Anna Quindlen talked about her life and career. Topics included social policies on the role of women, and the politics that guide them. She responded to telephone calls and electronic messages. Video was shown of Ms. Quindlen in her house in New York City as she talked about her writing process.Ms. Quindlen was a columnist for the New York Times and Newsweek and won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992. Ms. Quindlen's New York Times columns were published in the books, Living Out Loud and Thinking Out Loud. Her Newsweek columns were published in the book Loud and Clear. Other non-fiction works include: How Reading Changed My Life; A Short Guide to a Happy Life; Being Perfect; and her most recent work, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir. She is also the author of several novels, including three that have been filmed: One True Thing; Blessings; and Black and Blue.