Media for Mothers
BOOKS. For novel lovers, Cathy Langer, a buyer for Denver's Tattered Cover bookstores, proposes Sue Miller's poignant Lost in the Forest ($24.95), a tale of love and loss set in California wine country. Older moms will appreciate Fearless Women: Midlife Portraits ($27.50), with black-and-white photos of 50 women, each wielding a mighty sword. Langer suggests giving a mom with young kids a coupon for uninterrupted hours to read.
DVDs. Nell Minow, aka "The Movie Mom" for her Yahoo reviews, says her perfect Mother's Day gift would be a movie to savor on her own, like the classic comedy Divorce, Italian Style with Marcello Mastroianni ($40). Or a favorite childhood film to share with the family--say, National Velvet ($10). Since moms often miss their favorite TV shows, Minow also recommends the Gilmore Girls: The Complete Third Season ($60).
MUSIC. Lydia Vanderloo, pop music editor for barnesandnoble.com, likes Il Divo, the debut album of a male quartet of classically trained singers formed after a talent search by American Idol judge Simon Cowell. The operatic pop CD features an Italian version of "My Way" ($19). If Mom is jazzed, try Curtis Stigers's I Think It's Going to Rain Today ($19), with his swinging take on pop oldies ("Crazy") and even older oldies ("Side by Side"). Plus, there's a subliminal message for Father's Day. The last song on the CD is "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."
This story appears in the May 2, 2005 print edition of U.S. News & World Report.
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