Reviews
Mom Egg Review publishes reviews of recent books (including chapbooks) of poetry, fiction and creative prose, by mother writers, and of books focused on motherhood or women’s experiences and issues.
If you are interested in having your book reviewed, please visit Book Review Request for more info.
If you are interested in reviewing books for us, please check out our page of Books for Review and email us at [email protected]

Hysterical Water by Hannah Baker Saltmarsh
Review by DeMisty D. Bellinger Hysterical Water is beautifully dense. Hannah Baker Saltmarsh’s writing, whether wholly her own words…

Knocked Down: A High Risk Memoir by Aileen Weintraub
Review by Lara Lillibridge Aileen Weintraub is a writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. She is the…

Liar by Jessica Cuello
Review by Sunni Brown Wilkinson If one virtue of poetry is to give voice to the too-often voiceless, then…

MER Book Review Guidelines
Mom Egg Review Book Review Guidelines Mom Egg Review publishes reviews of literary fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry books or…

Come Along with Me to the Pasture Now by Arielle Greenberg
Review by Michelle Panik When I read the premise of Come Along with Me to the Pasture Now, which…

Night Swim by Joan Kwon Glass
Review by Ruth Hoberman What do we do with our grief? How do we make sense of the rest…

The Poet & The Architect by Christine Stewart-Nuñez
Review by Tasslyn Magnusson Christine Stewart-Nuñez is here to guide us into the miraculous space of poetry built by…

Books for Review
MER Books for Review – Spring 2022 Our book reviews are approximately 750 words, and are published online at momeggreview.com.…

The Strategic Poet: Honing the Craft, Edited by Diane Lockward
Review by Lara Lillibridge Diane Lockward is the editor of three other craft books and four books of poetry.…

Spinning to Mars by Meg Pokrass
Review by Kimberly Lee At first glance, Meg Pokrass’ latest flash fiction collection Spinning to Mars—a slim volume of…

Gallery of Postcards and Maps: New and Selected Poems by Susan Rich
Review by Jennifer Martelli The cover image of Susan Rich’s Gallery of Postcards and Maps: New and Selected…

Deadheading & Other Stories by Beth Gilstrap
Review by Emily Webber Deadheading & Other Stories, Beth Gilstrap’s short story collection, portrays women in the Carolinas as…
Mom Egg Review publishes reviews of recent books (including chapbooks) of poetry, fiction and creative prose, by mother writers, and of books focused on motherhood or women’s experiences and issues. If you are interested in having your book reviewed, please visit Book Review Request for more info.
If you are interested in reviewing books for us, please email us at [email protected]