma Bombeck and Scott Adams, author Ellen Metter defuses the tension that can surround the topic of whether or not to have children with a light-hearted humor book full of entertaining illustrations by Loretta Gomez. The opening to the first...
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...
