My 92-year-old mom's politically engaged, widely read, a clothes horse and a quick draw with a cocktail shaker. Here's how her remarkable life led to my new book.

The Book of Katerina is about motherhood and bipolar disorder; it is also a biopic about the author's own mother. You wouldn't know that her son Petros is the author, if you were just reading the ...

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select ...

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select ...

These films and TV series capture the pain, happiness, chaos and comedy of the hero’s journey that is motherhood.

It wasn’t her fault. My mum grew up in 1960s Northern Ireland, where she was taught by nuns in a convent school. Our chats about sex were awkward and stunted at best. But I was part of the American ...

I’m a girl of 23 whose mum still treats her like a 15-year-old. Last week she read my journal and was horrified ... loves you dearly and wants only the best for you, but she is very much living ...

The best example I can give you is my home. It was gifted to me. Yes, very lucky, I know. I see now it was also a major tax break for her. Graham Hornigold with Dionne Hanna in 'Con Mum/ConMom'.

This is my first Mother’s Day without a mother. The first year that I haven’t mulled over how big I could go with a bouquet just to see the thrill on my flower-loving mum’s face, followed by ...

Renee joins us, alongside her son Martin, to discuss her best- selling book based on her own experiences, and to reveal why she’s made it her life’s mission to make sure the world never ...