My father is sure that Israel keeps the Holocaust from happening again. I worry that it might hasten its recurrence.

That connection between hormones and mood is so important to get a handle on, and it's also really important when you're considering taking medication.

In every union roles are assumed, some traditional, some not. My husband used to pay his own bills, I used to call my own repairman. But as marriages progress, you surrender areas of your own competence, often without even knowing it.

My new novel 'Red Hook Road' began many years ago as a short article in the newspaper.

Everyone knows now how early a fetus becomes a baby. Women who have been pregnant have seen their babies on ultrasounds. They know that there is a terrible truth to those horrific pictures the anti-choice fanatics hold up in front of abortion clinics.

You know, I feel like my job is to write a book. Then filmmakers come and they make a movie. And they're two really different art forms.

If only shame were a reliable engine for behavior modification. All it does is make me feel bad, which inspires me to bust open a bag of cheese popcorn, which then makes me feel crappy about my weight.