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Caroline Grant is the Co-Director of the Sustainable Arts Foundation and co-editor of two books: The Cassoulet Saved Our Marriage: True Tales of Food, Family, and How We Learn to Eat (Roost Books, 2013); and Mama, PhD: Women Write about Motherhood and Academic Life (Rutgers University Press, 2008). She served on the editorial board of Literary Mama for ten years, the last five as Editor in Chief.

Her essays have been published in The New York Times, Washington Post, Salon, Ozy, and a number of other journals and anthologies.

She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of California at Berkeley, where she taught classes on film, women’s studies, American literature, and writing; she has also taught at Stanford University and ...more

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I'm working on a trilogy of related columns right now, covering three documentaries about different paths to motherhood and changing attitudes toward how we become mothers. The first, Adopted, looked closely at two families who adopted daughters from China. The third column, on the documentary Sunshine, will explore one family's history of single motherhood. And the second column, on Deirdre Fishe Read more of this blog post »

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	Mama, PhD: Women Write About Motherhood and Academic Life by Elrena Evans (Goodreads Author), Caroline Grant (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cassoulet Saved Our Marriage: True Tales of Food, Family, and How We Learn to Eat by Caroline Grant (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lisa Catherine Harper (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Carl Randolph (Reading) 3.72 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Books That Cook: The Making of a Literary Meal by Jennifer Cognard-Black (Editor), Marion Nestle (Foreword), Melissa A. Goldthwaite (Editor) 3.69 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pandemic Midlife Crisis: Gen X Women on the Brink by Jessica Smock (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Stephanie Sprenger (Goodreads Author) (Editor ), Katharine Strange (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Cup of Comfort for New Mothers: Stories that celebrate the miracle of life by Colleen Sell, Caroline Grant (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Here in the Middle: Stories of Love, Loss, and Connection from the Ones Sandwiched in Between by Christine Organ (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Julie Jo Severson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jackie Pick (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 21st Century Motherhood Movement: Mothers Speak Out on Why We Need to Change the World and How to Do It by Andrea O'Reilly, Caroline Grant (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Women Writing on Family: Tips on Writing, Teaching and Publishing by Carol Smallwood (Editor), Suzann Holland (Editor), Caroline Grant (Goodreads Author) (contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ultimate Christmas: The Best Experts' Advice for a Memorable Season With Stories and Photos of Holiday Magic (Ultimate Series) by Jeanne Bice, Caroline Grant (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Joyful Fighter: A SURVIVOR'S TALE OF TRIUMPH OVER CANCER: JOURNAL EDITION by Jamie Grant-Prater (Goodreads Author), Caroline Grant (Goodreads Author), Michael Prater 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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