Gayle Young is an Emmy-winning former CNN correspondent equally enthralled by breaking news and ancient history. Her memoir Update: Reporting from an Ancient Land recounts her sometimes surreal adventures in the Middle East, entwined with the epic story of the warrior queen Zenobia. They both encountered desert warfare, warm beer and unpredictable camels. She now lives a more sedate life in Washington, DC, where she writes plays and haiku under the name Avigayle Young.
