"Maureen Corrigan" is an American journalist, author and literary critic. She writes for the "Book World" section of The Washington Post, and is a book critic on the NPR radio program Fresh Air. In 2005, she published a literary memoir, Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books.

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The book wrestles with the questions modern mothers face about the merits of professional work versus life spent with children. It paints a picture of the trials and tribulations of 21st century motherhood.

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Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books.

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My mailman and the UPS guy - I always have to tip them lavishly at holiday times, because they're carrying all these books every day.

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