The links above will guide you to specific books and topics, but for a smorgasbord of news and recent posts, take a look below.
“Hidden Wives” & #thanksfortyping in the TLS
Details from my article “Hidden Wives, Hidden Lives” was picked up by the Times Literary Supplement a couple weeks ago. I enjoyed reading the TLS writer’s additions - including Robert Caro’s note about his wife, [...]
Walking down Broadway at the Climate March
I'm not a fan of big crowds, and my activism generally starts with fingers on a keyboard, but there was no way I wasn't going to be in New York last Friday, the day of [...]
Interview with Beyond the Book podcast about #Thanksfortyping
I just received a copy of The Author magazine, published by the UK Society of Authors, with my article “Hidden Wives, Hidden Lives,” and checked the proofs for a longer article on the same topic [...]
Hideous Men with E. Jean Carroll
This is E Jean Carroll, who has this week accused Donald Trump of assault and rape. I've admired her column for years, and went on her The Most Hideous Men in New York Walking Tour [...]
SupChina Women’s Conference
I went to the SupChina Women’s Conference in the hope of learning more about the challenges and differences in the lives of women working in the United States and China. During many of [...]
Religion for the rest of us?
(First published at berkshirepublishing.com.) “Let us pray.” On Wednesday I heard a prayer – “grace” – said before dinner for the first time in years. “Thank you, Lord, for this beautiful evening and for our fellowship.” [...]