New Books!

While in DC (ok, technically Arlington) I went to one of the oldest bookstores in the area (Olsson's) and picked up The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana (who could turn down an illustrated novel by Umberto Ecco?).

Ms. Magazine

and this lovely quote: "Fertility is not a disease. It's not a medical necessity that you have [contraception]." Said by none other than Susan Orr, chief of U.S. family-planning programs. (emphasis mine)