Montclair Mom Pens Book: Meet The Author On Saturday

Ever serve on a PTA committee or grimace at the daily foibles of suburban parenthood?

Then Montclair mother Jillian Green DiGiacomo’s new book, “Codename Cupcake,” may be right up your alley.

DiGiacomo, the author of “Off the Wall,” will be appearing at Watching Booksellers, 54 Fairfield St., to discuss her new book from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Here’s the author’s description of the book:

“Codename Cupcake is the story of Molly Peterson, frazzled suburban mom (in a town not unlike Montclair), who, on her daughter’s first day of pre-school, takes her first morning off from full-time parenting in seven years to visit New York City. When she witnesses a crime in progress, Molly’s mommy instincts kick in and she grabs the gun out of the would-be criminal’s hand, just as she would automatically take any dangerous object away from a child. Recorded by a bystander’s iPhone, the “hero mom” video goes viral and Molly becomes an instant, albeit reluctant, celebrity. With that, her life changes forever.”

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