Out September 1, 2026 from W. W. Norton. Available nationwide, wherever books are sold.

“In these rich reflec­tions com­piled by nov­el­ists Knight (Hex) and Buntin (Fam­ous Men), 65 writers and artists share the vic­tor­ies and chal­lenges they exper­i­enced after giv­ing birth. Organ­ized into chapters span­ning the prac­tical (“Labor­ing,” “Feed­ing”) and the reflect­ive (“What Have You Got­ten Wrong?”), the dis­patches, which range from single sen­tences to para­graphs-long state­ments, unfold like an ongo­ing con­ver­sa­tion, with con­trib­ut­ors echo­ing, chal­len­ging, and expand­ing on each other’s exper­i­ences. … Hon­est and nuanced, it’s a reas­sur­ing com­pan­ion for any­one nav­ig­at­ing post­partum.”
- Publishers Weekly

“An anthology of writing on the subject of new motherhood, in bite-sized pieces...the book’s format is a clever, humane response to the actual conditions of early parenthood, and the collection is an unusually honest record of an experience usually sanitized for public consumption—funny, raw, and occasionally unbearable, much like the thing it describes. A welcome addition to the literature of motherhood.”
- Kirkus Reviews