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Writers, child development experts, and older parents themselves Vicki Breitbart and Nan Bauer-Maglin have curated a collection that truly affirms and destigmatizes the act of becoming a parent over 40, whether by choice or by chance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors include \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author and National Book Award winner \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Acevedo\u003c\/strong\u003e; award-winning author \u003cstrong\u003eAdam Berlin\u003c\/strong\u003e; writer and editor \u003cstrong\u003eLaura Broadwell\u003c\/strong\u003e; author and editor \u003cstrong\u003eSalma Abdelnour Gilman\u003c\/strong\u003e; professor and institute director \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Gregory\u003c\/strong\u003e; podcast producer and host \u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Herel\u003c\/strong\u003e; author and research scholar \u003cstrong\u003eElline Lipkin\u003c\/strong\u003e; retired journalist \u003cstrong\u003eLinda Wright Moore\u003c\/strong\u003e; founder and executive director of The Democracy Center \u003cstrong\u003eJim Shultz\u003c\/strong\u003e; and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eTick Tock\u003c\/em\u003e is a document, a community, a manual, a help line, a chorus of voices expressing the gamut of complicated emotions that accompany a person of a certain age contemplating the leap into parenthood. I wish this important book existed when I was at that crossroads, and am grateful for it today. --\u003cstrong\u003eMichelle Tea, \u003cem\u003eAgainst Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eTick Tock\u003c\/em\u003e reads like a wide-ranging chat with friends who ask 'What's \u003cem\u003eyour\u003c\/em\u003e story?' These are human, lived tales that describe life-changing and interconnected issues--political, social, and personal. What a gift. --\u003cstrong\u003eJudy Norsigian and Jane Pincus, \u003cem\u003eOur Bodies, Ourselves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTick Tock is an exquisite, understanding, and inclusive examination of the unique challenges and joys faced by older parents. An unforgettable book--undeniably important and a pleasure to read. --\u003cstrong\u003eBeverly Gologorsky, \u003cem\u003eCan You See the Wind?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVicki Breitbart\u003c\/strong\u003e holds an MSW from NYU, an MS from Bank Street, and an EdD from Teachers College, and has been a writer and educator for more than forty years. 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