Sallie Tisdale is the author of several books, including Talk Dirty to Me: An Intimate Philosophy of Sex (1995) and Stepping Westward: The Long Search for Home in the Pacific Northwest (1991). Her most recent book, The Best Thing I Ever Tasted : The Secret of Food, appeared in January 2000. Tisdale is a contributing editor of Harper's and Tricycle, and columnist for the online magazine Salon, where you can find her essays archived. She lives with her family in Portland. Her work has appeared in a variety of journals.

Portland State University's Center for Excellence in Writing, "Sallie Tisdale"

Literary Non-Fiction at the University of Oregon, Notable Writer: Sallie Tisdale

Salon.com, "We're here, we're ... uh ... straight?"

Nerve.com, "Sallie Tisdale"