Fall in New York City is always magical (even if none of the tourists seem to be heeding the advice of the fabulous Stefon on SNL), but I’m glad to be home, first of all because Henrietta missed me so much (she hasn’t stopped talking since I walked through the door) and second of all  Read more »

Like every woman in America this week I had to go see the movie of Eat Pray Love. I will admit I had a little bit of a hard time getting into the book (it’s not my fault. I only have one ovary) but I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, especially the food parts and the  Read more »

What’s your secret heart’s desire? I know you have one. We all do (beyond our basic human need for food, shelter, and companionship). Mine’s to find a dead body (NOT someone I know). I know that’s totally gross. But I love the show Law and Order, and I’ve lived in New York City for years  Read more »

I know I promised to live blog Hurricane Ike, but it’s pummeling poor Cuba and leaving the Keys alone. They even cancelled the evacuation! The whole thing must be very heartbreaking to all these news crews gathered on the main street downtown, as you can see…. They are disconsolate there isn’t more drama! In fact,  Read more »

I hope those of you whose Labor Day wasn’t ruined by Hurricane Gustav had a nice one. And I hope those of who you found yourselves in its path managed to ride it out safely. I was totally minding my own business watching eighty thousand movies in a row that I missed earlier in the  Read more »

So many things have happened while I’ve been on vacation and “offline” (which I still am, but I’ve snuck online for a quick update) I don’t even know where to start! How about with the obvious…. –The Olympics! I’m so mad I missed it (especially the swimming and gymnastics). But there’s no TV where I’m  Read more »

For those of you who’ve been asking, here are back cover blurbs to accompany the covers you’ve seen posted here on the homepage of my Fall 2007 releases, Big Boned and Princess Diaries 9, Princess Mia. Actual webpages for these books are coming soon! Meanwhile…Kathy Griffin has been banned! As a fellow (fake) red-head and  Read more »

Here is what my kitchen in Florida looks like at the moment (they already started ripping out some of the cabinets yesterday. They are coming back for the rest on Monday. We are making the kitchen more accessible for left-handed chefs, such as He Who Shall Not Be Named In This Blog. Did you not  Read more »

Guess how I celebrated the anniversary of our nation’s independence? I made up a new quiz for you to take (because I love you. Yes, it’s true), and I conquered one of my deepest fears! I have lived in one of the greatest snorkeling destination points in the world for three years, and yet I  Read more »

Greetings from Dallas-Fort Worth, the first stop on my Pants on Fire tour! People always ask me, “Don’t you get tired of traveling all the time?” but in this case I’m actually relieved to be back on the road because things were getting a little hinky back in Key West. That’s because one of the  Read more »