For our Motherhood Around the World series, our third interview features Sarah (top) and Jill (bottom), two American friends who live in the Democratic Republic of Congo in central Africa with their husbands and kids. Here are 13 things that have…

Chris Bohjalian, author of our book club pick, Midwives, was in Portland, OR on a book tour with his 16th novel and newest release, The Light in the Ruins.

He sat down with our writer, Jeanne Faulkner for cappuccinos and a look back on…

Texas has been on our minds and all over the news lately. 

Last month, thousands of women descended on Texas’ capitol to support Senator Wendy Davis’ filibuster. Davis succeeded in blocking voting on a bill that would outlaw abortions past 20 weeks and shut down almost all abortion facilities in the…

The stories and prose of Mom & Me & Mom are as intricate and elegant as Maya Angelou herself and no less a masterpiece than her earlier autobiographic works. 

Probably best known for I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings which describes her…

If we hadn’t just been in Kuala Lumpur last month for the Women Deliver conference, we’d totally be there this week for the world’s largest scientific conference on HIV/AIDS. 

 The International AIDS Society conference on HIV pathogenesis, treatment and…