Readers send me notes via regular mail as well as email, and I appreciate every single one of them. I try to respond to emails within a ...

"The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find i...

Here's the thing about Prince's music. His songs were often the background of my life in high school. I mean, there was a lot of...

I'm still in Texas, writing for just another day or so, and then I'm off to the Texas Library Association conference to sign some bo...

Before I share some pretty tulip pictures, have I mentioned here that MY SECRET GUIDE TO PARIS is now out in paperback? I don't think I...

Why are we so quick to jump to conclusions when it comes to books, movies, TV shows, etc.? This is something that completely baffles me. And...

It was a cold, February day. A Wednesday.  That morning, I was doing some grocery shopping in Safeway when my phone rang. It wasn't a ...