Caroline M. Grant
Editor-in-Chief
Caroline M. Grant, Editor-in-Chief, is the Associate Director of the Sustainable Arts Foundation and co-editor, with Lisa Catherine Harper, of The Cassoulet Saved Our Marriage: True Tales of Food, Family, and How We Learn to Eat. She also co-edited Mama, PhD: Women Write about Motherhood and Academic Life, with Elrena Evans.
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 the San Francisco Art Institute. Her essays have been published in a number of journals and anthologies. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two sons; she writes about family on her blog and, with Lisa Harper, about food at Learning to Eat. Visit her website for more information, including clips from her radio and television events.
Website: http://carolinemgrant.com

| Date |
Title |
Section |
| Jun 17, 2011 |
Despicable Me |
Mama at the Movies |
| Feb 26, 2011 |
Rabbit Hole |
Mama at the Movies |
| Jan 29, 2011 |
What’s On Your Plate? |
Mama at the Movies |
| Jan 3, 2011 |
Black Swan and Burlesque |
Mama at the Movies |
| Oct 9, 2010 |
Casa de los Babys |
Mama at the Movies |
| Sep 12, 2010 |
Race to Nowhere |
Mama at the Movies |
| Aug 16, 2010 |
Three Small Documentaries With a Big Impact |
Mama at the Movies |
| Jul 17, 2010 |
Babies |
Mama at the Movies |
| Jun 19, 2010 |
The Kids Grow Up |
Mama at the Movies |
| May 8, 2010 |
Sunshine |
Mama at the Movies |
| Apr 25, 2010 |
Sperm Donor X |
Mama at the Movies |
| Jan 30, 2010 |
Adopted |
Mama at the Movies |
| Jan 3, 2010 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox |
Mama at the Movies |
| Dec 6, 2009 |
Motherhood |
Mama at the Movies |
| Nov 7, 2009 |
Where the Wild Things Are |
Mama at the Movies |
| Sep 12, 2009 |
Ponyo and The Secret of Roan Inish |
Mama at the Movies |
| Aug 15, 2009 |
Rivers and Tides |
Mama at the Movies |
| Jul 18, 2009 |
Away We Go |
Mama at the Movies |
| Jun 20, 2009 |
Mary Poppins and Finding Neverland |
Mama at the Movies |
| May 23, 2009 |
The Iron Giant |
Mama at the Movies |
| Apr 25, 2009 |
The Business of Being Born |
Mama at the Movies |
| Mar 28, 2009 |
Coraline |
Mama at the Movies |
| Feb 28, 2009 |
Must Read After My Death |
Mama at the Movies |
| Feb 1, 2009 |
Fly Away Home |
Mama at the Movies |
| Jan 4, 2009 |
Pray the Devil Back to Hell |
Mama at the Movies |
| Dec 7, 2008 |
Who Does She Think She Is? |
Mama at the Movies |
| Nov 8, 2008 |
Baby Mama |
Mama at the Movies |
| Oct 12, 2008 |
What’s Your Point, Honey? |
Mama at the Movies |
| Sep 14, 2008 |
The Red Balloon |
Mama at the Movies |
| May 4, 2008 |
Autism: The Musical |
Mama at the Movies |
| Apr 13, 2008 |
Enchanted |
Mama at the Movies |
| Mar 15, 2008 |
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days |
Mama at the Movies |
| Feb 17, 2008 |
Persepolis |
Mama at the Movies |
| Jan 19, 2008 |
Juno |
Mama at the Movies |
| Dec 22, 2007 |
Miracle on 34th Street |
Mama at the Movies |
| Nov 25, 2007 |
Into the Wild |
Mama at the Movies |
| Oct 28, 2007 |
Manny & Lo |
Mama at the Movies |
| Oct 8, 2007 |
Shut Up and Sing |
Mama at the Movies |
| Sep 2, 2007 |
My Neighbor Totoro and Whale Rider |
Mama at the Movies |
| Aug 5, 2007 |
Hairspray |
Mama at the Movies |
| Jul 9, 2007 |
Waitress |
Mama at the Movies |
| Jun 7, 2007 |
Field of Dreams |
Mama at the Movies |
| May 11, 2007 |
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio |
Mama at the Movies |
| Apr 15, 2007 |
The Namesake |
Mama at the Movies |
| Mar 18, 2007 |
The Sound of Music |
Mama at the Movies |
| Feb 16, 2007 |
The Motherhood Manifesto |
Mama at the Movies |
| Jan 21, 2007 |
The Squid and The Whale |
Mama at the Movies |
| Dec 12, 2006 |
It’s A Wonderful Life |
Mama at the Movies |
| Nov 20, 2006 |
Transamerica |
Mama at the Movies |
| Oct 29, 2006 |
Little Miss Sunshine |
Mama at the Movies |
| Oct 1, 2006 |
My Life Without Me |
Mama at the Movies |
| Aug 27, 2006 |
The Incredibles |
Mama at the Movies |
| Aug 6, 2006 |
An Inconvenient Truth |
Mama at the Movies |
| Jul 30, 2006 |
Literary Reflections |
Mama Sez |
| Jul 9, 2006 |
The Secret Lives of Dentists |
Mama at the Movies |
| Jun 11, 2006 |
Iris |
Mama at the Movies |
| Date |
Title |
Section |
| Aug 25, 2012 |
A Conversation with Emily Barton |
Profiles |
| Aug 27, 2011 |
An Interview with Nicki Richesin |
Profiles |
| May 31, 2009 |
A Conversation with Pamela Tanner Boll |
Profiles |
| Nov 1, 2008 |
A Conversation with Gail Konop Baker |
Profiles |
| Sep 23, 2007 |
Now Reading: October, 2007 |
Literary Reflections |
| Sep 16, 2007 |
Back to School: Essential Reading |
Essential Reading |
| Aug 5, 2007 |
Writing Prompt: Under the Skin |
Literary Reflections |
| Jun 18, 2007 |
Now Reading: July, 2007 |
Literary Reflections |
| Date |
Title |
Section |
| Feb 28, 2013 |
LM@AWP |
Blog |
| Dec 6, 2012 |
From the Editor |
Blog |
| Apr 16, 2012 |
Bring Pen Parentis to LA! |
Blog |
| Feb 15, 2012 |
Support for Writers with Families |
Blog |
| Jan 5, 2012 |
From the Editor |
Blog |
| Jun 1, 2011 |
Call for Submissions: Op-Ed! |
Blog |
| May 16, 2011 |
Writer Mama Book Giveaway! |
Blog |
| Mar 21, 2011 |
Join the Literary Mama Staff! |
Blog |
| Mar 9, 2011 |
Grants for Artists & Writers with Families |
Blog |
| Mar 6, 2011 |
March 9th is World Read Aloud Day! |
Blog |
| Feb 6, 2011 |
A Double Life: Discovering Motherhood California Events |
Blog |
| Jan 25, 2011 |
Celebrate World Read Aloud Day! |
Blog |
| Nov 25, 2010 |
November 26th: National Day of Listening |
Blog |
| Aug 17, 2010 |
Happy Publication Day to The Life You’ve Imagined |
Blog |
| Apr 27, 2010 |
The Literary Mama Pajama Party Reading |
Blog |
| Apr 24, 2010 |
Sunshine: A Real Life Tale of Single Parenthood and Adoption |
Blog |
| Feb 28, 2010 |
The 2010 Pen Parentis Writing Fellowship for New Parents |
Blog |
| Feb 8, 2010 |
March 3rd Is World Read Aloud Day! |
Blog |
| Jan 26, 2010 |
Help Wanted! |
Blog |
| Jan 19, 2010 |
Support Independent Filmmaking! |
Blog |
| Jan 17, 2010 |
Help Wanted in Literary Reflections! |
Blog |
| Jan 16, 2010 |
Support Relief Efforts in Haiti: Shop Literary Mama! |
Blog |
| Jan 10, 2010 |
2010 Mother Words Writing Retreat |
Blog |
| Jan 5, 2010 |
View from the Bay: Essential Children’s Books! |
Blog |
| Jan 3, 2010 |
The Fine Line |
Blog |
| Dec 30, 2009 |
Welcome back! |
Blog |
| Oct 30, 2009 |
Blog Book Review: enLIGHTend |
Blog |
| Oct 8, 2009 |
Sophia Raday at LitQuake! |
Blog |
| Oct 7, 2009 |
East Bay Monthly Call for Submissions: |
Blog |
| Oct 6, 2009 |
The 2009 Stanton/Anthony Conversations: Mothers as Leaders: Contradictions & Challenges |
Blog |
| Oct 2, 2009 |
Who Does She Think She Is? DVD discount! |
Blog |
| Sep 25, 2009 |
Enter Today to Win 3 Literary Mama Anthologies! |
Blog |
| Aug 28, 2009 |
Win 3 Literary Mama Anthologies! |
Blog |
| Aug 26, 2009 |
Book Giveaway! |
Blog |
| Aug 26, 2009 |
Calling all Published Parents… |
Blog |
| Aug 24, 2009 |
Talking about Bad Mother |
Blog |
| Feb 3, 2009 |
Mother in the Middle: A Biologist’s Story of Caring for Parent and Child |
Blog |
| Jan 17, 2009 |
New Anthology from Suzanne Kamata |
Blog |
| Nov 17, 2008 |
New Books by Literary Mamas! |
Blog |
| Nov 11, 2008 |
Mama, PhD Reading in Berkeley |
Blog |
| Nov 10, 2008 |
Tweet, tweet! We’re on Twitter (and Facebook, too) |
Blog |
| Nov 6, 2008 |
The 2009 Mothers Acting Up Calendar is here! |
Blog |
| Aug 13, 2008 |
Berkeley Writing Class |
Blog |
| Aug 8, 2008 |
MotherVerse Online Workshops |
Blog |
| Jul 28, 2008 |
3,000 Miles, Two Writers, One Book |
Blog |
| Jan 29, 2008 |
Blog Day for Patry Francis |
Blog |
| Jan 27, 2008 |
Reading Recommendations from Regan McMahon! |
Blog |
| Dec 7, 2007 |
Literary Mama Needs Editorial Help! |
Blog |
| Oct 25, 2007 |
Help Wanted: Literary Mama Seeks Web Wrangler! |
Blog |
| Aug 21, 2007 |
New Reading for Fans of the Bare-breasted Mama |
Blog |
| Jul 20, 2007 |
Call for Submissions – Poetry |
Blog |
| Jul 17, 2007 |
New Poetry from Julia Lisella |
Blog |
| Apr 18, 2007 |
Book Deal: Congratulations to Sophia Raday! |
Blog |
| Apr 17, 2007 |
Mom TV? |
Blog |
| Apr 10, 2007 |
San Francisco MotherTalk with Santa Montefiore |
Blog |
| Mar 19, 2007 |
Former LM Editor & Columnist in San Francisco Chronicle |
Blog |
| Feb 12, 2007 |
Announcing Book Club Works |
Blog |
| Aug 30, 2006 |
Literary Reflections Contributor in Random House Anthology |
Blog |
| Aug 5, 2006 |
Book Release: When the Cows Got Loose |
Blog |
| Jan 21, 2006 |
Mothers still talking… |
Blog |