So the English University of Bath did a study and found that Barbie abuse is common among girls between 7 and 11. My daughter (4) went through a period of sacrificing babies, but it was short-lived and she hasn’t mutilated Barbies yet.But when the time comes I’ll support her. Decapitation, torching, cutting, [...]

In today’s San Francsico Chronicle…
‘Because I Love Her’: Daughters write about Mom
If you could say everything you wanted to your mother, just get it all out, what would you say?
That’s what editor Andrea N. Richesin asked when she invited female writers to contribute to her new anthology, “Because I Love Her: 34 Women Writers Reflect [...]

I’ll be reading from my novel, The Descendants, on Tuesday May 5th at 6:30pm at Stanford University (at the bookstore). If you’re in the Bay Area I dare you to come and heckle me though be forewarned: you may be the only person there.