Books
“May God grant me the serenity to accept the color pink, the courage to not let my house become a shrine to pink and princesses, and the wisdom to know that pink is just a color, not a decision to never attend college in the hopes of marrying wealthy.”
– from The Feminist’s Guide to Raising a Little Princess
Smart, funny, and thought-provoking, this book shows feminist parents how to navigate their daughters’ princess-obsessed years by taking a non-judgmental and positive approach.
Devorah Blachor, an ardent feminist, never expected to be the parent of a little girl who was totally obsessed with the color pink, princesses, and all things girly. When her three-year-old daughter fell down the Disney Princess rabbit hole, she wasn’t sure how to reconcile the difference between her parental expectations and the reality of her daughter’s passion.
In this book inspired by her viral New York Times Motherlode piece “Turn Your Princess-Obsessed Toddler Into a Feminist in Eight Easy Steps,” Blachor offers insight, advice, and plenty of humor and personal anecdotes for other mothers who cringe each morning when their daughter refuses to wear anything that isn’t pink. Her story of how she surrendered control and opened up—to her Princess Toddler, to pink, and to life—is a universal tale of modern parenting. She addresses important issues such as how to raise a daughter in a society that pressures girls and women to bury their own needs, conform to a beauty standard and sacrifice their own passions.
Devorah Blachor is a proud contributor to McSweeney’s Internet Tendency and had the most-read article of 2019. Her work appears in this this humor anthology which also features Ellie Kemper, Wendy Molyneux, Jesse Eisenberg, Tim Carvell, Karen Chee, Colin Nissan, Megan Amram, John Moe, and many more.
Devorah’s humor features in McSweeney’s parenting collection, Embrace The Merciless Joy: The McSweeney’s Internet Tendency Guide to Raising Small, Medium, and Large Children.
Are you the world’s worst parent? Could be, but you won’t know for sure till your child starts writing confessional poetry, asks to speak to the manager at an Applebee’s, or launches a YouTube channel. In the meantime, let the humorists of McSweeney’s guide you through every step of parenthood, from IVF to empty nest. This practical anthology collects the most popular parenting humor writing from McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, plus loads of brand-new quizzes, lists, musings, questionable advice, harangues, primal screams, and more. An essential handbook for aspiring helicopter moms, disaffected soccer dads, and hovercrafting basketballing aunts/uncles/cousins―or anyone else who needs something to read while holed up in the bathroom for some “me” time.
(Written under Devorah’s pen name Jasmine Schwartz)
Melissa Morris is a thirty-something single New Yorker who works in fashion. She has it all, until she fails spectacularly. She’s banished from the fashion industry and has to start all over again. Set adrift, Melissa follows her boyfriend to London. She’s hoping for a second chance. But Melissa’s search for herself is interrupted when she discovers a dead body.
“Bridget Jones with guns and dead bodies”
The Man of Twists and Turns
“Full of humor, surprising twists and poignant moments, Melissa Morris will walk right into your heart with her black boots and quirky neuroses.”
Amy Klein, The Modern Jewish Girl’s Guide to Guilt
“Think Woody Allen with stomach cramps on the Victoria Line.”
Barbara Nadel, Author of the Cetin Ikmen and the Francis H series
(Written under Devorah’s pen name Jasmine Schwartz)
Melissa Morris chases her cheating boyfriend to Italy. While trying to track him down, she’s mistaken for another woman and arrested for murder. She sets out to find the real killer, discovering an underside to Rome and herself that she never imagined.
“I dare you not to fall in love with Jasmine Schwartz’s Melissa Morris…”
-Tania Hershman, author of My Mother Was An Upright Piano: Fictions
“If Agatha Christie did speed and smoked-salmon bagels”
-Matthew Kalman, author of PsychoBibi
Melissa Morris Short Stories
Written under Devorah’s pen name Jasmine Schwartz, the Melissa Morris Detective series short stories can be found HERE.