Come celebrate Mother's Day with our latest book club pick, Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change, by Angela Garbes. Known for her previous work about pregnancy, Like a Mother, Garbes tackles the subject of motherhood after experiencing clarity during the covid-19 lockdown period on how essential it is to our society, and yet society does not value the work of mothering. This book should be great fodder for conversation among parents! As always, book club is friendly and casual and welcomes anyone even if you haven't finished the book.

"Garbes contends that while the labor of raising children is devalued in America, the act of mothering offers the radical potential to create a more equitable society. In Essential Labor, Garbes reframes the physically and mentally draining work of meeting a child's bodily and emotional needs as opportunities to find meaning, to nurture a deeper sense of self, pleasure, and belonging. This is highly skilled labor, work that impacts society at its most foundational level.

Part galvanizing manifesto, part poignant narrative, Essential Labor is a beautifully rendered reflection on care that reminds us of the irrefutable power and beauty of mothering." https://www.harpercollins.com/products/essential-labor-angela-garbes?variant=39707015020578