Mary Catherine Starr's MAMA NEEDS A MINUTE! In Store Event and Book Signing

Wed Sep 17 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-07:00

Mrs Dalloway's | Berkeley

Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore
Publisher/HostMrs. Dalloway's Bookstore
Mary Catherine Starr's MAMA NEEDS A MINUTE! In Store Event and Book Signing
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Starr's funny illustrated memoir captures the chaos, joy, exhaustion, guilt, and infinite loads of laundry that come with being a mom.
About this Event

Join us on Wednesday, September 17 at 7:00 PM when artist and graphic designer Mary Catherine Starr comes to the store to share her illustrated memoir Mama Needs a Minute!: A Candid, Funny, All-Too-Relatable Comic Memoir about Surviving Motherhood. Mary Catherine will discuss her book and sign copies after the presentation.


to order a copy of Mama Needs a Minute.

From Mary Catherine Starr, the artist behind the @momlife_comics Instagram account celebrated by moms all over the world, this deeply funny illustrated memoir captures the chaos, joy, exhaustion, guilt, well-intentioned-but-clueless partners, and infinite loads of laundry that come with being a mom.

Packed with humor, warmth, and all-too-relatable anecdotes, this comic memoir explores the (often invisible) labor of modern motherhood that leaves so many moms feeling like they are losing themselves—and their minds! Whether you’re navigating a hellish sleep regression, wiping sweet potato off the walls, seething with spousal resentment (deserved and undeserved), or simply hoping to pee without a toddler watching, this candid and irreverent account perfectly captures what every mom knows in her heart to be true: motherhood is @#$% hard (and also really amazing)!

Filled with Starr’s signature wit, warmth, and observational humor, Mama Needs a Minute! tackles all the absurdities of mom life and will make you laugh, cry, and feel seen in a way only a true mom-friend can offer.

MARY CATHERINE STARR is an artist, graphic designer, and the author of Mama Needs a Minute!: A Candid, Funny, All-Too-Relatable Comic Memoir about Surviving Motherhood. Her popular Instagram account @momlife_comics explores motherhood, marriage, and the double standards of parenting through funny, relatable, and sometimes maddening comics. She lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with her husband, their two children, and her son’s large collection of plastic dinosaurs.

THIS EVENT is free but registration is requested. Registration ends at 6:00 pm on September 17.

BECAUSE SEATING is limited, please register only if you plan to attend.

DUE TO SPACE limitations, we may not be able to accommodate every person at an event, so early registration is encouraged.

WALK-INS will be accommodated only if space allows.

WE ASK that attendees arrive between 6:45 and 7:00 PM for the event.

PLEASE leave your non-support companion animals at home.

OUR shared restrooms are not accessible after 6:30 PM, please plan accordingly.


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Mrs Dalloway's, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, United States

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