Here are a few of our favorite books for working moms (magazines, too) for reading on real paper or tablet, whatever you prefer. Have a suggestion to add to our list? Please leave a comment and we’ll be sure to check it out!
Books
- 21 Ways to Connect with Your Kids by Kathi Lipp [Read our review of this book]
- Broken Patterns: Professional Women and the Quest for a New Feminine Identity (2nd Edition) by Anita M. Harris
- Confessions of a Scary Mommy: An Honest and Irreverent Look at Motherhood – The Good, The Bad, and the Scary by Jill Smokler
- The Feminine Mistake: Are We Giving Up Too Much? by Leslie Bennetts
- Getting to 50/50: How Working Parents Can Have It All by Sharon Meers and Joanna Strober
- The Girl Guide: Finding Your Place in a Mixed-Up World by Christine Fonseca [Watch our Google Hangout with the author of this book]
- Guilt Be Gone!: Become a Proud Working Mom in 12 Easy Steps by Jennifer Barbin
- I Love Mondays: And Other Confessions from Devoted Working Moms by Michelle Cove [See our review of this book]
- Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg [See our post inspired by this book]
- Maxed Out: American Moms on the Brink by Katrina Alcorn [Read an exclusive excerpt from this book]
- Mogul, Mom & Maid: The Balancing Act of the Modern Woman by Liz O’Donnell
- Mommy Guilt: Learn to Worry Less, Focus on What Matters Most, and Raise Happier Kids by Julie Bort, Aviva Pflock and Devra Renner
- Overwhelmed: Work, Love, And Play When No One Has The Time by Brigid Schulte [See our high praise for this book]
- Tilt: 7 Solutions To Be A Guilt-Free Working Mom by Marci Fair
- The War on Moms: On Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation by Sharon Lerner
- Who’s Going to Watch My Kids? by Rachel Levy Lesser
- Working Mom Survival Guide: How to Run Around Less & Enjoy Life More by Suzanne Riss and Teresa Palagano