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Through Mom's Eyes

Author Talk with Sheinelle Jones

Enjoy an evening conversation with Today show host Sheinelle Jones on her book, Through Mom's Eyes: Simple Wisdom from Mothers Who Raised Extraordinary Humans.

Registered attendees will receive the opportunity to get a signed copy of the book. Books will be sold by a local bookstore. The DC Public Library Foundation has donated copies of the book to give to attendees in need. Learn more about the Author and the book below.

About the Author 

Sheinelle Jones is the co-host of Today with Jenna and Sheinelle on NBC. She’s also the host of Through Mom’s Eyes, a digital and broadcast series for Today where she interviews the mothers of celebrities to discuss their journeys raising successful children. She co-hosts a weekly radio show, “Off the Rails” on Sirius XM with co-hosts Al Roker and Dylan Dreyer, and hosts “Wild Child”, an award-winning weekly educational series, part of NBC’s “The More You Know” family programming. Sheinelle is also the executive producer of the Gracie Award-winning MSNBC documentary, “Stories We Tell: The Fertility Secret.” She lives in New York City with her three kids. 

About the Moderator

Glory Edim is a writer, editor, and literary curator best known as the founder of Well-Read Black Girl, a literary festival and online community celebrating the voices of Black women authors. She is the author of the memoir Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me, as well as the anthologies Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves and On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library. Glory is also the publisher of Well-Read Black Girl Books, an imprint of Liveright dedicated to championing debut fiction writers. Her work has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Hurston/Wright Foundation’s Madam C.J. Walker Award and the Innovator’s Award from the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. Through her writing and community-building, Glory continues to create spaces that celebrate the transformative power of Black literature, sisterhood, and storytelling.

About the Book

From the beloved Today show host Sheinelle Jones comes an inspiring collection of heartfelt life-lessons from hard working moms who raised some of our favorite celebrities.

When Sheinelle Jones launched “Through Mom’s Eyes,” a recurring Today show segment interviewing celebrities’ mothers about raising successful kids, she had an ulterior motive—she wanted to bring all their wisdom to bear on raising her own three children. So she asked Lin-Manuel Miranda’s mom about staying present with kids while balancing a demanding career, talked with Lady Gaga’s mom about how to recognize bullying, and got tips from Steph Curry’s mom on making sure even future NBA royalty does his chores. She has since interviewed dozens of remarkable women and gathered a candid, warm, and insightful collection of valuable lessons about life, love, and parenthood.

Now in her first book, Through Mom’s Eyes, Sheinelle is ready to share even more of those life-changing secrets with the world. Combining insights from celebrity mothers with her own journey through modern parenting, Sheinelle reveals how to make it through the hard parts of motherhood and still tap into the joys of it with empathy, generosity, and solidarity. Through Mom’s Eyes is a beautiful celebration of those who are the guiding light for their loved ones—mothers.

Featuring advice from the moms of:
Lady Gaga * Kevin Durant * Matthew McConaughey * Venus and Serena Williams * Lin-Manuel Miranda * Steph Curry * Padma Lakshmi * Tyra Banks * Donnie and Mark Wahlberg * Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski * Jessica and Ashlee Simpson * Shaquille O’Neal * Brandon Maxwell * The Jonas Brothers * Thomas Rhett

      
About The DC Public Library Foundation  

The DC Public Library Foundation partners with the DC Public Library to enhance Washington, DC’s public libraries, bringing private philanthropy together with government support to ensure that our libraries deliver the highest quality of service to the District’s residents. With the help of many generous people, the Foundation provides educational programs for children and youth, workforce development training, cultural events, and collection enhancements for DC’s libraries. 

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