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A handbook for Mums by Julie Merin, The Hindu
In parts sarcastic, witty, serious and evocative, Pallavi Aiyar’s narrative is honest and relatable
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Book Review: Babies and Bylines by Prerna Raturi, DNA
Babies and Bylines so cleverly intersperses important questions along with funny, moving personal accounts that the book feels like a conversation one would have with a best friend over a glass of wine after the kids have been tucked into bed and there's an all-night chit-chat to look forward to.
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Bringing up Mommy by Sharon Fernandes, Open Magazine
This candid book reminds us a parents to cut ourselves some slack- a perfect read not just for new mothers but for every well-intentioned man who plans to become a father.
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Pallavi Aiyar Brings Much Needed Nuance to Motherhood Memoirs by The Swaddle.com
Aiyar’s keenly analytical and honest take on motherhood, working and otherwise, is more than a beach read.....it balances research and reality in a way that keeps readers thinking and relating
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Bringing up Parents by Ajish P Joy, The Week
Babies and Bylines is a delightfully cheeky attempt to break the mould and educate not just would-be dads and moms, but society as a whole, which daily needs a lesson in effective parenting.
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Babies and Bylines: Book review by Melanie Ho, The Asian Review of Books
Parents and new parents—and not just mothers-will find much to appreciate in Aiyar’s fluent and thoughtful memoir.
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Book review: Pallavi Aiyar’s Babies & Bylines is the perfect parenting guide by Anjuri Nayar, The Hindustan Times
The perfect parenting guide...touches on issues faced by every woman at some stage in her life.
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Babies and Bylines review by Vijay Tankha, The Tribune
Aiyar's writing is laced with a dry, occasionally mad wit, the reader is left incredulous and envious.
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I didn’t fall in love with my baby right away, and that’s OK by Sarah Jacob, NDTV.com
Babies and Bylines is a fantastic book