🎁5 Popular Books About Moms to Celebrate Mother's Day

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If there’s one thing books about moms are filled with, it’s heart. And I mean all matters of the heart, from giving unconditional love to navigating disagreement and even just getting by day-to-day.

As a Gilmore Girls superfan, family dramas are naturally my favorite book genre, and the motherhood subgenre fits oh, so neatly and seasonally right into the mix of my specialty.

If you're itching for a themed book to read or gift this Mother’s Day, then check out my top recommendations for each type of mama—hand-picked in the spirit of the Gilmore Girls moms, of course!

Each book is a modern bestseller with widespread acclaim, so you can’t go wrong with any one of them! Pick and choose based on which character’s taste with whom you feel most aligned.

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The Best Contemporary Books About Mothers For Every Type of Woman

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Recommended For: moms like Emily Gilmore who read popular women’s book club books

A reflective literary treat, the #1 New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick Tom Lake has been a book club darling for the last few years now. And we all know moms like Emily Gilmore who seek out thought-provoking stories that are ripe for a lively group discussion!

In Tom Lake, Lara’s three daughters visit the family’s Northern Michigan orchard, where they ask her to retell the story of the famous actor with whom she once shared both the stage and a love affair.

Written by my favorite author, who’s known for making the ordinary feel extraordinary, it’s not just a story about romantic love. It’s also very much about a mother’s love and the choices that led her to the present time and place with the children who feel so essential to her being.

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Margo’s Got Money Problems by Rufi Thorpe

Recommended For: moms like Lorelai Gilmore who devour culturally edgy plots and whipsmart writing

Like Lorelai Gilmore, some moms just do things their own way. Nothing could be truer in Margo’s Got Money Troubles. The protagonist is a college student who drops out after being impregnated— by her teacher. Then, to make ends meet as a single mom, she starts an OnlyFans account.

This book says a lot about the struggles of modern motherhood with heart and humor and without being too preachy. As a bonus, you can also catch the new, star-studded Apple TV+ series adaptation.

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Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Recommended For: moms like Rory Gilmore who crave literary fiction and strong female characters

Motherhood is certainly complex, and some moms like Rory Gilmore crave the same depth in their reading lives.

#1 New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick Little Fires Everywhere features a full cast of women who navigate the many decisions inherent in motherhood in very different yet interconnected ways in a suburban American neighborhood in the 1990s.

One of the most powerful books about motherhood I’ve read, its themes of class and race reverberate through each mother’s story with thoughtful detail. And its explosive ending leaves you pondering what it really means to be a mother.

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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Recommended For: moms like Lane and Mrs. Kim, who feel seen in books about the Asian experience and fractured mother-daughter relationships

Not every mother-daughter relationship is rainbows and butterflies. Characters like Mrs. Kim and Lane know the work it takes to understand one another, especially as they navigate how their different generations approach culture.

A #1 New York Times bestseller on the list for over a year, Crying in H Mart holds up a mirror to lovingly tense relationships like these, making readers feel seen while also offering perspective through the memoirist’s lived experiences.

While grieving her mother’s death, this indie rockstar found new appreciation for the Korean culture her mother instilled in her.

It’s a tearjerker that leaves nothing off the table while also keeping family memories alive.

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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Recommended For: moms like Sookie St. James who gobble up crowd favorites and food-forward storylines

Perhaps no book has been more beloved by the average mom in recent years than Lessons in Chemistry, a #1 global bestseller and GMA Book Club pick with over 8 million copies sold.

It tells the story of one very strong and self-assured Elizabeth Zott, who becomes a chemist at a male-dominated research institute in the 1950s. There, she falls in love, but life soon leaves her a single, jobless mother.

So, she reluctantly becomes the star of a hit TV cooking show, where she combines her love of science with challenges designed to help women change the status quo.

You can’t help but root for this quirky character, particularly if you’re a foodie or you like to see women succeed in the workplace.

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