Author Claude Knobler shares valuable lessons he learned after adopting his son from Ethiopia.
[Book Review] Three More Words
Published nearly ten years after her debut memoir, Three More Words offers a closer look at Ashley Rhodes-Courter’s tumultuous journey through foster care.
[Book Review] Everything You Ever Wanted
Everything You Ever Wanted is a touching reflection on infertility, adoption, and the duality of feeling “wanted” and “unwanted” as an adopted child.
[Book Review] In Their Voices: Black Americans on Transracial Adoption
Rhonda Roorda delivers another masterpiece to her “In Their Voices” series.
Webinar Replay: Reluctant Partner or Relatives
View the replay of the “Reluctant Partner or Relatives” webinar. Brooke Randolph, LMHC, talks prospective parents through getting on the same page with loved ones about adoption plans.
[Book Review] You Belong
An elephant named Hope guides young children through adoption’s big questions in this delightful book.
[Book Review] Dear Wonderful You, Letters to Adopted & Foster Youth
Adoptees write letters to other adoptees, exploring the unique feelings that only one who was adopted could understand.
[Book Review] Paloma the Possible
Paloma the Possible is a heartwarming collaged book, encouraging the most common questions adoptees have.
[Book Review] The Life Intended
Kristin Harmel skillfully tackles love, loss, and the power of communication in this moving novel.
[Book Review] The Year She Left Us
Kathryn Ma’s ambitious debut novel about a Chinese girl adopted by a Chinese-American family tackles race, identity, and “luck.”
Noteworthy New Reads Published in 2015
Need something to add to your reading list? Check out our editor-curated list of the most noteworthy books about adoption from 2015.
News Brief: Expert Recommends Screening Adoptive Parents for Depression
Pregnant women should be screened for depression, experts say. Should adoptive parents be included in this recommendation?
State Adoption Law Updates, Winter 2016
State adoption laws are always changing. Read up on the latest update.
[BOOK EXCERPT] Everything You Ever Wanted
In this excerpt from her candid, hilarious, inspiring adoption memoir, Jillian Lauren explains how she and her husband addressed their son’s trauma and special needs and turned things around for him at home and at school. Accompanying the excerpt is a Q&A with the author.
Intercountry Adoption Updates, Winter 2016
Haiti and India have recently changed their adoption laws.
Surrogate Sues to Keep Genetically Unrelated Baby
A woman hired as a surrogate wants to keep one of the children she’s carrying, against the wishes of the genetic father.
[Book Review] The Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting
The author of No Matter What returns with a new book bursting with real-world advice.
Webinar Replay – Parenting the Hurt Child
View the replay of the “Parenting the Hurt Child” webinar. Regina M. Kupecky, LSW, guides parents in understanding a newly adopted older child’s behavior and discuss what will work (and what to avoid) to help him heal and attach.
[Book Review] Attaching Through Love, Hugs and Play
The author of Attaching in Adoption has released another book on bonding at any age.
[Book Review] Lost Daughters
Parents of young girls can read Lost Daughters to explore how their daughter might feel as she travels through life as an adoptee.