The Ivory Ceiling.

CEO — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:59:09 -0800

If ever there was a book with my name on it, the one I should have written, this is it: Mama PhD, edited by Elrena Evans and Caroline Grant. Full disclosure. I’ve been an academic all my professional life.

Better Than The Obvious Book Gift.

CEO — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:18:43 -0800

Forget the piles of generic best sellers and holiday splash placed prominently just inside the front door of your local bookchain.

Is This The Time Of Your Life?

CEO — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:17:34 -0800

It should come as no surprise by now that I’m not a fan of fluff. Still, I bow to the need for light reading in all of our lives and, besides, MommyTrackd’s CEO really wanted me to read this one.

Swimming in Books.

CEO — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:27:59 -0800

Long before there was Netflix there was Books on Tape, a wonderful service for readers that supplied a huge selection of books for a monthly rental fee, but it went out of the rental business a few years ago, leaving a huge gap for those of us who like to “read” in the car or while we’re doing household chores, or who just enjoy the sound of being read to by skilled professional voices.

Modern Moms Wear All Kinds Of Shoes.

CEO — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:26:32 -0700

The lives of working mothers have caused certain metaphors, not to mention clichés work overtime: we wear a variety of hats; we juggle to keep numerous balls in the air; we wage battles at home and at work – you can surely supply others.

Holy Matrimony.

CEO — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:51:13 -0700

There’s the election, hot on the heels of Halloween, followed too quickly by Thanksgiving and then, good grief, the December holidays. In the midst of these various sorts of hysteria, let’s hear it for an unflashy novel.

Let's Hear it for the Amelia Bloomer Project.

CEO — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:06:20 -0700

Named for the 19th century feminist activist, the project is devoted to preparing an annual list of defiantly “anti-princess” books for girls, from preschool to young adult. Working since 2002, this task force of the American Library Association sifts through hundreds of books each year to single out those that spotlight girls and women who overcome obstacles to defy social expectations.

Pregnant Working Moms & Later Motherhood.

CEO — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:28:20 -0700

The topic for today is motherhood. You’d almost think there was nothing left to say or write but if that were the case, Mommy Track’d wouldn’t be here and two recent books wouldn’t be asking to be read.

Are You Having A Comeback?

CEO — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:14:06 -0700

Heads up, readers. This is a Mommy Track’d scoop. Emma Gilbey Keller’s new book, The Comeback: Seven Stories of Women Who Went from Career to Family and Back Again isn’t due out til September, but you heard about it here first. It’s worth looking out for.

Mrs. Magoo Reads.

CEO — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:21:14 -0700

Professional book reviewers watch out: hot on our heels is Sophie Epstein, not quite 8^th grader and savvy proprietor of Mrs Magoo Reads, a blog on which Ms Epstein offers her opinions on books and the occasional movie with appeal for young adults.

Why Women Should Rule the World.

WGlenn — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:23:48 -0700

In no particular order, here’s some of the stuff I’ve done over the last 48 or so hours when I should have been writing this review of Dee Dee Myers’s new book:

When Mommy Travels.

WGlenn — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:22:36 -0700

From time to time we’ve alluded on Mommy Track’d to the guilty pleasures of having to travel for work – the quiet time, the unshared bed, the luxury of a nice hotel bathroom, room service.

Grace for President

WGlenn — Sun, 11 May 2008 13:53:33 -0700

As Hillary Clinton’s run for the White House may or may not be winding down, let’s consider GRACE FOR PRESIDENT, a charming and instructive book for kids written by Kelly DiPucchio with jazzy pictures by LeUyen Pham.

Ten Year Nap

CEO — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:06:51 -0700

I read recently that it’s only here in the US that people ask “what do you do?” as an opening conversational gambit. Instead, at gatherings in Rome or Paris, for instance, people are more likely to engage you in conversation about the latest political controversy or art exhibition than to inquire about your work. The end of an evening might arrive without any new acquaintances having the slightest idea of what one “does.” but a lot about what she thinks. How refreshing.

Are You In The Middle Place?

CEO — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:01:18 -0700

Just in case you’ve been living your complicated lives and haven’t been paying attention to the latest literary scandals, here’s what’s been happening. During the last month, two critically admired memoirs - one the gritty account by young woman detailing her life as a gang member in South Central L.A., the other the tale of a child suckled by wolves as she hid out in a forest after her parents were spirited away by the Nazis - have been exposed as hoaxes. Never happened. Throw into this mix the very real and truly harrowing accounts by a father and son of the boy’s meth addiction and you’ve got a sense of what’s current in memoir land.