I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood

“If you have kids or are thinking about having kids, this is essential reading.”

“I found this book to be hilarious and delightful. I have now read it twice. I am not a parent so can’t speak exactly to how true it is to the experience of being a mom, but the book feels very raw/vulnerable. I feel like she talked about parts of motherhood that I don’t always see discussed (the tedium of it, the experience of explaining terrible things to tiny humans). It’s great on audio!!”

“This chapter in Jessi Klein’s book, I’ll See Myself Out, describes how she made extremely simple little books to help her young son with upcoming transitions: "My family is moving to a new house. Some things will be the same, and some things will be different. I will have my same crib and my same toys, but I will be in a new room. I can't wait to play with my mom and dad in my new house!!" It’s a genius idea tucked into a very, very funny book.”

“I always recommend this to new moms.”

“Not a parenting book, and yet my favorite parenting book (and just a fave in gen)”