Existing bibliographies
CJ Wong's Librarian's picks: Mama Zines
A Subjective History of Mama Zines/Organizations and Related Topics
Tenderfoot links to online home of print mamazines
Zines
Rad Dad, by Tom Moniz M
- thought-provoking collection of writing from all manner of radical poppas and sometimes mamas
East Village Inky by Ayun Halliday M P Greenwoman by Sandra Knauf M Mamaphiles by various M
- collection of writings by parents about birth, coming home, literally and figuratively cutting the cord
I Dreamed I Was Assertive by Celia Perez P S
- Celia Perez's zine I Dreamed I Was Assertive is a keenly written personal zine from the unique perspective an urban librarian mama.
Roots & Wings by Celia Perez P
- In addition to her personal zine I Dreamed I Was Assertive, librarian mama Celia Perez writes specifically about her relationship with her baby boy Emiliano in this mini zine
Hatch! Mister Sister MKD & Asher S
- Nicole opens her heart in this issue to discuss the emotionally raw experience of losing her baby nephew to SIDS.
Intovert #6 by Nicole S
- MKD documents her experience as a single mother raising her young gender variant child.
Miranda: Motherhood and Other Adventures
- Miranda is a twice-yearly publication that chronicles my more adventurous past as well as the complexities of my current job, motherhood.
hip Mama by Ariel Gore A
- A parenting zine
Reality Mom Volume by Corbin Lewars A
- A zine about writing, motherhood, relationships and other low paying, but highly rewarding endeavors.
Books
My Mother Wears Combat Boots by Jessica Mills M
- For punk parents and beyond comes Jessica Mill's parenting guide
The Future Generation book by China Martens M A
- compilation of The Future Generation zine, by radical moms, for radical mom's, and has writings on issues like sexism, violence, and resistance
My Baby Rides the Short Bus: The Unabashedly Human Experience of Raising Kids With Disabilities by Yantra Bertelli M
- the stories in this collection provide parents of “special needs” kids with a welcome chuckle, a rock to stand on, and a moment of reality held far enough from the heart to see clearly
Not sure
Not quite mamazine
Phases of the Moon by Stacey Marie and Alexander M S
- story about the year we got pregnant and made the decision to give our baby up for adoption."
Apples Like Broken Glass/Decisive by Sile M
- Sile's zine tells the story of her two abortions, surgical and RU-486.
Distros
Microcosm (M)
Stranger Danger (S)
Parcell Post (P)
Atomic Books (A)