10/02/2026
I've got some great book recommendations for you as we head into October!
Fallow by Sarah Anderson was one of my favorite recent reads. This novel asks: what if a company was in charge of your pregnancy and your body, but you were extraordinarily well compensated for it? What could possibly go wrong? 😳 The protagonist, Natalie, is the first ever corporate surrogate and is contractually obligated to birth 7 children over 10 years, with a 6 month "fallow period" in between each pregnancy. The book is an absolutely wild ride, with a major twist and a second half of the novel radically different than the first. I highly recommend it!
Get it here: https://bookshop.org/a/315/9780374621148
Raising Demons by Shirley Jackson -- For an upcoming episode of my podcast, It's a Lot, I'm reading (and rereading) some of Shirley Jackson's work! Raising Demons is her second memoir of the chaotic experiences of motherhood. In this second one, her husband is even more useless than in the first, and I was constantly amused by her kids and her parenting style, while simultaneously furious at her husband for doing literally nothing to help her, ever. It's also fascinating to see what parts of parenting still feel the same from the 50s to now, even if they look different in 2026!
Grab it here: https://bookshop.org/a/315/9780143127291