Fast Times in Palestine
Pamela Olson grew up in small-town Oklahoma and studied physics and political science at Stanford University.  She lived in Ramallah, Palestine for two years, during which she served as head writer and editor for the Palestine Monitor and foreign press coordinator for Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi’s 2005 presidential campaign.  Her writing has appeared in the International Herald Tribune, CounterPunch, Israel’s Occupation Magazine, Mondoweiss, and The Stanford Magazine among other publications.  Fast Times in Palestine is her first book.