Sona Charaipotra

Screenwriter and journalist Sona Charaipotra has contributed to the New York Times, People, ABCNews.com, MSN.com, American Way and other publications. Formerly an editor at Teen People and a reporter for People magazine, she writes about travel, food and entertainment at www.IshqInABackpack.com.

Tori Spelling's Mommy Issues

With a new memoir on parenting, the TV scion turned reality star dishes on her feud with her mother Candy, her kids’ love of paparazzi, and her return to 90210.

Sona Charaipotra | Published Apr 21, 2009

America's Dirtiest Dancer

Cloris Leachman could fill a memoir with tales of seducing men half her age, watching Marilyn grind with JFK (and RFK), and her “epic” attraction to Gene Hackman. So that’s just what she did.

Sona Charaipotra | Published Mar 30, 2009