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In 2006, Rita Arens of Surrender Dorothy approached me with a huge idea, an exquisitely organized binder and an adult beverage.
The result? Sleep is for the Weak, an anthology of superb blogging by parents edited by Rita Arens and starring the 23 parenting bloggers listed below. The first piece is a very personal foreword by Stacy Morrison, editor-in-chief of Redbook.
Let it be said that without Rita's perseverence, cajoling, bartending skills and chutzpah, BlogHer's first book would not exist (and a parenting is just the beginning of Rita's grand plans for BlogHer anthologies!)
Now we contributors are kicking off a signing tour for Sleep is for the Weak, beginning on July 19 at BlogHer Conference '08 in San Francisco. Immediately afterward, we begin scheduled August, September and October visits to the 13 cities listed in this widget. We hope you'll join us! Amazon's already taking orders. Like my mom's.
Editrix Rita selected these blog posts to help moms and dads find solace in other parents' naked narration of Life After Children. That's how Sleep grew to embrace a wide range of viewpoints and issues not often discussed in mainstream magazines and parenting books — from dealing with rage to negotiating sleeping arrangements to experiencing the frustrations and joys of parenting a special-needs child. Not to mention pooping, puking, feeding and The Talk.
I can't speak for the other contributors, but I'll tell you I am so proud to be part of it. This first BlogHer book is snort-Diet-Coke-out-the-nose funny at times, poignant and bittersweet at others. But don't take our word for it -- take theirs:
Editorial reviews
- "A lively compilation of honest, funny, real-life writing. Parents will find reassurance, heart, and a lot of humor in this collection. A very entertaining read!" —Christie Mellor, author, The Three-Martini Playdate
- "From the foreword to the final essay, this is a collection of some of the best writing out there on the topic of modern motherhood." —Amy Keroes, founder & CEO, mommytrackd.com
We hope you join us -- on our book tour, on this site and on our contributors' blogs. Here's how:
Amalah
www.amalah.comAmy Corbett Storch is a freelance writer and semiprofessional blogger in Washington, D.C., who also writes for MamaPop and Alpha Mom.
Binkytown
amywojo.typepad.comAmy Jo Jones lives with her family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee with a degree in English and a minor in women's studies.
Birdie Jaworski
www.birdiejaworski.comBirdie Jaworkski writes a weekly human interest column for the Las Vegas Times, and her writing has appeared in many online and print journals.
CityMama
citymama.comStefania Pomponi Butler—founder of CityMama, KimchiMamas and MOMocrats—is a Palo Alto, California-based writer and blog editor/producer whose work has appeared in Redbook, Good Housekeeping, KoreAm Journal and on NPR.
Finslippy
www.finslippy.comAlice Bradley has been featured in the New York Times and on Good Morning, America! and writes for Alpha Mom.
Friday Playdate
fridayplaydate.comSusan Wagner writes Friday Playdate, which was featured in the magazines Nichols Hills News, Norman Living, and NW Style.
Fussy
www.fussy.orgEden Marriott Kennedy has been featured in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Newark Star-Ledger.
IzzyMom
izzymom.comIzzy Dean writes IzzyMom and contributes to Cool Mom Picks, Mamapop, Blogger Chicks, and 9 Rules, and her work has been published on the Huffington Post.
Laid-off Dad
laidoffdad.typepad.comDoug French of Laid-Off Dad has been featured in Parents magazine, and Laid-Off Dad was chosen as the Best Daddy Blog in the 2005 Best of Blogs awards. (Editor's Note: He's also our token male, because he's that cool.)
The Modernity Ward
http://leerypolyp.blogs.com/the_modernity_ward/Joanna Polyn was
