This week, Miranda France explores a suite of books about motherhood; and we survey the pick of this autumn’s fiction with Toby Lichtig. 

‘Don’t Forget to Scream: Unspoken Truths About Motherhood’ by Marianne Levy

‘Motherhood: Feminism’s Unfinished Business’ by Eliane Glaser

‘Motherload: Modern Motherhood and How to Survive It’ by Ingrid Wassenaar

The Baby on the Fire Escape: Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem’ by Julie Phillips

’Still Born’ by Guadelupe Nettel, translated by Rosalind Harvey

‘Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation’ by Sophie Lewis

’The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’ by Shehan Karunatilaka

’The Trees’ by Percival Everett

‘Haven’ by Emma Donoghue

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