I'm a writer, a Tweeter, a scribbler, a doodler, a reader, a staff writer at The New Yorker, and the author of more books than I realize (The Orchid Thief, Rin Tin Tin, The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup, and others). I'm working on a new book about libraries. I like animals. I live in Los Angeles and in New York with two humans (husband and son) and quite a few chickens.