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A Boston native, I recently moved to Tampa suburb in search of more sunshine, literally and figuratively. The perfect storm of a pandemic, a divorce, and a medical scare facilitated a half-life crisis I could not…

Kirkus Reviews just released its take on my new children’s book, “Goodnight Star, Whoever You Are“, and it’s beyond amazing. If you look on the back of any New York Times bestseller, you…

Hello and welcome to a special Mother’s Day episode of The Library Laura Podcast, your week’s dose of book recommendations, library love, and literary enthusiasm. Today’s guest is author Jodi Meltzer, here to…

My new book is earning some awards prepublication this time around! Here’s a synopsis: One fateful night, a child notices a magnificent star that looks like it’s following him during a car ride…

I am thrilled to announce that “When You Lived in My Belly” was selected as a featured title for the Picturebooking Podcast, just in time for the holidays! (As a keepsake, it really…

Out of hundreds of submissions, “When You Lived in My Belly” earned a spot as a Top 10 Finalist for an Author Elite Award! Voting is open until October 23rd. If you’d like…

It has been such a source of internal distress for me that my mom has never appeared in one of my dreams. I am going on 7 long years of managing to function…

So thrilled and humbled that “When You Lived in My Belly” earned a First Place Purple Dragonfly Award! The Purple Dragonfly Award is a big one in children’s literature with submissions from across…

Imagine how honored and humbled I was when a reader asked for my permission to translate my book, “When You Lived in My Belly,” into Spanish? 😱❤️ That’s exactly what Reading with Rita…

I am about to tuck and roll into my seventh Motherless Mother’s Day. The intense, cyclical crush of grief, longing, and loneliness is familiar and expected at this point, but, now, during the…

I had such a great time chatting with Reading With Your Kids Podcast about my book, “When You Lived in My Belly“. We discussed pregnancy, the (intensely annoying) stork myth, and the second…

This holiday season, give your children the gift of learning the symptoms of PANDAS, a devastating illness that can affect any child diagnosed with strep throat.Imagine if your 8-year-old child stormed off the…

I call my son a sour patch kid. He can be sour sometimes, but his heart is pure sweetness. As I was changing into comfy clothes after a long day, I noticed a…

Author Jodi Meltzer, a Sharon High School graduate and Franklin resident, will host a reading and discussion for her children’s book, “When You Lived in My Belly,” at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 12 in…

My Guest Appearance on the NEXTfem Podcast I’m so honored to be chosen as the only guest for the NextFem podcast! I recently did a deeply personal interview with Host Tara Padua (link…

“What was it like when I lived in your belly?” That was the question that prompted author Jodi Meltzer to write When You Lived In My Belly, a book Kirkus calls “A reassuring book with…

Parenting writer and author Jodi Meltzer is coming to the Barnes & Noble in Fairfax on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 1 p.m. to read and discuss her children’s book, “When You Lived in…

AGE: 46 RESIDENCE: Franklin, Massachusetts I am a blogger on my personal websites, Jodi Meltzer and Mommy Dish, and a parenting writer/contributor for several publications, including HuffPost, The Mighty, and Scary Mommy. I am also the author of a novel…

Besides the HUGE picture of me on tier Faceboook, this was a fun Q&A with some great Alex quote!. Mascot Books’ August Featured Title: When You Lived in My Belly Our August featured…

I’m very selective when it comes to books for my eldest daughter. I don’t only want them to be age-appropriate – I also want to make sure they are easy to read and…

Early buzz about When You Lived in My Belly As a part of the press tour I’m currently on some very exciting people and publications have started to rate and review When You…

Alex Meltzer Is A Precocious Nine-Year-Old. He’s The Focus Of A Book, Whose Author Happens To Be His Mom. Alex Meltzer is the star of the show. “Mi casa es su casa,” Meltzer…

Here’s the press release for When You Lived in My Belly, available for presale now and out August 6, 2019: Popular Parenting Writer Publishes When You Lived in My Belly Mothers of curious…

When You Lived in My Belly has been getting some great reviews from industry mainstays like Kirkus Reviews to mommy bloggers to everyone in between (no negative ones so far; fingers crossed). I…

Mommy Dish aficionados! I was recently interviewed on the show “HuffPost on Call.” If you have a spare half-hour, you can listen to my insightful chat with Dr. Jane Greer. We covered everything…