There are many Saudi women doctors, and there are many wealthy and powerful and well-educated Saudi women who circumvent the restrictions put upon them, quietly or otherwise.

People are strange, but more than that, they're good. They're good first, then strange.

It was just an idea I had, that it could be cool to have a book covered in fake fur.

I worked at Salon.com way back when they started, and there's just unmeasurable value to distributing words online, too, but I still get my news from the newspaper in the morning.

I grew up north of Chicago, not far from where the Schwinn bicycle plant used to be, and was conscious of the fact that these beautiful, everlasting bikes were made just down the road.

Well, my background is journalism. I don't have any creative-writing experience except for one class I took as a sophomore in college.

Hello Frances, I have just been to health class, and I was wondering how your feminine parts were developing.