Judy Haveson
Award-winning Author
New Release!
Oldest Mom On The Playground is a collection of relatable, heartwarming, and humorous essays. Written in her signature conversational style and with a touch of sarcasm, Judy takes readers on her journey of getting pregnant after forty (and delivering the baby during a full moon), raising a child in New York City (including the time she lost him in a grocery store and found him standing on Broadway), leaving the career she spent decades building to volunteer as a preschool class rep, to becoming a card-carrying member of the sandwich generation.
What people are saying about
Oldest Mom On The Playground...
An honest look at the highs and lows of parenting on a different timeline. Written in a conversational style, Haveson has a talent for engaging with us. She is funny and charming, making it feel like chatting with a new friend.
Independent Book Review
Judy's candid and witty book, encapsulates the special pleasures and difficulties of becoming a mother later in life. Her frank observations provide readers who are juggling motherhood and the challenges of midlife with a reassuring viewpoint.
IndieReader Review
Through a canny combination of humor and pathos, Haveson’s writings manage to feel both personal and universal, like a good friend offering some much-needed encouragement and understanding. Plus, there are a lot of laughs to be had from her exploits.
Manhattan Book Review
Written with a tone that is both sardonic and intimate, Haveson's personal reflections are relatable, amusing, and inspiring, approaching motherhood as a wonderful challenge at any age.
Self-Publishing Review
Oldest Mom On the Playground by Judy Haveson is a compilation of stand-alone essays. Judy doesn't offer parenting advice; she simply shows it's never too late to fulfill your dreams.
Readers' Favorite Review
For readers who enjoy quick-witted novels about motherhood, Judy Haveson's Oldest Mom on the Playground should be at the top of your reading pile.
Reader Views Book Blog
Award-winning Memoir
Laugh Cry Rewind
In Laugh Cry Rewind, Judy takes you on her journey of self-discovery, sharing funny, touching, and tear-jerking coming-of-age stories. Her experiences remind us that life is full of constant change, and while at times it might not seem fair, we never stop living and never play the victim card. Her message to others who struggle with loss or tragedy—stop waiting for the other shoe to drop because good things await you on the other side of the pain.
What people are saying about Laugh Cry Rewind...
The prose in Laugh Cry Rewind is richly detailed. Judy’s memory must be amazing, because there are times the details are so precise and authentic that the writing transports you completely into the scene.
Independent Book Review
Haveson is a highly capable writer and excels at characterization. Her prose style is warm, inviting, and gently humorous, even amidst tremendous emotional pain and trauma.
The Book Life Prize
Laugh Cry Rewind is Author Judy Haveson’s beautifully written memoir that will truly make its readers laugh, cry, and possibly rewind back to their own childhoods.
Manhattan Book Review
Laugh Cry Rewind is intimate and mesmerizing thanks to Haveson’s conversational style and wit; her struggles and triumphs are palpable, and even her ordinary stories dazzle.
Self-Publishing Review
Laugh Cry Rewind by Judy Haveson is a profoundly honest and deeply personal account of a woman who is the embodiment of falling down five times and getting up six.
Readers' Favorite Review
Judy is an animated storyteller with an excellent sense of humor that enables her to overcome obstacles and see the silver lining.