PARALLEL PLAY, Tom Rafiel’s new book, is in bookstores NOW. It’s the Park Slope Book of the New Year. You will want to read about Tom’s female protagonist, Eve, and her edgy, realer-than-real approach to motherhood in Park Slope. Tom is spot-on with her female voice and the Park Slope mise en scene is tres perfect. You’ll want to pick up Rayfiel’s sometimes shocking, always honest, on-the-money take on Mommy-lit that’s hard-to-put-down thanks to Tom’s humorous and riveting writing style.

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Tom Rayfiel is reading at Park Slope’s Barnes and Noble at 7:30 on January 16th. That’s my father’s birthday. Anyone want to join me?