Molly Jong-Fast's “How to Lose Your Mother" Lands on NYT Bestseller List
16 Jun 2025
We are excited to share that Molly Jong-Fast's recently released memoir, How to Lose Your Mother, has landed on The New York Times Bestseller List! With rave reviews continuing to pour in, People magazine said: "This raw, intimate memoir is a stunning portrait of difficult relationships and how we survive them.”
The only child of renowned writer Erica Jong, whose groundbreaking book Fear of Flying catapulted her into second-wave feminist stardom, Molly grew up yearning for a connection with her dreamy, glamorous, yet just-out-of-reach mother. When, in 2023, Erica was diagnosed with dementia just as Molly’s husband discovered he had a rare cancer, Molly was catapulted into a transformative year.
How to Lose Your Mother is a compulsively readable memoir about an intense mother–daughter relationship, a sometimes chaotic upbringing with a fame-hungry parent, and the upheavals that challenge our hard-won adulthood. A pitch-perfect balance of acceptance and rage, humor, and heart, How to Lose Your Mother tells a universal story of loss alongside a singular story of a literary life.
Having quickly become one of our most requested speakers, Molly is perfect for audiences and events of all types, including women's groups, libraries, mental health and substance use disorder awareness, activism, leadership and more. Book her today for your next event!