Mary Jane
Seattle Rep presents MARY JANE by Amy Herzog from March 19 to April 19, 2026. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books and films to enhance your experience of the show.
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Mary Jane
The script of MARY JANE, for your reading pleasure
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The Care Manifesto
As MARY JANE poignantly demonstrates, caregiving does not take place in a vacuum, but is a communal practice. The Care Manifesto highlights our interdependence and centers caregiving in all its forms as a radical act of mutualism.
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The Pure Gold Baby
Anna, a developmentally disabled child, is the "pure gold baby" of anthropologist and single mother Jess Speight, who cares for her child with support from a community of other mothers similar to the ones surrounding Mary Jane in Drabble's novel.
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Morningside Heights
"Marrying a prestigious Shakespeare professor after moving to 1976 New York, a Yale graduate navigates feelings for another man, the reappearance of her ailing husband's estranged son and her own feelings of unfulfillment in the ensuing decades." (NoveList)
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Including Samuel
Like Mary Jane's toddler son, Samuel has cerebral palsy. This documentary by his father, photojournalist Dan Habib, explores the barriers to inclusion faced by many with disabilities and chronicles the Habib family's efforts to include Samuel.
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I Am Clarence
Originally published in 1969, this thought-provoking novel remains a timely and haunting portrayal of a mother's fierce, protective love for her disabled son and her attempts to balance his needs with her own.
Format: Book
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Mother's Child
In this short animated film, Mary, a beleaguered but loving caregiver for her nonverbal disabled son, struggles to provide for his needs while dealing with a bureaucratic administrator.
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The Caregiver
In this moving and reflective novel, Mara, a Brazilian immigrant, begins to understand the difficult choices her mother Ana made in her youth when she becomes a caregiver for an older woman with stomach cancer.
Format: Book
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Doing It All
British journalist and single parent Russell examines how society frequently fails single mothers, and highlights their resilience and the alternative social models that some have created to support each other and their children.
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When your Child Has A Chronic Medical Illness
Sileo's compassionate and helpful guide for parents confronting a scary and difficult situation might have comforted Mary Jane as she struggled with parenting a severely and chronically ill child.
Format: Book
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