Books to Give Every Kind of Mom on Mother’s Day

1. If you inherited your wicked sense of humor from your mom:

The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky

2. If you have the sneaking suspicion that your mother was once (or is currently) a great artist’s muse:

Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi

3. If you found a dog-eared copy of Twilight hidden under your parents’ bed, and the “family’s” Harry Potter books have seen better days:

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

4. If your mom focused on the first third of Eat, Pray, Love:

At Home on the Range by Margaret Yardley Potter

5. If no one ever wants to hang out without your mom:

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling & Bossypants, Tina Fey

6. If your mom absolutely kills it in the kitchen:

Blood, Bones & Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton

7. If every once in a while you can glimpse the hippie chick that your mom once was:

Arcadia by Lauren Groff

8. If your mom keeps binoculars under her bed — or just dreams of another world:

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

9. If your mom is always talking about “getting some fresh air”:

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

10. If your mom always, always goes the extra mile (or 238,857 miles):

Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History by Ben Mezrich

by Emily Temple, Flavorwire