Synopses & Reviews
To breed or not to breed? That is the question twenty-eight accomplished writers including Anne Lamott, Rick Moody, Kathryn Harrison, and Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez ponder in this collection of provocative, honest, and deeply personal essays. Based on a popular series at Salon.com,
Maybe Baby features parents and nonparents alike exploring how and why they decided whether to have children.
This powerful collection offers both frank and nuanced looks at those choices, both alternative and traditional, from a wide range of viewpoints. From abortion to adoption, from ambivalence to baby lust, from single parenting to searching for the right partner to have a baby with, Maybe Baby brings together the full force of opinions about this national but also intensely personal debate.
Review
"This work, an outgrowth of a Salon.com series that ran in 2003, considers one of modern life's great issues: parenthood....These superbly written essays are recommended." Library Journal
About the Author
Lori Leibovich is a senior editor at Salon.com. Her writing has appeared in many publications, including the New York Times, the New York Observer, the Washington Post, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, and in the anthologies Mothers Who Think and The Real Las Vegas. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and son.