Two new bestselling memoirs written by authors living in the Fox Valley doesn’t happen often. This spring Laura Jean Baker and David McGlynn found themselves launching new books based on essays reflecting on parenthood. In time for Mother’s Day, The Motherhood Affidavits arrived in April
One Day You’ll Thank Me translates the small, often hilarious moments common among parents of young children, especially dads, into “life lessons” about fatherhood.
Please join Laura Jean Baker, author of The Motherhood Affidavits, to learn how her braided memoir might serve as a template for your own life story.
Writing is a calling, a form of marriage, not a job. The calling lasts until death do us part.
One Day You’ll Thank Me translates the small, often hilarious moments common among parents of young children, especially dads, into “life lessons” about fatherhood.
Join Patricia McConnell as she talks about her newest book, The Education of Will. The book is very different from her previous ones—it’s a memoir about trauma in both people and dogs, and how a messed up, crazy puppy named Willie taught her that will power is not enough to heal you when you are broken.
