About the Author

Maureen Orth's first book, "Vulgar Favors," appeared for three weeks on the N"ew York Times" bestseller list. One of the first women to write for "Newsweek," she has reported for many magazines and was a network correspondent for NBC News. She began at "Vanity Fair" in 1988. Her late husband was Tim Russert, the Washington bureau chief of NBC News and moderator of Meet the Press. She lives in Washington D.C.

Reviews

"Maureen Orth is a remarkable reporter who happens to write beautifully. In every article, she gets to the very essence of the matter, which gives the reader a complete understanding of the complexity of her subjects. She is one of the defining commentators on this era of celebrity madness."