Welcome to the
No-Stakes Book Club!
We get it. You are hardly able to keep your eyes open for the required nightly reading of Hop on Pop. But you also crave intellectual stimulation and conversation with other ambitious, intelligent, working moms.
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A “very doable” 1 title per quarter
Brand new books sent straight to your door for $5 (when applicable)
Author chats at the end of each period
Async chat on the themes in the book club channel within the SOWM Slack community
Plus general book chat on any other reads you’re enjoying
currently reading
currently reading
Bad Vibes Only
by Nora McInerny
“In essays that revisit her cringey past and anticipate her rapidly approaching, early middle-aged future, McInerny lays bare her own chaos, inviting us to drop the façade of perfection and embrace the truth: that we are all—at best—slightly unhinged.”
upcoming picks
upcoming picks
Q3: Mother Brain
by Chelsea Conaboy
“The story that exists in the science today is far more meaningful than the idea that mothers spring into being by instinct. Weaving the latest neuroscience and social psychology together with new reporting, Conaboy reveals unexpected upsides, generations of scientific neglect, and a powerful new narrative of parenthood.”
Q4: Ring of Salt
by Betsy Cornwell
“Ring of Salt combines a powerful and relatable narrative of survivorship and healing with lush writing about the windswept landscapes and rich mythology of rural Ireland to craft a real-world fairy tale about the ordinary, but no less life-changing, forms of magic we can all access: vulnerability, community, and the power of telling your own story.”
previous picks
previous picks
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Repair With Self-Care
by Leslie Forde
Author Chat: 3/31/26 -
![Book cover titled "Having It All" by Corinne Low PhD, with orange background and purple icons of everyday items like a bicycle, coffee, wine, shoes, avatar, and keys.]()
Having It All
by Corinne Low, PhD
Author Chat: 12/5/25 -
![Book cover titled 'The Essential Guide to Mental Health & Modern Puberty in Middle Childhood (ages 6-12)' by Dr. Sheryl Gonzalez Ziegler. The cover features a pair of red children's sneakers and a pair of worn adult sneakers placed side by side on a white background.]()
The Crucial Years
by Dr. Sheryl Gonzalez Ziegler
Author chat: 8/18/2025 -
![Book cover for "The Mother Code" by Ruthie Ackerman, with colorful sock patterns and a quote praising the book.]()
The Mother Code
by Ruthie Ackerman
Author chat: 6/24/25 -
![Cover of the book titled 'The Power Pause' by Neha Ruch, featuring the subtitle 'How to Plan a Career Break After Kids—and Come Back Stronger Than Ever,' with a small illustration of a person pushing a stroller in orange.]()
The Power Pause
by Neha Ruch
Author chat: 3/31/25 -
![Book cover titled 'When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others' by Elissa Strauss, featuring colorful, overlapping letters on a beige background and a quote from Rebecca Traister at the top.]()
When You Care
by Elissa Strauss
Author chat: 10/29/24 -
![Book cover titled 'The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett' by Annie Lyons. The cover features an illustration of two women sitting by a pool with orange and yellow leaves falling around them; one woman has her back and gray hair, and the other is wearing a swimsuit with a floral cap and arm raised. The background is blue.]()
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett
by Annie Lyons
Author chat: 8/1/24 -
![Colorful abstract background with white and purple text about self-help and personal development books and quotes.]()
Stop Waiting for Perfect
by L’Oreal Thompson Payton
Author chat: 6/4/24
