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Katrina Alcorn

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My book, "Maxed Out: American Moms on the Brink" was published in 2013. It tells the story of my experience burning out at work when my three kids were little. It attracted rave reviews, and won an IndieFab Book of the Year award in 2014.

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"A BRAVE, OFTEN FUNNY, UNBELIEVABLY TIMELY, CONVERSATION-SPARKING TALE ABOUT MOTHERHOOD AND WORK"

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Seal Press/The Perseus Books Group

(now Hachette)

Katrina Alcorn Book

Praise for "Maxed Out..."

About "Maxed Out"

Mothers are breadwinners in two-thirds of American families, yet the American workplace is uniquely hostile to the needs of parents. Weaving in surprising research about the dysfunction between work and home, as well as the consequences to women’s health, Katrina Alcorn tells a deeply personal story about “having it all,” failing miserably, and what comes after—and offers readers a vision for a healthier, happier, and more productive way to work and live.

 

Maxed Out has been featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times - Motherlode, MSNBC's The Cycle, TODAY.com, CSPAN BookTV, and many other magazines, newspapers, and radio shows in the U.S., Canada, the U.K, Australia, Ireland, Sweden, Poland, and Italy. The book was selected by Parade.com as an August Pick for Parents, by Barnes & Noble as a Modern Mom Must-Read, and by Parents.com as a Must Read for Moms. Maxed Out won an IndieFab award for best books of 2013 in the Women's Studies category.

Katrina Alcorn
Katrina Alcorn
Katrina Alcorn
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