A wide range of women—actors, athletes, academics, CEOs, writers, small-business owners, birth workers, physicians, and activists—share their experiences of becoming mothers in this multifaceted, moving, and revealing collection.

Two pink lines on a pregnancy test. The primal scream of a woman pushing through her thirty-fifth hour of labor. The moment a still-wet newborn is placed in his mother’s open arms after an unexpected C-section. The bottomless love reflected in the eyes of a father seeing his daughter for the first time. The moment a baby latches on to her mother’s breast. Or the moment that mother decides to switch to formula. Each of these, and so many more, are stories of entering motherhood. 
 
Motherhood is an identity, a calling, a battle, a journey. By sharing their experiences, the contributors to Arrival Stories offer an informative and deeply affecting account of what it feels like when a woman first realizes she is a mother. This beautiful collection features essays by:  
 
Serena Williams
Alysia Montaño
Abby G. Lopez
Amber Tamblyn
Shilpa Shah
Christy Turlington Burns
Emily Oster
Emma Hansen
Leslie Feist
Amanda Williams
Angel Geden
Adrienne Bosh
Latham Thomas
Rachel Feinstein
Ashley Graham
Jill Scott
Jennie Jeddry  and Kim DeLise
La La Anthony
Shea Williams
Sienna Miller
Katrina Yoder

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Dial Books (April 5, 2022)
• ISBN-13: 978-0593230282