Little Black Dress Author: Valerie Frankel

1. I have three cats. Two of them weigh in at twenty pounds, which makes them quite huge, even by fat American standards.

2. I live in Brooklyn Heights, in a duplex apartment in a Victorian brownstone on a tree-lined block. In New York this is fascinating stuff. We're all obsessed with real estate here.

3. I will eat any food – no matter how weird or disgusting – at least once.

4. My two daughters just so happen to be the greatest kids in the world. And the most interesting thing about me:

5. I can have multiple orgasms. Perhaps not so interesting to you, dear readers. But it took me twenty years to figure out how to do it, and I consider my ability a major accomplishment. Can't manage it every time. But a little multiple orgasming goes a long way.