“You'll feel like you've entered the most amazing support group without ever leaving your home.                                               entire quote    
                       —Liz Tuccillo, coauthor                                
                           He’s Just Not That Into You
 
“A thoroughly engaging and informative book about the decision to become a single mother.”
                       —Cynthia Nixon, actress
                           Sex and the City
 
“I knocked myself up seven years ago, and it's the best thing I ever did. Knock Yourself Up is a rare find—a serious guidebook that's also a great read.”                                              entire quote
                        —Camryn Manheim, actress
                            The Practice
                            (and single mom of Milo!)
 
“A laugh-out-loud funny, fresh, and fabulous debut.”
                        —Susan Shapiro, author
                            Secrets of a Fix-Up Fanatic and        
                            Five Men Who Broke My Heart
 
By suggesting women not partner just to have a child, Sloan puts the love back in marriage as well as in parenting.”                              entire quote
                         —Harlyn Aizley, author
                             Buying Dad: One Woman’s                        
                             Search for the Perfect
                             Sperm Donor                                                                                
 
“This is the right book at the right time. It’s got terrific ideas and encouragement for all kinds of mothers and I am delighted to have it in my library.”                                                    entire quote              
                        —Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D.                                  
                            author of Prime: Adventures and                                        
                            Advice about Sex, Love, and
                            the Sensual Years
 
“Anyone who thinks women take this decision lightly, or don’t consider men important, should read this for a closer look.”                    entire quote
                        — Mikki Morrissette
                             Choosing Single Motherhood:
                             The Thinking Woman’s Guide
 
 
Louise Sloan on Nightline:
 
Louise’s single motherhood story was twice featured on ABC News/Nightline in 2006—first when she was pregnant, then Nightline caught up with her again when baby Scott was born. To view the first segment online, click here, then click on the video “Nightline online: Single Moms’ Big Fight” (May 25, 2006)
 
                                                                
                                                                      
 
 
Media mentions
What people are saying about Knock Yourself Up:
 
 
Advance praise
Redbook
October 2007
Louise is the “hot mama” of the month!
Tango
Fall 2007
Article by Louise
Time Out New York Kids
October 2007
Feministing.com
Oct. 23, 2007
Article
 
Salon.com
October 19, ’07
Single Mom Seeking
Oct. 18, 2007
Q&A on Rachel Sarah’s personal blog & Babycenter.com
 
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Newsweek
Nov. 5, 2007
Afterellen.com
Sept. 24, 2007
Interview
 
Jezebel.com
Oct. 19, 2007
Article
 
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Macleans.com
Oct. 25, 2007
Review
 
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Chick Chat radio
Oct. 19, 2007
 
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Pandagon
Oct. 23, 2007
Review
 
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NY Daily News
Nov. 1 2007
interview
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Observer (UK)
Nov. 4, 2007
(Note: Louise was not interviewed for this and two quotes are totally fabricated)
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FOX Network
Morning Show w/ Mike & Juliet
and on Glenn Sacks’s site:
Savannah Morning News
Nov. 11, 2007
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Independent (UK) Nov. 10, ’07 Comment
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Guardian (UK) Nov. 10, ’07 Blog entry
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Independent(Ireland) Nov. 10, 2007 column(I’m denounced as too “earnest”! Nice change!)
“Mum’s the Word”http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/parenting/mums-the-word-in-alternative-parenting-1216352.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0
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BBC Radio Nov. 4, 2007 Stephen Nolan debate
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The Guardian (UK) Dec. 5, ’07
Essay pegged to my book
London Observer mag (UK) Dec. 2, ’07
Article
Daily Mail (UK)
Nov. 29, ’07
Right-wing slam
(I’m “defiantly single”--who knew?)
So Close
(tertia.org)
Dec. 9, ’07
Blog review
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Bay Windows
Dec. 13, ’07
Review
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60 Minutes/Australia
March 30, ’08
Video of Louise & Scott!
“D.I.Y. Mums”http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=418128shapeimage_4_link_0
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HuffPost
March 26, ’08
Q&A: Louise’s
opinions on fatherhood, politics & more
London Times
Jan. 3, ’08
Snarky article: I’m “meek”!!
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Cosmopolitan
February ’08
Cosmo editors’ adaptation of my book, titled “I Suddenly Had Baby Panic” (uh,  no, I didn’t!), plus podcast