Mom Egg Review publishes reviews of recent books (including chapbooks) of poetry, fiction and creative prose, by mother writers, and of books focused on motherhood or women’s experiences and issues.
If you are interested in having your book reviewed, please visit Book Review Request for more info.
If you are interested in reviewing books for us, please check out our page of Books for Review and email us at [email protected]
Review by Sharon Tracey Both narrative and elegy, Preeti Vangani’s poetry collection Fifty Mothers explores grief and loss triggered…
Curated by Melissa Joplin Higley Laurie D. Graham, Calling It Back to Me, McClelland & Stewart, March 2026, poetry…
Review by Lisa C. Taylor Momma May Be Mad is unlike any memoir I’ve previously read or reviewed. The…
Review by Sharon Tracey In Perforated, Chloe Yelena Miller’s second full-length poetry collection, the poet circles the center of…
Review by Elizabeth Paul Susan Ayres is a poet, translator, and lawyer who teaches at Texas A&M University School…
Review by Mary Ellen Talley We enter Laura Garrard’s debut poetry chapbook, Paddling the Sweet Spot Between Life and…
Review by Melissa Kutsche Hitler and My Mother-in-Law by Terese Svoboda focuses on the life and career of the…
Review by Cameron Walker As I read Samina Najmi’s moving essay collection, Sing Me a Circle: Love, Loss, and…
Review by Emily Webber The characters in Suzanne Kamata’s short stories in River of Dolls are often caught between…
MER Bookshelf Curated by Melissa Joplin Higley Preeti Vangani, Fifty Mothers, River River Books, February 2026, poetry Preeti Vangani’s…
Review by Julia Lisella Dorian Elizabeth Knapp asks the questions everyone is thinking—what is poetry in the age of…
MER Bookshelf – January 2026 Curated by Melissa Joplin Higley Forthcoming books with flair! Susan L. Leary, More Flowers,…
Mom Egg Review publishes reviews of recent books (including chapbooks) of poetry, fiction and creative prose, by mother writers, and of books focused on motherhood or women’s experiences and issues. If you are interested in having your book reviewed, please visit Book Review Request for more info.
If you are interested in reviewing books for us, please email us at [email protected]