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Join us for our monthly Momtrends Virtual Book Chat on Tuesday, March 20th at 1 pm ET / 10 am PT. Get your questions ready for the nanny to the stars and parenting expert Connie Simpson as we discuss her new release, The Nanny Connie Way. Whether it’s on your smartphone, ...read more

Join us for our monthly Momtrends Virtual Book Chat on Tuesday, February 20th at 1 pm ET / 10 am PT. Get your questions ready for parenting expert and author Naomi Schaefer Riley as we discuss her new release, Be the Parent, Please. Whether it’s on your smartphone, tablet, or ...read more

What inspired you to write Woman Last Seen In Her Thirties? I was standing in Whole Foods when a college-aged man bumped into me. He was busy talking to the friend he was shopping with and glanced up at me with a look that said he had just looked right through me. Then he ...read more

We first introduced readers to Elizabeth LaBan when we fell in love with her novel, The Restaurant Critic's Wife. Her latest release, Not Perfect, is one of our February must-read picks now available wherever books are sold.    What inspired you to write Not Perfect? At first, ...read more

Join us for our monthly Momtrends Virtual Book Chat on Tuesday, January 16th at 1 pm ET / 10 am PT. Get your questions ready for New York Times bestselling author Allison Winn Scotch as we discuss her new release, Between Me and You. Whether it's on your smartphone, tablet, or ...read more

New York Times bestselling author Kelly Corrigan is a sister, daughter, wife, and mother who has been called "the voice of her generation" for she has a keen sense of what we moms struggle to say to our loved ones in everyday situations. Like Kelly, moms rarely seem to be at a ...read more

The Craving Cure by Julia Ross Tuesday, December 19th at 1 pm ET/ 10 am PT Hashtags: #MTBookChat #TheCraving Cure Hosts:@momtrends @JuliaRossCures @Flatironbooks @jennifervido Join us for our monthly Momtrends Virtual Book Chat on Tuesday, December 19th at 1 pm ET / 10 am PT. ...read more

What inspired you to write the From Manhattan with Love series? I’d written two series set in small towns (My O’Neil Brothers series was set in Vermont, and my Puffin Island series was set on an island in Maine) and I’d explored some of the issues that come from living in a ...read more

Join us for our monthly Momtrends Virtual Book Chat on Tuesday, November 21st at 1 pm ET / 10 am PT. Get your questions ready for #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz as we discuss her new release, Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe. Whether it’s on your ...read more

I feel like we haven't slowed down since September. The kids went back to school, activities and extra-curricular sports started up again, and every free weekend, hour, and minute suddenly became scheduled and busy and maniacally planned to a T. Of course, now that it's ...read more

With the first two months of the academic year wrapping up (how is that even possible?!), parents might be looking for ways to be more intentional about their children’s intellectual growth. No doubt about it, focusing on learning with all those distractions and temptations ...read more

Have a bookworm in the family? Or a struggling reader you want to encourage? Creating a cozy reading nook somewhere in your house is a great way to provide a dedicated space designed for digging into a good book. Here are the three elements of a good reading space and a few ...read more

Happy Valentine's Day, lovies (a bit early)! I used to dread this holiday back when I was in high school... and then through most of college, as well. I never seemed to have a boyfriend on February 14, and I remember feeling totally hopeless. (Oh, the dramatics of adolescence and ...read more

I’m not a big believer in traditional New Year’s resolutions. More often than not, in years past, I’ve set myself up for failure with unrealistic, unfocused, and grandiose goals. Lose weight, eat better, exercise more, indulge in “me time,” be more present with my children. Um, ...read more

We've been reading to both our little ones since before they were even born. We read to them in the womb and we still read to them: board books, picture books, and, now, chapter books. We make the silly voices, we read them the same book a thousand times, and we read to them ...read more

Birthdays are a big deal in our house…and that’s probably because my mom always made them super special for me when I was growing up. As with most of the family traditions that she started with me and my sister, I’ve wanted to make my kids’ birthdays something they look forward ...read more

On Saturday, I launched Mom Boss out into the world. The Mom Boss kick-off event was held at Barnes & Noble. A huge thanks to Clorox for sponsoring this tour and giving us goodies. The event was fabulous and I was thrilled to have so many people I love there to support me. Mom ...read more

Believe me when I tell you, there are some things you're never "too old" for. I got started late in the Harry Potter game. I didn't actually read the books until I was in college, but I remembered what a big deal they were when I was in the fifth grade. My friends all went to the ...read more