When we think about the biggest milestones and roadblocks in our lives, we also remember the food we cooked and/or ate while getting through them. Because we’re human. And pretty much always hungry. This book will be the literary equivalent of a heart-to heart over a warm slice of coffee cake. A bunch of kick-ass women writers, illustrators, and photographers share their deepest struggles, their silliest moments, their deepest revelations, and, of course, their favorite recipes. Contributors: Davis Alexander Kim Allen-Niesen K. Bidus Valerie Breiman Liane Kupferberg Carter Kimberly Brooks May-lee Chai Liza Donnelly Becky Hartman Edwards Kate Fuglei Leslie Greenberger Barbara Horowitz Wendy Kout Leah Krinsky Nina Laden Cathy Ladman Annie LaZebnik Lisa Grace Lednicer Bernadette Luckett Amy Wang Manning Merrill Markoe Nell Minow Carolyn Omine Asmita Paranjape Claudia Reilly April Salazar Laurie Sandell Alice Scovell Nell Scovell Susan Senator Jeb Sharp Laura Shumaker Marcie Smolin Caissie St. Onge Sarah Thyre Ellen Twaddell Norma Safford Vela Lunaea Weatherstone Michele Willens Maiya Williams Anna Winger Claire LaZebnik Claire is the author of five novels for adults and five YA novels, including Epic Fail and Things I Should Have Known. With Dr. Lynn Kern Koegel, she co-authored the non-fiction books Overcoming Autism and Growing Up on the Spectrum. She has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Self Magazine, among other publications, and contributed a monologue to the anthology play Motherhood Out Loud. Please check out her website at www.clairelazebnik.com or follow her on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Claire prior work Non-fiction: Overcoming Autism and Growing Up on the Spectrum (both co-authored with Dr. Lynn Kern Koegel) Also the revised and updated version of Overcoming Autism (All Viking/Penguin) Fiction (most recent to oldest: Things I Should Have Known (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Wrong About the Guy (Harper Teen) The Last Best Kiss (Harper Teen) The Trouble with Flirting (Harper Teen) Epic Fail (Harper Teen) Families and Other Non-Returnable Gifts (Grand Central) If You Lived Here, You’d Be Home Now (Grand Central) The Smart One and the Pretty One (Grand Central) Knitting Under the Influence (Grand Central) Same As It Never Was (St. Martin’s) Also contributed to the anthologies Wedding Cake for Breakfast, American Girls about Town, and Modern Love Ann Brown Ann Brown writes about family life on her blog, in newspapers and in online magazines, including Real Mom Daily, and The Next Family. She has a You Tube parenting show - The Motherload-Not Your Mother’s Parenting Advice, and her essays have been heard on Public Radio International. You can find Ann at www.drstrangemom.com, or follow her at Dr. Strangemom on Facebook. Online Magazine: Parenting column, "The Next Family" Magazine "Voices From The Burbs" column, "The Next Family" Magazine Parenting column, "Read Mom Daily" magazine