Mom...
(famous) authors writing about their mothers (or their (complicated) relationships with their mothers)
memoirs & non-fiction
created by miauw
last updated July, 2026
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You can also add Crying in H Mart over here!
there's a book called "what my mother and i don't talk about" which is a collection of 15 essays each written by a famous author~
🔗 Eartha And Kitt by Kitt Shapiro fits this list perfectly
miauwOP
that one sounds beautiful, thank you so much!! i'm very slowly reading through this list but i definitely wanna get to that one
Ahhh, thank you so much for this list! I will probably need a box or two of tissues before diving in
miauwOP
we can cry side by side 🩷
“The Lion women of Tehran” would fit perfectly here as well.
miauwOP
oh, from the description it seems like a novel? this list is for authors writing about their mothers
Ah, I see, sorry
Soviet Milk by Nora Ikstena would fit perfectly here. It's a relationship between a mother and her daughter in Russian occupied Latvia. Super dramatic novel, but about a broken relationship with being in a dictatorship. Also I'm glad my mom died by Jenette McCurdy. Fantastic memoir.
Oh I really appreciate this list, thank you.
