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It’s probably because this is the week that The Handmaid’s Tale debuts on Hulu, but I’ve been thinking a lot about male/female relations lately. And I have a confession to make: [...]

Yesterday, I was going through my early-morning ritual of watching some CNN before getting my day started. They turned their attention to a discussion of the Bill O’Reilly ouster from Fox. [...]

I often held back from doing things in my teens and twenties because I was inexperienced, lacked the savvy and connections. I felt “too young.” I had two kids, blinked, and suddenly [...]

“Are you asleep?” he asked softly from my bedroom door. “No,” I lied. Even though he could see I was, and I knew he knew I was. He wouldn’t be asking if he didn’t need me to be awake. He came [...]

Imagine my delight to see this great list on the prestigious and widely-read B&N Teen Blog, and then imagine it doubling when I realized my book is on it! Immigration stories are so important [...]

I hope to see you at the Maplewood/South Orange Book Festival on June 9th and 10th. It’s a book-festival-ish weekend with not one but TWO wonderful book events (I may need to get my ruby [...]

Hello, sugarplums! I’m delighted and honored to have been chosen for my second turn at BooksNJ, the big and wonderful book festival that happens on the grounds of the Paramus Library. This [...]