Hey, it's NPR's Book of the Day. I'm Andrew Limbaugh. Mother's Day is on Sunday. You know this,

I know this, but I am saying it into this microphone to have it on the record, so I don't forget to call my mom.

Mother's Day, Sunday, call her. Someone, please, hold me accountable to this.

For inspiration, we've got two mom-related books for you today. In a bit, we've got an old

conversation from 1989 with Amy Tan, author of the novel The Joy Luck Club. It's a fascinating

interview that was recorded before the movie came out and turned the book into a smashing hit,

and it gets into a lot of what Amy Tan was thinking about when she was writing the book.

But first, an interview for the moms in your life that are too hard on themselves.

The comedian Glenn Boozan has this new book out called There Are Moms Way Worse Than You, highlighting

moms from across the animal kingdom who do pretty gnarly things to their kids. She has this

delightful talk with here now Celeste Headley. That's the perfect antidote to feeling like you are

permanently screwing up your kid. In the U.S., national security news can feel far away from daily life.

Distant wars, murky conflicts, diplomacy behind closed doors.

On our new show, Sources and Methods.

NPR reporters on the ground bring you stories of real people

helping you understand why distant events matter here at home.

Listen to sources and methods on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.

If you're a mom or know a mom, you probably know the job often comes with a lot of self-doubt.

Everybody has an opinion about how you could be doing better.

Products are marketed to you by raising fears that you're harming your children. And questions about how to be a good mom are all

over the media and the blogs and social media. So maybe the success of a new book by comedy

writer Glenn Boozan shouldn't come as a surprise. It's called There Are Moms Way Worse

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