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Jill Smokler

Jill Smokler
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Jill Smokler

Jill Smokler is a New York Times bestselling author and domestic satirist whose candor about marriage and parenting has made her an unlikely hero among a new generation of women. She holds a degree in graphic design and psychology from Washington University in St. Louis and has three children. Married to her college sweetheart, she and her family live in downtown Baltimore.

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MOTHERHOOD COMES NATURALLY (AND OTHER VICIOUS LIES)
Apr 30, 2013
Motherhood Comes Naturally (and Other Vicious Lies) will be released on April 09, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook
Apr 09, 2013
Motherhood Comes Naturally (and Other Vicious Lies) is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Apr 09, 2013
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Confessions of a Scary Mommy will be released on April 03, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
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'Motherhood does not come naturally and you'll NEVER get your pre-baby body back': Scary Mommy writer on 'vicious lies' told to new parents
Mail Online UK, April 15, 2013
...forget about having a normal sex life or getting their pre-baby figure back, according to Scary Mommy author Jill Smokler. The mother-of-three, from Maryland, issues the harsh words in her new book, , which aims to debunk dozens of common parenting...
Book Events and Massive Thunderstorms are Not a Good Combination 11:26 am
Waynesville Daily Guide, April 11, 2013
...and jelly stains on your shirt are a fashion statement. With Estelle Erasmus from Mothers & More, and Jill Smokler (aka Scary Mommy) Right after that ended, Jill Smokler joined me and the two of us got a chance to talk about both of our books to some...
WATCH: The Lies We Tell About Motherhood
Huffington Post, April 11, 2013
..."Scary Mommy" blogger Jill Smokler has devoted her new book, to debunking the rosy platitudes many new moms hear about parenting. On Wednesday, the bestselling author joined HuffPost live host Ahmed Shihab-Eldin to discuss...
Frank parenting talk from ‘Scary Mommy’ Jill Smokler
NBCNews.com, April 9, 2013
...it wreaks havoc on your sleeping all over again. Of course it does. Excerpt copyright © 2013 by Jill Smokler. Published by Gallery Books, a division ofSimon & Schuster. All rights reserved. Books , Excerpts , Get inspired...
‘Scary Mommy’ answers your parenting questions on TODAY
NBCNews.com, April 4, 2013
...No matter how scary it is. So, we are turning to the perfect source – none other than Jill Smokler, aka Scary Mommy – who, as we discovered in her last book “Confessions of a Scary Mommy,” talks about parenting for real. In “Confessions,”...
More than 20 authors meet readers at Book Fest 2012
PRLog, November 19, 2012
...pick up autographed copies of their latest titles. Among the authors scheduled to attend Book Fest 2012 is Jill Smokler, who’s Confessions of a Scary Mommy has been featured on NBC’s The Today Show. New York Times bestselling author Michael Ian...
'You'll NEVER get your pre-baby body back,' says Scary Mommy writer
Mail Online UK, April 15, 2013
...forget about having a normal sex life or getting their pre-baby figure back, according to Scary Mommy author Jill Smokler. The mother-of-three, from Maryland, issues the harsh words in her new book, , which aims to debunk dozens of common parenting...
Grown And Flown: 9 Reasons Parenthood Doesn't Get Any Easier
Huffington Post, April 15, 2013
...parenthood, there are few writers who make us laugh at our mom selves with more genuine skill than Jill Smokler, aka "Scary Mommy." A mother of three and a mega-successful blogger, Jill's first book was on the New York Times bestseller list.� Her...
'Motherhood does not come naturally and you'll NEVER get your pre-baby body back': Scary Mommy writer on 'vicious lies' told to new parents
This is Money, April 15, 2013
...forget about having a normal sex life or getting their pre-baby figure back, according to Scary Mommy author Jill Smokler. The mother-of-three, from Maryland, issues the harsh words in her new book, , which aims to debunk dozens of common parenting...
'Motherhood does not come naturally and you'll NEVER get your pre-baby body back': Scary Mommy writer on 'vicious lies' told to new parents
Mail Online UK, April 15, 2013
...forget about having a normal sex life or getting their pre-baby figure back, according to Scary Mommy author Jill Smokler. The mother-of-three, from Maryland, issues the harsh words in her new book, , which aims to debunk dozens of common parenting...
Book Events and Massive Thunderstorms are Not a Good Combination Apr. 11, 2013
Waynesville Daily Guide, April 12, 2013
...and jelly stains on your shirt are a fashion statement. With Estelle Erasmus from Mothers & More, and Jill Smokler (aka Scary Mommy) Right after that ended, Jill Smokler joined me and the two of us got a chance to talk about both of our books to some...
Book Events and Massive Thunderstorms are Not a Good Combination 11:26 am
Waynesville Daily Guide, April 11, 2013
...and jelly stains on your shirt are a fashion statement. With Estelle Erasmus from Mothers & More, and Jill Smokler (aka Scary Mommy) Right after that ended, Jill Smokler joined me and the two of us got a chance to talk about both of our books to some...
WATCH: The Lies We Tell About Motherhood
Huffington Post, April 11, 2013
..."Scary Mommy" blogger Jill Smokler has devoted her new book, to debunking the rosy platitudes many new moms hear about parenting. On Wednesday, the bestselling author joined HuffPost live host Ahmed Shihab-Eldin to discuss...