Naima Coster | Mama’s Writing

"I didn’t grow up with many examples of mothers who considered their own needs as sacred. I’m trying to learn for myself and to normalize it for my kids."

Mama’s Writing is Raising Mothers’ monthly interview series, created by Deesha Philyaw and curated by Sherisa de Groot.

Naima Coster

(she/her) is the author of two novels, What’s Mine and Yours, a New York Times bestseller, and Halsey Street, finalist for the Kirkus Prize. She is a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree. She is at work on her third novel and lives in Brooklyn with her family. 

Connect: @naimacoster on Instagram