I’m thrilled to be hosting a FREE monthly morning reading series for parents/caregivers at the very cool new Oakland community space, Local Economy!

Modeled off my friend Nicole Haroutunian’s series in Queens, Storytime for Caregivers invites parents and caregivers to bring babies and toddlers along to a morning reading–but in a new twist, the books are for the adults! Each month I’ll be in conversation with a writer of fiction or nonfiction with a caregiving theme. They’ll read briefly, we’ll all chat, and they’ll end with a book for the younger crowd. After the one-hour event, we’ll have time for an IRL hang-out: a goal of this series!

Babies absolutely welcomed but not required.

Tuesday, June 16, 2026. 10:00-11:00am.
Come write your own Recommended Reading List for Parenthood! These days, parenting “expertise” is endless. At this special edition of Storytime, I’ll be in conversation with Sarah Wheeler, educational psychologist, writer, and cohost of The Mother of It All podcast, chatting about the parenting/caregiving books we’ve actually found helpful. See Sarah’s essay “Emily Oster Can’t Have It Both Ways” for a sense of where we’re headed. Come take notes and bring your own recommendations!

Register for free here!

Upcoming guests:
Tues, July 21, 2026: Darby Saxbe, Dad Brain
Tues, August 18, 2026: Vanessa Hua, Coyoteland
Tues, September 8, 2026: Amanda Montei, Touched Out

Past guests:
Kate Schatz, Where the Girls Were
Rachel Richardson, Smother
Courtney Martin, Learning in Public, discussing “sandwich generation” care
Minna Dubin, Mom Rage
Nina Renata Aron, Good Morning Destroyer of Men’s Souls
Tomas Moniz, All Friends Are Necessary
Ruth Whippman, Boymom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity
Elissa Strauss, When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others

If you’ve written a book with a parenting/caregiving theme and are interesting in participating in the series, please reach out!