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ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY: 18 Writers Talk About Polyamory, Open Adoption, Mixed Marriage, Househusbandry, Single Motherhood, and Other Realities of Truly Modern Love, Riverhead 2009

"A moving, wildly diverse collection showing how radically different familial configurations can work. ... Eye-opening and sometimes shocking, as it brilliantly explodes traditional notions about the nuclear family."—Kirkus, starred review

"These plainspoken, cage-rattling essays address how dramatically the traditional nuclear family has changed. ... [and] these fresh, diverse views represent an authentic, valuable new reality."—Publishers Weekly

BABY LOVE: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence, Riverhead 2007

"In this powerful new memoir, Walker tells of her physical and emotional journey toward motherhood, poignantly reflecting on the ambivalence that has delayed her dream of having a child for years. Walker’s story is accessible and richly textured, told with humor, wit and warmth."—Publishers Weekly

"Shares the earthy, spontaneous form of Anne Lamott’s child-rearing classic, OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS."—New York Times

"Walker thoughtfully deconstructs the struggle of many women who, though weaned on the idea of a woman’s right to choose, have viewed motherhood ‘with more than a little suspicion.’ Not surprisingly, she finds that her primal, unconditional love for her newborn son trumps all ideological concerns."—Entertainment Weekly

BLACK, WHITE AND JEWISH: Autobiography of a Shifting Self, Riverhead 2002

"Walker skillfully depicts her tangled upbringing, full of disappointment and privilege."—Time

"Walker masterfully illuminates differences between black and white America... a heartbreaking tale of self-creation."—People