8 New Spring Books That Explore The Intricacies Of Motherhood Including a delightful memoir from Korean-American writer, Michelle Zauner. Amil Niazi Updated May 14, 2021 This is a particularly gruelling time for mothers, who are juggling domestic concerns and paid work while managing the isolation and anxiety of a raging virus. One silver lining (if we can call it that) has been a new kind of radical transparency about what it takes to be a parent. These books challenge our notions of who a mother is and what a family can look like. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner This hilarious memoir from a KoreanAmerican writer is an expressive, joyous book about food, family, identity and loss. Zauner’s beautifully sketched portrait of her mother will leave any second-generation immigrant giggling and crying about the poignancy and power of our own moms and the food that ties them to us.