To breed or not to breed? That is the question twenty-eight accomplished writers ponder in this collection of provocative, honest, soul-searching essays. Based on a popular series at Salon.com, Maybe Baby offers both frank and nuanced opinions from a wide range of viewpoints on parenting choices, both alternative and traditional. Yes: "e;I've been granted access to a new plane of existence, one I could not have imagined, and would not now live without."e;Peter NicholsNo: "e;I can sort of see that it might be nice to have children, but there are a thousand things I'd rather spend my time doing than raise them."e;Michelle GoldbergMaybe: "e;As we both slip into our mid-thirties, my own personal daddy dilemma has quietly taken on an urgency that I frankly didn't expect."e;Larry SmithFrom infertility to adoption, from ambivalence to baby lust, Maybe Baby brings together the full force of opinions about this national, but also intensely personal, debate.

To breed or not to breed? That is the question twenty-eight accomplished writers ponder in this collection of provocative, honest, soul-searching essays. Based on a popular series at Salon.com, Maybe Baby offers both frank and nuanced opinions from a wide range of viewpoints on parenting choices, both alternative and traditional. Yes: "e;I've been granted access to a new plane of existence, one I could not have imagined, and would not now live without."e;Peter NicholsNo: "e;I can sort of see that it might be nice to have children, but there are a thousand things I'd rather spend my time doing than raise them."e;Michelle GoldbergMaybe: "e;As we both slip into our mid-thirties, my own personal daddy dilemma has quietly taken on an urgency that I frankly didn't expect."e;Larry SmithFrom infertility to adoption, from ambivalence to baby lust, Maybe Baby brings together the full force of opinions about this national, but also intensely personal, debate.