Summary: A group of America's award-winning literary women have come together to tackle a topic close to their hearts: Mom. Riding Shotgun is a disarmingly honest and poignant collection of essays that explores one of the most common and complex human experiences, being a daughter. Looking behind the cliché of motherhood, these honest narratives tackle the personal experiences of motherhood. Edited by Kathryn Kysar, the 21 diverse stories in Riding Shotgun are beautifully crafted, alternately tender and tormented, and shockingly intimate. In an advance celebration of Mother’s Day, Talk of the Stacks hosts the book launch of this highly-anticipated anthology. Participating authors: Barrie Jean Borich is the creative nonfiction editor of Water Stone Review and the author of My Lesbian Husband and Restoring the Color of Roses. Shannon Olson is the author of Welcome to My Planet: Where English Is Sometimes Spoken and Children of God Go Bowling. Wang Ping is a poet, essayist, and fiction writer with seven books, including her most recent story collection, The Last Communist Virgin. Faith Sullivan is the author of eight novels, including Gardenias, What a Woman Must Do, and The Cape Ann. Anne Ursu is the author of two novels, The Disapparation of James and Spilling Clarence, and the children’s trilogy, The Cronus Chronicles. Ka Vang is a Hmong playwright, fiction writer, and poet. Her play, From Shadows to Light, was produced by Theatre Mu. Kathryn Kysar is the author of a book of poetry, Dark Lake, and the editor of this collection of essays, Riding Shotgun.
