My new book has essays from forty-nine authors who are best-selling, notable, and award-winning writing on five different things that moms don't have time to do: Sleep, Get Sick, See Friends, Write, and Lose Weight. If you have time to do all those things, you get a standing ovation right now. But, even if you do, and no matter what your own life is like, it is always wonderful to see the world from someone else's perspective. That is what these essays do. All of them are written by amazing auth...

𝘔𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦⁣⁣Moms don't have time to sleep.⁣Moms don't have time to get sick.⁣Moms don't have time to see friends.⁣Moms don't have time to write.⁣Moms don't have time to lose weight.⁣⁣Q: What would you add?⁣⁣In 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐨 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬, Zibby Owens shares essays from 49 authors she has interviewed on her podcast, including Camille Pagán, Kristy Woodson Harvey and Lily King. In these extremely relatable excerpts, moms (and dads, caregivers, adults, etc.) can break away from our

What a fun and relatable anthology for every mom/parent! Zibby Owens gathered essays from lots of well known writers with topics every parent can relate to - sleep, getting sick, seeing friends, writing(or working), and losing weight. I knew I was going to relate to this book, but what I didn’t expect was to get so emotional with so many of these short four page essays. Who knew the waterworks could come with so few pages. These writers are GOOD.A lot of the essays also focus on motherhood throu...

This book wasn’t at all what I expected. It is a collection of letters/memoirs from people about important times in their lives and some about the trials of parenthood. I thought that some of them were very amusing and I related to them, others were a little sadder to read and came across as a little more serious. I enjoyed reading the book and would look out for other titles by this author. Thank you to the author and NetGalley for gifting me this arc in exchange for an honest, unbiased review....

This is Zibby’s second anthology on five new topics that mom’s don’t have time to do; sleep, get sick, see friends, write, and lose weight.After reading this, I let out a long sigh, that yes, I’m not alone in all the chaos. I found so much truth in the telling of these stories. Many straight-from-the-heart essays I could relate to, bringing out all the feelings. I laughed, cried, and I can’t tell you how many meaningful little snippets jumped out at me that I highlighted. And yes, before the hal...

Great job, Zibby!This book helped me feel seen and a little less alone as a mother. I lost my own mother 20 years ago at the age of 12. Having my daughter 2 years ago reignited a flame I thought I had completely put out. That flame being: “I’m not good enough” which is rooted from my above mentioned loss. Only difference this time is it became the majority voice to every parenting decision and action vs. inaction I was taking. Moms don’t have time to was a beautifully crafted love letter to all

I read Zibby’s first anthology and so I knew I wanted to read this one too. I love that authors are putting their feelings about motherhood, particularly motherhood during a pandemic, to paper. While not all of the essays touch on Covid-19, I feel like this anthology, just as the first, is a great time capsule for this current period of humanity. I enjoyed reading the essays from authors whose work I am familiar with and equally from those I have not yet met. Discovering new-to-me authors is one...

Zibby Owens has done it again with her new anthology, "Moms Don't Have Time To Have Kids." As the follow-up to her quarantine anthology, "Moms Don't Have Time To", her latest offering shines even brighter than her first. Ms Owens (no-doubt the hardest working person in our current literary world) has this time compiled essays under the headings...Moms Don't Have Time to.....sleep, get sick, see friends, write, and lose weight. Some poignant, some humorous, but all very real, these essays will de...

**Coming November 2, 2021**Thanks to Sky Horse Publishing and Netgalley, I was chosen to be an early reviewer! Zibby Owens does it again with another thoughtful anthology this time with the sections Mom’s Don’t Have Time to.. sleep, get sick, see friends, write, and lose weight. Each author describes their own experiences on the topic they chose to write about in a deeply moving and personal way. Each essay is a heartfelt, honest, and real account of their lives. Even some of the authors chose t...

Does a book ever find its way into your hands at precisely the right time? Ironically, I finished 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗦 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗦 during a covid quarantine that left me with all the time in the world.Prior to getting sick, I was at a point in my mothering where I felt constantly exasperated by my toddler boys. Why does it take me 90 minutes and half of my sanity to leave our home? Why does that dump truck toy sound like a dying animal crying out in the night? Why are you jumping on his “solar

This is a great book for those of us deep in the throes of parenting, no matter how old your child is. Its relatable for the most part, and includes some fantastic authors. With different sections on topics like sleep, losing weight, getting sleep, and more - it covers a wide range of parenthood. Some of my favorite essays were "While I was Sleeping" by Camille Pagan, "A Son, Not My Own" by Gigi Levangie, and "I Diet, therefore I Am" by Elyssa Friedland. Each essay is 2-3 pages long, so its real...

I am loving this anthology of essays about motherhood. It’s relatable and comforting to read others accounts of motherhood and their way of dealing with whatever situation they’re presenting. I found the Moms Don’t Have Time to be Sick section especially poignant. I also really enjoy the essay format. I’m not usually a person that can read more than one book at a time, but with this format I’m able to do so. This is perfect for taking along to errands or appointments as you can read an essay or

I downloaded this book expecting a light-hearted, somewhat satirical, tongue-in-cheek poke at Motherhood and the demands therein.Instead, it was filled with essays from a circle of bloggers highlighting their "Mom's don't have time for..." sections. I was hoping to find a book that resonated with me, and the generalised experience of Motherhood, but sadly that was not the case with this book. Possibly it is due to my being outside the USA - cultural differences at play even now.Three stars, beca...

This is a fantastic, heartfelt, and moving collection. The insights and lessons are meaningful to both parents and non-parents. I appreciated being able to read perspectives by some of my favorite authors and getting another vantage point on their experiences. I often recommend having a "bedtime book", which I define as a book that makes you feel better about the world and is ideal to read before going to sleep. This is definitely a top "bedtime book"!

Perfect Loved this book of short essays. Some of them were super relatable, others were deep and some were funny. I read this on my Kindle and liked that each one only took a few minutes to read. Some authors packed a LOT into three minutes. Amazing.The only essay I didn’t care for was the lady who wrote American Dirt. She is so cringe. Other than that, great essay and author choices!This is the perfect book for moms who don’t have time to read :).

I’ve only recently discovered personal essays and normally catch them one at a time and usually online. Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids is one of only a few anthologies I’ve read. I enjoyed these and appreciate the different perspectives. What I liked most is that these are written by authors, some that I know and enjoyed hearing about their backgrounds (like Jean Kwok) and some that I don’t know but noted and have added to my want to read list. Thanks to Net Galley and Skyhorse Publishing for...

I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my review. All opinions are my own. I picked up this anthology because it was different from what I usually read, and because the title caught my attention. Very clever. I enjoyed most of the stories, but one in particular about the author's grandfather leaving her a gold coin got to me pretty hard. Maybe don't read that one in public at work! "Moms Don't Have Time To: Another Author Anthology" will be published on 11/2/22.