Finding myself in London on Nov. 4, I agreed to clear up any questions my English friend Nigel happened to have about how to interpret the American midterm elections.

CNN: Our subtleties explained

Finding no one about, I let myself into one of them, ate a dinner of instant noodles and brandy, then settled onto a cot under five quilts.

BBC: Following the Silk Road to the end of China

Why should I expose myself to scrutiny and fault-finding?

NEWYORKER: Personal Best

Being a very successful woman myself, I have a hard time finding men who understand my drive.

FORBES: Readers Say

Authors, writers were finding readers on their own without mediation of traditional agents and publishers like myself and no one was getting paid for it, but they were creating communities of readers and writers online that would eventually make a lot of the gatekeepers unnecessary.

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