Reading (or Not) as a New Parent

Published: March 28, 2019, 10 a.m.

How on earth can you read when you have a newborn?\xa0Stephanie Anderson\u2014a new mom and a professional book selector for NYPL and the Brooklyn Public Library\u2014comes to talk about the shifting habits of a reader with a new baby. Plus: Frank channels Supernanny!\xa0Again.

Book Recommendations:\xa0

Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy\xa0\xa0by Angela Garbes

Cesearian Section: An American History of Risk, Technology and Consequence by Jaqueline H. Wolf

The board books: \xa0Bunny Roo, I Love You by Melissa Marr and\xa0Global Babies\xa0

Also mentioned:

The New York Times article on cute aggression\u2014why you want to squish and eat\xa0that baby!\xa0

In the Witch Elm by Tana French\xa0

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

Happyland by J. Robert Lennon

The films Back to the Future and The Terminator

Angela Garbes' article, "The More I Learn About Breast Milk, the More Amazed I Am"

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren,\xa0illustrated by Lauren Childs

Bull by David Elliott

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey