About the Author

Henriette Mantel is a writer/actress irector/producer. She is proud that so many of her friends don't have kids and have lived to write about it. In eighth grade, Henriette came in third in the Vermont State Forestry Essay Contest. Her Emmys for television comedy writing will never compare to that. Her favourite things she has written irected are the show In the Middle, Midge and Buck, the documentary An Unreasonable Man, and The Beaver Play. She grew up in Vermont before it was cool to do so, and continues to live between there and New York City. You can see what she's done in her illustrious career at HenrietteMantel.com.

Reviews

"No Kidding is funny. I laughed out loud, but I knew with Henriette, there'd be more to it than just laughs. Choosing not to have children is unfathomable to me, making this book all the more fascinating."
Rosie O'Donnell
"The No Kidding essays made me laugh, made me cry, made me wanna give my kid back."
Teri Garr
"No Kidding is a funny, unique, and sometimes brave collection of essays written by funny, unique, andfor taking on this topicalways brave women."
Michael Patrick King, writer/director of Sex and the City
"An entertaining and hilarious collection of essays. These writings are sometimes bittersweet and will appeal to all readers, but especially fans of women s studies and contemporary popular culture."
Library Journal, starred review"

""No Kidding" is funny. I laughed out loud, but I knew with Henriette, there'd be more to it than just laughs. Choosing not to have children is unfathomable to me, making this book all the more fascinating."
Rosie O'Donnell
"The "No Kidding" essays made me laugh, made me cry, made me wanna give my kid back."
Teri Garr
""No Kidding" is a funny, unique, and sometimes brave collection of essays written by funny, unique, andfor taking on this topicalways brave women."
Michael Patrick King, writer/director of "Sex and the City"
"An entertaining and hilarious collection of essays. These writings are sometimes bittersweet and will appeal to all readers, but especially fans of women s studies and contemporary popular culture."
"Library Journal," starred review"