Reading With Robin’s 5 Favorites for Mother’s Day

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Sunday, May 10, 2015

Robin Kall and Emily Homonoff

What does Mother’s Day mean to you? I was incredibly fortunate to have grown up with a mother who truly believed that we celebrated the importance of our relationship all year round. That said, there was always something very special about Mother’s Day; my sisters and I would see to that. It’s been eighteen years of Mother’s Day without my dear mother but as a mother myself, the tradition lives on in the joy I share with my children. 

The Year My Mother Came Back by Alice Eve Cohen

In this witty and honest memoir, Alice Eve Cohen is visited by her mother’s spirit 30 years after her passing. Accompanying Alice through some of her life’s most challenging moments, it takes her mother’s spirit to teach Alice that you don’t have to be perfect to be a good mother. 

Listen to Your Mother Edited by Ann Imig

Featuring essays by Jennifer Weiner, Lea Grover, and Angie Miller, this collection cleverly weaves together countless personal interpretations of what mothering means. From adoption, to first-time motherhood, to never mothering, you will love this thought-provoking, humorous selection!

Pieces of My Mother by Melissa Cistaro

After her mother drove away without explanation, Melissa Cistaro was left questioning. Thirty-five years later, Melissa finds out that the mother who abandoned her is dying, presenting a personal dilemma: would Melissa try and reconnect with the woman who left her or not? 

I Carry My Mother by Leslea Newman

When poet Leslea Newman found out that her mother was dying, she picked up and was able to spend time caring for her. Inspired by their time together, comes this gorgeous collection of poems that will encourage readers to appreciate their own relationships. 

What My Mother Gave Me Edited by Elizabeth Benedict

Including essays from Joyce Carol Oates, Elissa Schappell, and Caroline Leavitt, this fabulous collection edited by Elizabeth Benedict explores all of the kinds of gifts our mothers gave us. From the funny and serious to the outrageous and unexpected, each story illuminates how gifts reveal themselves over time. 

I have lots of fabulous author experiences coming up, so please check in at Reading With Robin and click on “Events” to join in the fun!

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ROBIN KALL is Rhode Island’s own book maven. From author interviews to events with best-selling authors, Robin shares her love of books wherever and whenever possible. You can connect with Robin on Facebook and follow her on Twitter , or on her website which is updated constantly with all new author interviews and bookish information. Reading With Robin is on AM790 Fridays from 4-5pm and on I Heart Radio (search AM790 WPRV)

Coming up this Friday, May 15th  Robin’s guests will be: Erika Robuck author The House Of Hawthorne and Karen White author of The Sound Of Glass.

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