Like a lot of books for and about stepmothers, books for fathers and books about fatherhood can be a little...trite. And Hallmark card-ish. Or lite. They're either "funny" or "self-help-y." Which is fine, if that's what you want. But if you want a really comprehensive, comparative look at fatherhood, if you want answers to the questions, "What happens to men when they have kids? How does it actually affect them?" you will love a book called Fatherhood: Evolution and Human Paternal Behavior. Don't be put off by the wonky title. Yes, it's wonky, but this book is also accessible, fun, and fascinating.

hat do writers do between book projects? I don’t mean writers who work at magazines or newspapers, silly. Obviously, they write every single day, and then they seize upon something they have become obsessed with and write about that every single night and on vacations and on the weekends, and then these writers with full-time jobs come out with books. If the model works really well, their books are then written up in the papers or magazines they work for. It’s clever, really. But I’m not talking about them.

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Hope you will join on the Enlightened Stepmother's Facebook page for a Q & A session with me on Monday April 12th. I'll be on from 10 am -2 pm answering your questions about stepmothering, stepfamily dynamics, your life as a woman married to or partnered with a man with kids...you name it. Oh — and there will be a giveaway of two copies of my book, Stepmonster. Please join! Click on this link on April 12: http://www.facebook.com/enlightenedstepmoms