Reviews
"A deep dive into the ever growing 'momfluencer' culture . . . With an investigative eye and a sense of humor, Petersen sheds needed light on a key part of the social media landscape." -- Kirkus Reviews "Readers who find themselves endlessly scrolling social media with that particular form of envy and aspiration it all seems to inspire will be fascinated by this insider's look behind the spotless countertops and cherubic children." -- Booklist "Petersen deftly dissects the aesthetics of good motherhood, skewers popular momfluencer tropes, and pokes fun at her own tendency to buy both the goods and the fantasy they're selling." -- Reason "Sara Petersen's nonfiction debut is a fun and informative read for anyone interested in the ways we all sell ourselves to one another." -- Glamour "Incisive, illuminating, and prescient, Momfluenced thoroughly excavates of one of the internet's most fascinating and insidious subcultures. If I could heart this book twice, I would." --Amanda Montell, author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism "For women disappeared by the Cult of Domesticity, Momfluenced opens up the possibility of self-reclamation with a passionately conceived deep dive into modern motherhood as performance, commodity, and fantasy. An eye-opening must-read." --Rachel Yoder, author of Nightbitch "I started underlining until I realized I was underlining the whole page. An important, freeing read for anyone who has ever gotten trapped in the endless doomscroll toward being a better, more beautiful mother." --Kate Baer, author of What Kind of Woman " Momfluenced provides all the delicious pleasures of envy-snarking on the neutrals of your newsfeed, plus the necessary catharsis of your favorite group text, with the bonus of nutrient-rich research into how race, class, and politics influence our cultural conception of the ideal mother and why mindful consumption might be the first step to change. I'm so glad we have Sara Petersen's voice to unravel these complexities with humor and pathos." --Julia Fine, author of The Upstairs House "Reading Momfluenced is like having a frank conversation about motherhood, gender, and capitalism with someone much smarter, wittier, and well-read than I am. Sara's vulnerable, incisive, and funny-as-hell take on momfluencer culture will stay with me for a long time. Fans of Under the Influence will gobble it up." --Jo Piazza, creator of the Under the Influence podcast " Momfluenced takes us on a journey to understand our own history of domesticity and how it affects so much of our culture today. Petersen unpacks influence through a lens of who has power in this country and teaches us how we can change the narrative for the women coming up behind us. A must-read!" --Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) "Reading this book feels like having the best, most nourishing conversation about media, race, capitalism, and the collective public scream that is parenting right now with a friend who has done all the reading. Petersen's deep research, smart analysis, and warmth makes this essential reading for parents who want to know what pulls us toward the endless scrolling that is an inescapable part of our twenty-first-century lives." --Krys Malcolm Belc, author of The Natural Mother of the Child, "Reading this book feels like having the best, most nourishing conversation about media, race, capitalism, and the collective public scream that is parenting right now with a friend who has done all the reading. Petersen's deep research, smart analysis, and warmth makes this essential reading for parents who want to know what pulls us toward the endless scrolling that is an inescapable part of our twenty-first-century lives." --Krys Malcolm Belc, author of The Natural Mother of the Child " Momfluenced makes rich text of our often mindless scrolling, unpacking the ways performances of social media motherhood help and hinder parenting in its personal and political spheres. This book provides all the delicious pleasures of envy-snarking on the neutrals of your newsfeed, plus the necessary catharsis of your favorite group text, with the bonus of nutrient-rich research into how race, class, and politics influence our cultural conception of the ideal mother and why mindful consumption might be the first step to change. I'm so glad we have Sara Petersen's voice to unravel these complexities with humor and pathos." --Julia Fine, author of The Upstairs House and Maddalena and the Dark "A thoughtful and freeing look into mommy influencer culture and how it shapes how we see each other and ourselves. I started underlining until I realized I was underlining the whole page. An important read for anyone who has ever gotten trapped in the endless doomscroll toward being a better, more beautiful mother." --Kate Baer, author of What Kind of Woman "Reading Momfluenced is like having a frank conversation about motherhood, gender, and capitalism with someone much smarter, wittier, and well-read than I am. Sara's vulnerable, incisive, and funny-as-hell take on momfluencer culture will stay with me for a long time. Fans of Under the Influence will gobble it up." --Jo Piazza, creator of the Under the Influence podcast "Incisive, illuminating, and prescient, Momfluenced thoroughly excavates of one of the internet's most fascinating and insidious subcultures. If I could heart this book twice, I would." --Amanda Montell, author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, "Reading this book feels like having the best, most nourishing conversation about media, race, capitalism, and the collective public scream that is parenting right now with a friend who has done all the reading. Petersen's deep research, smart analysis, and warmth makes this essential reading for parents who want to know what pulls us toward the endless scrolling that is an inescapable part of our twenty-first-century lives." --Krys Malcolm Belc, author of The Natural Mother of the Child " Momfluenced makes rich text of our often mindless scrolling, unpacking the ways performances of social media motherhood help and hinder parenting in its personal and political spheres. This book provides all the delicious pleasures of envy-snarking on the neutrals of your newsfeed, plus the necessary catharsis of your favorite group text, with the bonus of nutrient-rich research into how race, class, and politics influence our cultural conception of the ideal mother and why mindful consumption might be the first step to change. I'm so glad we have Sara Petersen's voice to unravel these complexities with humor and pathos." --Julia Fine, author of The Upstairs House and Maddalena and the Dark, "Reading this book feels like having the best, most nourishing conversation about media, race, capitalism, and the collective public scream that is parenting right now with a friend who has done all the reading. Petersen's deep research, smart analysis, and warmth makes this essential reading for parents who want to know what pulls us toward the endless scrolling that is an inescapable part of our twenty-first-century lives." --Krys Malcolm Belc, author of The Natural Mother of the Child, "A deep dive into the ever growing 'momfluencer' culture . . . With an investigative eye and a sense of humor, Petersen sheds needed light on a key part of the social media landscape." -- Kirkus Reviews "Readers who find themselves endlessly scrolling social media with that particular form of envy and aspiration it all seems to inspire will be fascinated by this insider's look behind the spotless countertops and cherubic children." -- Booklist "Reading this book feels like having the best, most nourishing conversation about media, race, capitalism, and the collective public scream that is parenting right now with a friend who has done all the reading. Petersen's deep research, smart analysis, and warmth makes this essential reading for parents who want to know what pulls us toward the endless scrolling that is an inescapable part of our twenty-first-century lives." --Krys Malcolm Belc, author of The Natural Mother of the Child " Momfluenced makes rich text of our often mindless scrolling, unpacking the ways performances of social media motherhood help and hinder parenting in its personal and political spheres. This book provides all the delicious pleasures of envy-snarking on the neutrals of your newsfeed, plus the necessary catharsis of your favorite group text, with the bonus of nutrient-rich research into how race, class, and politics influence our cultural conception of the ideal mother and why mindful consumption might be the first step to change. I'm so glad we have Sara Petersen's voice to unravel these complexities with humor and pathos." --Julia Fine, author of The Upstairs House and Maddalena and the Dark "A thoughtful and freeing look into mommy influencer culture and how it shapes how we see each other and ourselves. I started underlining until I realized I was underlining the whole page. An important read for anyone who has ever gotten trapped in the endless doomscroll toward being a better, more beautiful mother." --Kate Baer, author of What Kind of Woman "Reading Momfluenced is like having a frank conversation about motherhood, gender, and capitalism with someone much smarter, wittier, and well-read than I am. Sara's vulnerable, incisive, and funny-as-hell take on momfluencer culture will stay with me for a long time. Fans of Under the Influence will gobble it up." --Jo Piazza, creator of the Under the Influence podcast "Incisive, illuminating, and prescient, Momfluenced thoroughly excavates of one of the internet's most fascinating and insidious subcultures. If I could heart this book twice, I would." --Amanda Montell, author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism "For women disappeared by the Cult of Domesticity, Momfluenced opens up the possibility of self-reclamation with a passionately conceived deep dive into modern motherhood as performance, commodity, and fantasy. An eye-opening must-read." --Rachel Yoder, author of Nightbitch " Momfluenced takes us on a journey to understand our own history of domesticity and how it affects so much of our culture today. Petersen unpacks influence through a lens of who has power in this country and teaches us how we can change the narrative for the women coming up behind us. A must-read!" --Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)
