PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Valerie Bauman is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of experience. She is currently an investigative reporter at Newsweek. Previously, she was a senior investigative reporter and senior legal reporter at Bloomberg Law, where she covered the pharmaceutical litigation beat. Bauman has also worked at Newsday and The Associated Press, where she covered Hurricane Katrina from the Mississippi bureau, and later the New York State legislature as a political reporter.
"""Interweaving the details of her own path to motherhood and interviews with doctors, donors, and expectant parents, Bauman builds a captivating and often humorous portrait of DIY pregnancy.... Bauman's rigorous curiosity keeps the pages turning. It's a wide-ranging portrait of contemporary motherhood that entertains and informs in equal measure.""--Publishers Weekly ""Her story provides a window into a little-known world on Facebook and Craigslist, where men offer their sperm.""--Library Journal ""A deep dive into the world of freelance sperm donors, how it works and the advantages and drawbacks.""--Newsweek"
