Linda Rodriguez McRobbie is a writer and journalist. McRobbie is drawn to unusual stories, such as surprising and unique conditions of memory, stories of alien abduction, DIY DNA labs, junk science laws, the ethics of pet ownership, or invasive species.McRobbie began her journalism career at the City Desk of the Boston Herald. She then moved to the South End News, then to Bay Windows. After moving to London, she became the editor of The Periscope Post. She then left to write a book and work as a freelance journalist.McRobbie's work has appeared in the Boston Globe Ideas section, The Guardian, Atlas Obscura, Slate, Mental Floss, Smithsonian Magazine, The Atlantic, Christian Science Monitor, CNN Money, and US News & World Report. Her first book, "Princesses Behaving Badly," was published in 2013.McRobbie received her B.A. in English with a Minor in Philosophy from Davidson College and her M.S. in Journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.