Literary Mama
A monthly newsletter from Literary Mama.
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Between the Issues: April 2026
This Mama is Lit!
Whitney French: The speculative fiction author discusses Syncopation: A Novel in Verse, which emphasizes memory as the highest currency and love as dangerous, unruly, and singed with hope.
Lara Ehrlich: The author of...
The March/April 2026 Issue of Literary Mama
“We will scream until our throats are ragged, and then we will read bedtime stories.”
Katherine Murray, Senior Editor
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Between the Issues: February 2026
This Mama is Lit!
Chloé Caldwell: The memoirist discusses Trying, which explores the loneliness in infertility and the contradictions with IVF in the queer community.
Karen Palmer: The Pushcart Prize winner discusses her memoir, She’s...
The January/February 2026 Issue of Literary Mama
“If I were to name a goal for 2026, it might be to let the YOLO spirit of my offspring get the better of my ingrained caution more often.”
Libby Maxey, Senior Editor & Poetry Editor
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Between the Issues: December 2025
This Mama is Lit! Podcast
Brittany Micka-Foos: The author of It’s No Fun Anymore reflects on domestic horror tropes and how a neurodiversity diagnosis offered insight into writing and motherhood.
Domenica Ruta: The novelist discusses h...
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Literary Mama believes that all mothers have a story worth sharing and honors the many faces of motherhood by publishing work that celebrates the journey as well as the job.
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