JENNIFER ABADI drew on memories of her childhood meals and her grandmother’s Syrian-Jewish recipes for A PINCH OF ALLSPICE, A FISTFUL OF LENTILS, her first cookbook.

PATRICIA ABURDENE is the bestselling co-author, with John Naisbitt, of MEGATRENDS 2000, RE-INVENTING THE CORPORATION, and MEGATRENDS FOR WOMEN. She is also a business journalist who specializes in the information economy, the future of the corporation, and women in leadership. She is currently working on a new book, THE NATURAL LAWS OF BUSINESS.

REED ARVIN is one of the most innovative producers, lecturers, and authors in Christian media. His recent music productions include work with Amy Grant, Jars of Clay, and many others. He is also an award-winning composer of television music and the author of two novels, THE WIND IN THE WHEAT for the CBA market, and, most recently, THE WILL, his first crossover title.

SASHA ANAWALT has been a dance critic for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner and KCRW National Public Radio in Santa Monica, California. She is also the author of the much lauded THE JOFFREY BALLET: ROBERT JOFFREY AND THE MAKING OF AN AMERICAN DANCE COMPANY.

BETSY ASHTON was an award-winning reporter of consumer and personal finance issues for the CBS Morning News. After 17 years in that frantic business, she opted for a change of pace and she and her husband set about restoring his family’s stately but ramshackle Caribbean plantation house. Her new book, RUM PUNCH AND RESTORATION, chronicles the twelve challenging years they have spent on the project.

ART ATHENS, the celebrated broadcaster turned media consultant, is putting together a guide for journalists and aspiring journalists. With interviews and tips from figures such as Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, and Barbara Walters, among many others, FIND THE BATHROOM, FIND THE COFFEE, FIND THE PHONE will be an invaluable resource.

KEN BAKER is a People magazine correspondent, a graduate of the Columbia University School of Journalism and a former hockey player for Colgate University. His first book, A MAN MADE, chronicles his battle with a brain tumor that, over a period of ten years, gradually sapped his masculinity.

MAXX BARRY is an intrepid Aussie who is making waves in America with his zany first novel, SYRUP. This outrageously original page-turner is one part Nick Hornby, one part Bruce Wagner, and one part Brad Meltzer. He is at work on his second novel.

LIDIA BASTIANICH is widely regarded as the "First Lady" of Italian cuisine in the U.S. Through her New York City restaurants -- Felidia, Becco, and Frico Bar -- her lectures, and her first cookbook, LA CUCINA DI LIDIA, she is credited with having brought authentic Italian cooking to America. Her new book, LIDIA'S ITALIAN TABLE, is based on a 26-week television series. She is also launching a new restaurant in Kansas City: Lidia’s.
www.lidiasitaly.com

KENNETH BAUM is one of the premier sports performance consultants in the U.S. He conducts seminars throughout the country and addresses thousands of people every year in his lectures. His first book is THE MENTAL EDGE and his latest is METABOLIZE. Both are co-authored with Richard Trubo.

SCOTT BECK is the author-illustrator of PEPITO THE BRAVE, a delightful picture book about a young bird who is afraid to fly. (He decides to walk.)

ALISON BECKER-HURT is the owner of Alison on Dominick Street, a renowned SoHo restaurant which features delightful French-Mediterranean cuisine in a warm, romantic setting, as well as the Long Island-based Alison on the Beach. Her first cookbook is KITCHEN SUPPERS.

GARY BELSKY is a writer for ESPN magazine, with a background in financial reporting. His new book projects are ON SECOND THOUGHT and, with Thomas Gilovich, WHY SMART PEOPLE MAKE BIG MONEY MISTAKES AND HOW TO CORRECT THEM.

DAVID BLACK is the celebrated author of numerous award-winning articles and books, as well as Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated television and feature scripts. He also holds a National Endowment for the Arts Grant in Fiction. His novels include AN IMPOSSIBLE LIFE, PEEP SHOW, MINDS, and LIKE FATHER (which, along with THE KING OF FIFTH AVENUE, was a New York Times "Notable Book of the Year"). His nonfiction includes MURDER AT THE MET, MEDICINE MAN, and THE PLAGUE YEARS (which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and won the National Magazine Award).

CAROLE BLOOM is a pastry chef and cooking teacher. She is the author of THE LITTLE CANDY COOKBOOK and INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF DESSERTS, PASTRIES AND CONFECTIONS, as well as a contributor to the new JOY OF COOKING. Her most recent titles are ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CHOCOLATE and THE IDIOTS GUIDE TO COOKIES.

WALT BOGDANICH, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for investigative reporting, is the author of THE GREAT WHITE LIE, an examination of the inner workings of America's medical system. He is currently a producer for 60 Minutes.

WILLIAM BONADIO, M.D., is a certified pediatrician who currently works as a pediatric emergency medicine physician. His nonfiction book, JULIA’S MOTHER, is the moving account of a case that forever changed him and his relationship to the practice of medicine.

ESTHER WACHS BOOK has written business articles for Forbes, Fortune, and Working Woman. She has a masters degree in journalism from Columbia University and speaks fluent Chinese. Her new book is WHY THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB IS A WOMAN.

DOUGLAS BORTON is a talented novelist whose work has been praised by the likes of Stephen King. His titles include MANSTOPPER, DREAMHOUSE, and KANE. Using the pseudonym Brian Harper, he has also written SHIVER, SHUDDER, and SHATTER, as well as BLIND PURSUIT, MORTAL PURSUIT, and DEADLY PURSUIT. Under the nom de plume Michael Prescott, he has written COMES THE DARK, STEALING FACES, and, most recently, SHADOW HUNTER. www.michaelprescott.freeservers.com

FRED BOST, an ex-Army and Pentagon investigator, has won two consecutive awards for investigative journalism from the North Carolina Press Association. His latest work is FATAL JUSTICE: REINVESTIGATING THE MACDONALD MURDERS, co-authored with Jerry Allen Potter.

WAYNE BRACHMAN is the pastry chef at Mesa Grill and Bolo in Manhattan and the author of CAKES AND COWPOKES, a book of scrumptious desserts from the southwestern region of the U.S. His latest is RETRO DESSERTS.

FLO BRAKER, a former president of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, is a food writer and teacher whose work has been featured in numerous national publications. The author of THE SIMPLE ART OF PERFECT BAKING and SWEET MINIATURES, she can be seen on the public television series Baking with Julia and on the Food Network’s Baker’s Dozen.

JEFF BRAZIL, who has won the Pulitzer Prize for his national investigative reporting, is a member of the special projects team at the Los Angeles Times. He is now working on THE METHUSELAH PROJECT, an overview of the scientific studies on aging which regard this inevitable process as a disease, rather than as a fact of life.

TODD DAVID BROWN is the author of ENTRIES FROM A HOT PINK NOTEBOOK, a superb first novel about a gay high school kid coming of age in a blue-collar town in Maine. He is now at work on his next book, tentatively titled LOST IN ECSTASY.

We are pleased to be representing the estate of MIKHAIL BULGAKOV, the famed Russian novelist and playwright who died more than 50 years ago. Bulgakov is best known for such works as THE MASTER AND MARGARITA and HEART OF A DOG. He was persecuted by the Stalinist government during his life, and never saw his greatest works published. Now, he is considered a literary giant, and his books and plays can be read throughout the world.

BARRY CADISH is a former copywriter, freelance writer and television commercial producer, writer and director. In 1999, he created a website, RegretsOnly.com, in an effort to collect people’s regrets from around the world. He is currently working on the book based on his website, REGRETS ONLY: THINGS WE’D DO DIFFERENTLY IF GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE.
www.regretsonly.com

ROGER CALLAHAN is one of our nation’s innovators on the cutting edge of psychotherapy and the creator of Thought Field Therapy. He is also the author of three books: IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU, THE FIVE-MINUTE PHOBIA CURE, and WHY DO I EAT WHEN I’M NOT HUNGRY? His latest title, co-authored with Richard Trubo, is TAPPING THE HEALER WITHIN.

DR. C. WAYNE CALLAWAY is one of the nation's leading experts in nutrition and weight control. He is also the author of THE CALLAWAY DIET and SURVIVING WITH AIDS, both co-authored with Catherine Whitney.

ANN CAMPBELL has written a charming mystery featuring the irascible German Shepherd/Husky Claudius and his unfortunate owner, Annie O’Hara. WOLF AT THE DOOR is the first novel in the Annie O’Hara / Claudius mystery series.

PETER CANNING was a senator's aide when he decided to become an Emergency Medical Technician, a paramedic. His first book, PARAMEDIC: SCENES FROM THE STREET, is a memoir of his experiences with knee-buckling emergencies. He is currently working on the sequel.

JACQUELINE CAREY’s amazing first novel, KUSHIEL’S DART, is a blockbuster fantasy epic. Comparable to Dune in its scope and magnificence, the novel is set in a medieval world on the brink of extinction, whose fate lies in the hands of an unlikely courtesan spy….

JANE CARPINETO is a practicing psychotherapist and the author of R.N. and ON CALL, both about the medical profession. Her previous works include THE DON JUAN DILEMMA, and her latest is ON THE VINEYARD.

LORENE CARY is the celebrated author of BLACK ICE, a memoir of her experiences as a black student at the predominantly white St. Paul's prep school; THE PRICE OF A CHILD, a stunning first novel about slavery in the pre-Civil War South; and PRIDE, an exuberant tale of lifelong friendships.

MAY-LEE CHAI was the first of her family to be born in the U.S. She is the author of MY LUCKY FACE, a lovely first fiction about a woman’s life and marriage in contemporary China. With her father, Dr. Winberg Chai, she is working on a memoir about her grandparents’ enduring love affair and their journey from Asia to America. She is also working on a new novel.

KURT CHANDLER is the author of PASSAGE OF PRIDE: LESBIAN AND GAY YOUTH COME OF AGE, which originated as a year-long newspaper series for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. His latest book is SHAVING LESSONS: A MEMOIR OF FATHER AND SON, a memoir about his relationship with his teenage son.

DR. AUTHUR CIARAMICOLI is Director of the Metro West Holistic Health Institute and Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School. With Kathy Ketcham, he is writing THE GIFT OF EMPATHY. He is also a co-author with William Asbury and Mel Schulstad on the soon-to-be published book BEYOND THE INFLUENCE.

B.D. COLEN is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of numerous health and science related titles including O.R.: THE TRUE STORY OF 24 HOURS IN A HOSPITAL OPERATING ROOM; KAREN ANN QUINLAN: DYING IN THE AGE OF ETERNAL LIFE; and "MR. KING, YOU’RE HAVING A HEART ATTACK" with famed television personality Larry King. He is at work on a new series of medical books.

THERESA COLLINS is the manager of the Curran Theatre in San Francisco. She is also a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Theater and Film Management and the author of THE LAW OF REVENGE, a fast-paced thriller set in the "Hollows" of Kentucky. THE LAW OF THE DEAD is the sequel.

CHRISTINE CONRAD, a former book editor, is the founder of the National Woman's Institute. She is the co-author, with Marcus Laux, N.D., of NATURAL WOMAN, NATURAL MENOPAUSE and is currently at work on A WOMAN’S GUIDE TO NATURAL HORMONES, as well as a new book about the creative life of Jerome Robbins, a longtime friend.

PAMELA CONSTABLE is a Washington Post staff writer and the co-author, with Arturo Valenzuela, of the critically acclaimed A NATION OF ENEMIES: CHILE UNDER PINOCHET.

ANTHONY CONZA is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Blimpie International, Inc., a public company that franchises quick-service outlets specializing in submarine sandwiches and salads. His business acumen and the passion he brings to all his enterprises are reflected in his upcoming SUCCESS: IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING, co-authored with Ken Bookman.

JOHN COSTON is director of the News Systems Department at the Wall Street Journal and a veteran journalist. He is also the author of TO KILL AND KILL AGAIN and SLEEP, MY CHILD, FOREVER.

AMY COTLER is a well-known food writer, instructor, and editor. Most recently, she has been a contributor to the updated JOY OF COOKING. Her most recent book is WRAP IT UP, about America's passion for "wraps".

KIERAN CROWLEY is an award-winning reporter for the New York Post whose investigative skills led to his deciphering of the Zodiac Killer’s secret code. His first book, SLEEP MY LITTLE DEAD: THE TRUE STORY OF THE ZODIAC KILLER tells the story of that case. His new book is called BURNED ALIVE.

DR. THOMAS CZERNER is a clinical professor of ophthalmology at the University of California Medical School. While maintaining his private practice, he finds time to be on the teaching faculty of the Ophthalmology Residency Training program at California Pacific Medical Center and to write WHAT MAKES YOU TICK?, an exploration of the fascinating pathways of the brain.

DAWN DAVIS is a graduate of Stanford University and a Techniques of Fine Cooking class at Peter Kump’s School of Culinary Arts. She has written IF YOU CAN STAND THE HEAT, a collection of wonderful stories and anecdotes from her experiences and from her ten-year collection of cookbooks and culinary magazines.

DON DAVIS is the bestselling author of several true-crime titles, including THE MILWAUKEE MURDERS, about the Jeffrey Dahmer killings, and A FATHER’S RAGE. He is also the author of two novels, APPOINTMENT WITH THE SQUIRE and THE GRIS-GRIS MAN, and co-author of THE LAST MAN ON THE MOON with astronaut Gene Cernan. He is currently at work on a book about the JonBenet Ramsey murder case, which he is writing with Steve Thomas, formally one of the lead investigators for the case.

EDITH KUNHARDT DAVIS is a bestselling writer of children's books, whose titles include PAT THE CAT and a series about Danny the Alligator. Her most recent book is I'LL LOVE YOU FOREVER, ANYWAY, a memoir about the tragic loss of her son.

MELISSA DE LA CRUZ is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Free Pres, Icon Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, and on the web at feedmag.com and nervemag.com. Her first novel, CAT’S MEOW, is a spin-off of her very popular weekly column on the webzine hintmag.com.

CARA DE SILVA is a food writer for various publications and the driving force behind IN MEMORY'S KITCHEN. The book, which is both tribute and remembrance, is a collection of recipes and writings by the women interned at Terezin, the "showcase" of the infamous Nazi death camps. She is at work on a follow-up.

BOB DURR, a literary scholar and award-winning author, one-time rising star in the East Coast academic world, former confidant to legendary writer H.L. Mencken, and youngest person to be named full professor at Syracuse University gave it all up and went searching for paradise. He found it in Alaska. DOWN ON BRISTOL BAY catapults the reader into this last frontier and onto a sea of storms and dangers as well as often funny misadventures of the people native to this region.

JOHN EARLY teaches writing and literature at Moorhead State University. He has published numerous poems and short stories and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His first novel, FLESH AND METAL, is a stylish whodunnit about one man’s search for the truth surrounding his wife’s accidental death.

SYDNEY EDDISON is the author of four titles on gardening. In addition, she teaches courses at the New York Botanical Garden, writes for various gardening publications, lectures widely and offers gardening tips on a local televion station in Connecticut. She is currently working on her new book, COLOR FOR GARDENERS: THE ART OF SEEING.

JOHN EDWARD is a young psychic medium who is gaining a huge following as a result of the accuracy of his readings and his personal charm and insight. He is the author of ONE LAST TIME, about his communications with the dead.

KEITH ELLIS is a nationally known speaker, author, columnist, and business leader whose unique insights about goal-setting have made him a featured guest on talk shows nationwide. His new book is THE MAGIC LAMP: GOAL SETTING FOR PEOPLE WHO HATE TO SET GOALS.
www.keithellis.com

MERLE ELLIS, a syndicated columnist, television personality, and cookbook author, is a self-described "journeyman butcher". His tour de force is the GREAT AMERICAN MEATBOOK, a compendium of recipes using that newly popular staple.

WILLIAM ELLIS is a former assistant editor and senior writer for National Geographic. His new book, GLASS, is a history of glass and glassworks.

HEIDI EVANS is an award-winning journalist, most recently with the New York Daily News and the Wall Street Journal. Her first book is HOW TO STEAL MONEY FROM YOUR HUSBAND AND LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER TOGETHER... OR APART.

FLORENCE FABRICANT is the well-known food columnist and food writer for the New York Times. She is also a frequent contributor to other sections of that newspaper. Her book NEW HOME COOKING: FEEDING FAMILY, FEASTING FRIENDS won both the James Beard and IACP awards. She is currently working on THE GREAT POTATO BOOK.

JAMES FARKAS is a former actor and current minor league sports executive, who has also written plays and screenplays. His novel, STREAMS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, explores the sometimes explosive dynamics of a therapy group. He is currently working on a non-fiction project.

GAIL FERGUSON is an educational psychologist and a "psychic" who has worked with the FBI, Scotland Yard, and the Israeli police, among others, in helping to crack previously unsolved crimes. Her first book is THE SECRETS OF INTUITION.

CHRISTOPHER FINCH is the renowned author of numerous award-winning books in a wide range of subjects, from THE ART OF WALT DISNEY and RAINBOW, a biography of Judy Garland, to BEER: A CONNOISSEUR'S GUIDE. He is currently working on several projects.

BOBBY FLAY is chef and owner of two of the hottest Manhattan restaurants, the Mesa Grill and Bolo. He is also the host of his own show on the Food Network, HOT OFF THE GRILL WITH BOBBY FLAY. With Joan Schwartz, he is the author of BOBBY FLAY’S BOLD AMERICAN FOOD and FROM MY KITCHEN TO YOUR TABLE. His latest book is BOY MEETS GRILL.

DR. CLYDE W. FORD is a former systems engineer for IBM who has taught mathematics and computer science at Rutgers, and African history and language at Columbia. His latest projects are KEEPERS OF THE FLAME and two children’s book titles: KIMA MARRIES THE DAUGHTER OF THE SUN AND MOON and ECHAU’S HAT.

PETE FORNATALE and FRANK SCATONI are the geniuses behind WHO CAN IT BE NOW? THE LYRICS GAME THAT TAKES YOU BACK TO THE 80’S…ONE LINE AT A TIME and SAY ANYTHING, the 80s movie-quote game. The duo is currently at work on their third hilarious masterpiece of 80s culture.

EMILY FRANKEL is the author of the novel SPLINTERED HEART and several plays. She is currently working on a number of projects, among them a series of novels aimed at the growing market of older women.

MARK FRANZ is the chef and a partner at Farallon in the heart of San Francisco. The restaurant has already received numerous accolades and awards since its opening in June 1997. He is currently at work with Lisa Weiss on THE FARALLON COOKBOOK.

LYNN FREDERICKS is a well-respected journalist whose book, FAMILY COOKING, teaches parents and children to work together in the kitchen. In addition to writing, she is a restaurant consultant and culinary instructor who is known for her highly creative approach to food preparation.

JACQUELINE FRIEDRICH is a food writer currently based in Paris, and the author of A WINE AND FOOD GUIDE TO THE LOIRE, which won several awards including the James Beard Best Wine & Spirits Book. She is currently writing a book entitled PARIS FOR WINE LOVERS, a comprehensive and informative guide to the wine bars of Paris.

THOMAS FRENCH, a staff writer for the St. Petersburg Times, is the author of UNANSWERED CRIES, a literary true-crime story about a small-town murder and SOUTH OF HEAVEN, a compelling look at the lives of a group of high school kids in Florida. In 1998, he won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for his feature series titled "Angels & Demons".

GALE GAND and RICK TRAMONTO, the dynamic husband-and-wife chef team and owners of Chicago’s famous Brasserie T, are the authors, with Julia Moskin, of AMERICAN BRASSERIE. Their latest book is BUTTER, SUGAR, FLOUR, EGGS, and they’re currently working on a new book.

MARK GARVEY is the editor of Writer's Market and a contributor to various other publications. His first book is WAITING FOR MARY, a personal report on the apparitions of the Virgin Mary he has attended throughout the U.S.

GLENN GARVIN's first book, EVERYBODY HAD HIS OWN GRINGO, received universal praise. He is the co-author of DIARY OF A SURVIVOR, with Ana Rodriguez.

GILBERT GAUL is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, a writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the author of GIANT STEPS, the moving story of his son, Cary, who was born with spina bifida. He is currently working on his first novel.

G.D. GEARINO, the business editor of the Raleigh News & Observer, is the author of WHAT THE DEAF-MUTE HEARD, which was recently turned into a hugely successful Hallmark Television movie. COUNTING COUP, his second novel, will be followed by BLUE HOLE.

JOSHUA GETLIN is a New York-based writer with the Los Angeles Times. He is also the co-author of DON'T PEE ON MY LEG AND TELL ME IT'S RAINING, with Judge Judy Sheindlin.

JOHN J. GOBBELL is a former Navy lieutenant and a talented novelist whose work has been praised by the likes of Nelson DeMille and Thomas Gifford. He is the author, most recently, of A CODE FOR TOMORROW and he is currently working on a new novel.

TAEGAN GODDARD has served in government at the state and federal level, as policy adviser to Senator Donald Riegle and as a strategist in Connecticut Governor Lowell Weicker's budget office. Most recently he has directed the re- engineering of the investment operations of Connecticut's Treasury Department. His first book, co-authored with Chris Riback, is YOU WON, NOW WHAT?

KATHERINE WYSE GOLDMAN is the daughter of bestselling author Lois Wyse and the author of MY MOTHER WORKED AND I TURNED OUT O.K. and IF YOU CAN RAISE KIDS, YOU CAN GET A GOOD JOB. Her latest book is WORKING MOTHERS 101.

RICHARD GRAUSMAN is a nationally known cooking authority and former exclusive U.S. representative to the prestigious Cordon Bleu in Paris. He is the author of AT HOME WITH THE FRENCH CLASSICS and the founder and motivating force behind the Culinary Arts Project, which brings the fundamentals of French cooking to high school students.

JEFF GREENWALD has traveled extensively through five continents, working as an artist, writer and photographer. His books include MR. RAJA’S NEIGHBORHOOD: LETTERS FROM NEPAL, SHOPPING FOR BUDDHAS, and THE SIZE OF THE WORLD.

LINDA AND FRED GRIFFITH have written five cookbooks together, most recently GARLIC, GARLIC, GARLIC. They are currently at work on their latest collaboration, NUTS! THE COOKBOOK.

SAM GUGINO is an award-winning food writer who studied at the Culinary Institute of America. He is the co-author, with Tony Tantillo, of EAT FRESH, STAY HEALTHY, and of MEDITERRANEAN COOKING with Manhattan chef Matthew Kenney. He is currently working on a follow-up project to his BEAT THE CLOCK cookbook entitled LOW-FAT COOKING TO BEAT THE CLOCK.

TOMAS GUILLEN, a professor of journalism and former investigative reporter, is the co-author, with Carlton Smith, of the bestselling THE SEARCH FOR THE GREEN RIVER KILLER. His latest book is TOXIC LOVE..

MORTON I. HAMBURG is a professional photographer, lawyer, and businessman whose COUPLES: A CELEBRATION OF COMMITMENT, co-authored with Catherine Whitney, is a visually striking, deeply inspiring gift book that will leave a lasting impression. The 35 or so couples selected for the book include some of our nation’s most admired families, as well as others who are not so well known but whose marriages have withstood the test of time.

MARGARET HARMON is a teacher, writer, artist and avid birdwatcher. Her forthcoming FIELD GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN BIRDERS is a warmhearted, illustrated look not at the birds but at the birdwatchers themselves. She was written two hundred short stories, fables, book reviews and feature articles for California and national publications and public radio. Her previous book was THE MAN WHO LEARNED TO WALK IN SHOES THAT PINCH.

VALERIE HARPER is best known to most of us as the beloved sitcom character Rhoda Morganstern on the Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda. She is slated to rejoin Mary Tyler Moore in a new television series. Concurrently, she will be working on a book about midlife passages with Catherine Whitney, TODAY, I AM A M’AM.

ADRIAN HAVILL has written numerous biographies including MAN OF STEEL, the harrowing story of Christopher Reeve. He most recently published THE MOTHER, THE SON, AND THE SOCIALITE, a true-crime story about the Kimes mother-son team who are believed to be responsible for a rash of crimes, including the mysterious disappearance of wealthy New Yorker Irene Silverman.

PHAEDRA HISE is a contributing writer for Inc. and Inc. Online as well as the author of GROWING YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE. She is currently working on a memoir about her unorthodox childhood, tentatively titled JUST SAY THANKS.

SUSAN TYLER HITCHCOCK is the author of GATHERING YE WILD THINGS and WILDFLOWERS ON THE WINDOWSILL. She has also written COMING ABOUT, a memoir about her marriage and family, and how a sailing trip through the Caribbean strengthened both. She is currently working on a novel about Mary Shelley and a new non-fiction project.

EILEEN HOFFMAN, M.D., a practicing physician, is the author, with Catherine Whitney, of OUR HEALTH, OUR LIVES: A REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH TO TOTAL HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN. The book is designed to address a wide range of women's health concerns.

ETHEL G. HOFMAN is a food writer and the former president of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP). She is also the author of EVERYDAY COOKING FOR THE JEWISH HOME and is at work on a new cookbook.

MARJORIE HOLMES is the beloved, bestselling author of I'VE GOT TO TALK TO SOMEBODY GOD; TWO FROM GALILEE; and AT CHRISTMAS THE HEART GOES HOME, among many, many others. Her current book is STILL BY MY SIDE.

JENNA HOLST is a writer, editor, and food consultant currently living in South Africa. Her first cookbook is STEWS and she is now working on THE IDIOTS GUIDE TO SOUP.

RAGHAVAN IYER is the owner of The Essence of Thyme, an innovative in-home food consulting business specializing in Indian cuisine recipe development and education, and vegetarian cuisine of all cultures. He is currently at work on a cookbook entitled BETTY CROCKER’S INDIAN COOKING.

KATHI JACKSON is a native Texan who has had articles and essays published in Navy Medicine, The Seattle Times, The Denver Post, and Evertt's The Herald. Her first book, THEY CALLED THEM ANGELS, tells the heroic stories of American military nurses during World War II.

JOHN JANOVY, JR., is a professor of biology at the University of Nebraska, and the author of the naturalist classics KEITH COUNTY JOURNAL and YELLOWLEGS. His most recent titles are DUNWOODY POND and 10-MINUTE ECOLOGIST. He is currently working on a novel.

JOHN A. JENKINS is an award-winning writer, editor, and news executive. He is also the author of THE LITIGATORS and LADIES' MAN: THE LIFE AND TRIALS OF MARVIN MITCHELSON.

PAMELA SHELDON JOHNS is a freelance writer, journalist, lecturer and author who enjoys world travel. She is the program director for the Avignonesi Wine and Food Workshops in Tuscany, where she leads tours for home cooks and culinary professionals. She has penned several cookbooks including PARMIGIANO!, THE HEALTHY GOURMET COOKBOOK, BALSAMICO! and PIZZA NAPOLETANA! Her latest project ITALIAN FOOD ARTISANS takes us on a journey through the villages of Italy to meet the passionate food artists who keep Italian cooking traditions alive.

MAYA KAIMAL, whose CURRIED FAVORS: FAMILY RECIPES FROM SOUTH INDIA won the 1996 IACP Julia Child Best First Cookbook Award, continues to explore the fabulous cuisine of the tropical, coastal state her family hails from in her new book, THE KERALA KITCHEN: SOUTH INDIAN HOME COOKING.

LYNNE ROSETTO KASPER is the well-known and widely admired author and NPR radio host. THE SPLENDID TABLE, her first cookbook, won Best Cookbook of the Year awards from both the James Beard Foundation and the IACP in 1992. Her latest cookbook is THE ITALIAN COUNTRY TABLE, which was also published as an audiobook.

N.M. KELBY is the recipient of a 1999 Bush Artist Fellowship in Literature. She has written and produced several plays and her poems and short stories have appeared in more than fifty journals, including The Mississippi Review and Zoetrope. IN THE COMPANY OF ANGELS is her first novel.

MARYANN KELLER is the author of COLLISION, a book about the three most powerful global car makers. An internationally renowned automotive industry analyst, she is also the author of RUDE AWAKENING.

MATTHEW KENNEY is a chef and the owner of Matthew's, Mezze, and Monzu, three popular Manhattan restaurants. With Sam Gugino, he is the author of MATTHEW KENNEY’S MEDITERRANEAN COOKING, which was inspired by the flavors he encountered in a recent trip to Morocco.

GURMUKH KHALSA, internationally renowned teacher of Kundalini yoga meditation, is truly a pioneer in the field of mind-body-spirit connection. She is a popular speaker all over the world, and has many prominent and devoted students, including Courtney Love, David Duchovny, Judith Light, and Madonna, among many others. Her book, THE EIGHT HUMAN TALENTS, co-authored with Cathryn Michon, distills her 38 years of practice into a single guide to living a more spiritually centered life.

LOU KILZER, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and journalist with the Rocky Mountain News, is the author of CHURCHILL'S DECEPTION and the upcoming HITLER'S TRAITOR, which reveals shocking information about Hitler's inner circle.

AMELIA KINKADE is an internationally renowned Interspecies Communicator who was selected for the prestigious book THE 100 TOP PSYCHICS IN AMERICA. She maintains that the ability to communicate with animals can be learned, and her forthcoming book, STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH, will be the first comprehensive how-to book enabling anyone to communicate effectively with their pets.

BHARTI KIRCHNER is a former systems engineer with IBM, who quit her job in order to become a full-time writer. Her most recent cookbook is VEGETARIAN BURGERS. Her first novel was SHIVA DANCING, and its follow-up, SHARMILA’S BOOK, is a story of love and loss set in India. Her latest novel is DARJEELING.

MARVIN KITMAN, a well-known syndicated columnist, is the author of THE MAKING OF THE PREFIDENT 1789, a tongue-in-cheek look at the first president's campaign strategy. His previous titles include I AM A VCR.

HENRIETTE KLAUSER is the bestselling author of WRITING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BRAIN and PUT YOUR HEART ON PAPER. She is currently working on several projects, including WRITE IT DOWN, MAKE IT HAPPEN, a fascinating approach to attaining your heart’s desire.

CHUCK KLOSTERMAN is the rock critic for the Akron Beacon-Journal. With FARGO ROCK CITY he has written a charming, insightful, hilarious memoir about his passion for heavy metal. It’s a portrait of rural life in the 80s, a brilliant defense of the bands we might rather forget, and an original take on how music frames our lives.

CAROL KOTKIN has worked in the food industry for many years and is currently the director of the Ocean Reef Culinary Center in Key Largo, Florida. KATHY MARTIN is the food editor of The Miami Herald. The two have collaborated on MMMIAMI, a zesty cookbook which brings tropical tastes to home cooks everywhere.

FRED "CHICO" LAGER is a member of the board of directors of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream. He is the author of BEN & JERRY'S: THE INSIDE SCOOP, a first-hand account of the development of the multi-million dollar company.

KRISTIN HUNTER LATTANY is an award-winning novelist, playwright, essayist, and children’s book author. Her titles include GOD BLESS THE CHILD and GUESTS IN THE PROMISED LAND. Her most recent novels are KINFOLKS and DO UNTO OTHERS.

JACK LEBEWOHL and SHARON LEBEWOHL are the brother and sister of slain restaurateur Abe Lebewohl, who was shot to death outside the famed New York City eatery, The Second Avenue Deli. They have put together a cookbook that is a tribute to Abe’s memory and to the wonderful Jewish food served at the restaurant. THE SECOND AVENUE DELI COOKBOOK is co-authored by Rena Bulkin.

GUS LEE is the author of the critically acclaimed CHINA BOY and its sequel, HONOR AND DUTY. His most recent titles are TIGER’S TAIL, a military thriller set in Cold War Korea, and NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, a thriller about race and politics in San Francisco. He is currently at work on a nonfiction book titled ARISTOTLE WAS RIGHT: A LIFE PRESCRIPTION FOR CURING WHAT AILS US.

DOROTHY LEEDS is an internationally known business, sales, and communications consultant, media commentator and motivational speaker. Her ten previous books include POWERSPEAK; MARKETING YOURSELF; the original SMART QUESTIONS; and seven titles in the SMART QUESTIONS series. She is currently working on THE SEVEN POWERS OF QUESTIONS.

CARRIE LEVIN is the owner of the famous Upper West Side restaurant Good Enough to Eat, which has been serving delicious home-cooked breakfasts and brunches for almost 20 years. She is currently working, with Joan Schwartz, on THE GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT BREAKFAST BOOK, which will offer secrets and recipes from her renowned restaurant.

DEB LEVINE has written a wonderfully gross picture book about a kid whose finger gets stuck up his nose. PARKER PICKS shows Parker that you can’t always get what you want.

RABBI ROBERT N. LEVINE is leader of the Congregation Rodeph Sholom, one of New York’s most dynamic Reform synagogues. He is also a published author whose most recent project is a collection of meditations, arguments, and homilies taken from scripture, real-life experiences, and personal observation.

DAVID LIEDERMAN is the founder of David's Cookies and the owner of the Broadway Grill, Luna, and the upcoming Television City. He is also the author, with Alex Taylor, of RUNNING THROUGH WALLS and, with Joan Schwartz, of DAVID'S DELICIOUS WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM.

PAUL R. LINDE is a board-certified psychiatrist who works as an emergency psychiatrist at San Francisco General Hospital, and in a private outpatient practice there. He is currently working on OF SPIRITS AND MADNESS: THE EXPERIENCE OF AN AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIST IN ZIMBABWE, an exploration of his time spent with patients in a Third World hospital in Zimbabwe.

ELIZABETH LOFTUS is a professor of psychology at the University of Washington and an expert researcher on the intricacies of human memory. She is also the author, with Kathy Ketcham, of THE MYTH OF REPRESSED MEMORY.

GOLDBERRY LONG is a graduate of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop. She is a recipient of various awards and fellowships, including a Wallace Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University and a James Mitchener Fellowship. She has held residencies at Hedgebrook, Ucross and the Virginia Center for Creative Artists. She is at work on her first novel, JUNIPER TREE BURNING.

KEITH LUCE is the executive chef of Spruce, a Chicago eatery that is nationally recognized by critics as one of the country’s best restaurants. Before that, he was the First Family’s chef at the White House, responsible for preparing State dinners for dignitaries from around the world and for feeding the Clintons on a daily basis. He is currently working on his first cookbook. KEITH LUCE’S IN GOOD TASTE: AN HEIRLOOM APPROACH TO CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CUISINE.

NAN MCCARTHY, author of the e-mail novels CHAT, CONNECT, and CRASH, served as the managing editor for the world's first desktop publishing magazine, Personal Publishing, before she self-published the first two books in her trilogy. She is currently working on her next novel.

JACK MCDAVID is the owner and "Chief Cook and Bottle-Washer" at Jack's Firehouse, a popular Philadelphia eatery known for its down-home American cooking. Currently, he is at work on JUST PLAIN AMERICAN HOME COOKING.

BRIAN MCDONALD is a graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, whose articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Newsday, the New York Post, and the New York Times. His first book, MY FATHER'S GUN, is a dramatic narrative about three generations of New York City cops.

ROBIN MCDONALD is a Georgia-based journalist for the Atlanta Journal Constitution who covered the Sara Tokars murder for Atlanta magazine. Her true-crime account of the case is titled SECRETS NEVER LIE.

KEVIN MCMURRAY is a scuba diver, journalist, and photographer – not necessarily in that order. He has undertaken many dives on the Andrea Doria, the legendary Italian cruise ship that foundered off the coast of New England in treacherously deep waters. DEEP SECRETS: ADVENTURE AND DEATH IN DIVING THE ANDREA DORIA is his first book.

LETISHA MARRERO is a freelance writer who currently contributes to Latina, One World, and Urban Latino magazines. She is the author of RICKY MARTIN: LIVIN’ LA VIDA LOCA, and is currently under contract for a series of books about young Latinas.

KATHY MARTIN is the food editor of the Miami Herald and the co-author, with Carole Kotkin, of MMMIAMI, a wonderful cookbook that combines the exciting flavors of the multicultural city in easy-to-prepare recipes.

ANDRES MARTINEZ, a former Wall Street Journal reporter and lawyer, is the author of 24/7: LIVING IT UP AND DOUBLING DOWN IN THE NEW LAS VEGAS, an impressionistic account of a 21-day gambling spree in Las Vegas.

ZARELA MARTINEZ is the owner of the very popular Manhattan restaurant Zarela, and the author of the acclaimed FOOD FROM MY HEART. Her new book is THE FOOD AND LIFE OF OAXACA, which focuses on the flavors of that Mexican region.

ALICE MEDRICH is the author of the sumptuous COCOLAT, which won James Beard Foundation and IACP best cookbook awards, and CHOCOLATE AND THE ART OF LOW-FAT DESSERTS, which was also named best cookbook of the year by the Beard Foundation. She is also a contributor to the new JOY OF COOKING. Her latest projects are COOKIES AND BROWNIES, BITTERSWEET, and ALICE MEDRICH'S HOLIDAYS IN CHOCOLATE.

HUGH MERRILL is a literature professor and the author of ESKY: THE EARLY YEARS AT ESQUIRE He is currently working on THE RED HOT TYPEWRITER about prolific author John McDonald.

CATHRYN MICHON has written for some of television’s most prestigious programs. With Pamela Norris, she edited JANE AUSTEN’S LITTLE ADVICE BOOK, a charming collection of the English writer’s finest bon mots. She is currently working on THE GRRL GENIUS GUIDE TO LIFE, based on her popular stand-up comedy show, and with Gurmukh Khalsa on THE SEVEN HUMAN TALENTS.

PAULETTE MITCHELL, who serves as a restaurant consultant, lecturer and cooking instructor, is the author of several cookbooks, including THE 15-MINUTE VEGETARIAN GOURMET. Her latest projects are THE COMPLETE SOY COOKBOOK, a comprehensive and inspired guide to cooking delicious meals with soy products, THE 15-MINUTE NOODLE GOURMET and VEGETARIAN SANDWICHES.

THE MONKS are Michael Lane and Jim Crotty, an irrepressible duo who travel the country in pursuit of interesting stories for their mobile magazine, Monk. Their first book is MAD MONKS ON THE ROAD which is followed by quirky travel guides to California and New York. Separately, Michael is the author of PINK HIGHWAYS, and Jim of HOW TO TALK AMERICAN.

THOMAS MORAN is a former managing editor of W magazine and was a founding editor of M magazine. A gifted writer with a captivating prose style, he is the author of THE MAN IN THE BOX, which recently won the Book-of-the-Month Club’s coveted first fiction award. His second novel is THE WORLD I MADE FOR HER, and his latest is WATER CARRY ME, a mournful tale of love and betrayal set in Ireland. He is currently working on ANJA THE LIAR.

M.E. MORRIS is a retired naval aviator. His fiction titles include THE LAST KAMIKAZE, ALPHA-BUG,THE ICEMEN, and NIGHT KILL. He is also the author of an unauthorized biography of General Norman Schwartzkopf, SCHWARTZKOPF: ROAD TO TRIUMPH. Currently, he is at work on a new novel.

JULIA MOSKIN is an acclaimed food writer who's the co- author of AMERICAN BRASSERIE with chefs Gale Gand and Rick Tramonto. She is also collaborating with chef and restauranteur Rafael Palomino on his first cookbook -- a tribute to the exciting flavors of Latin America -- BISTRO LATINO.

RAY MUNGO is a Sixties counterculture icon whose first book, FAMOUS LONG AGO, has become a cult classic about that era. His other titles include PALM SPRINGS BABYLON; NO CREDIT REQUIRED; and, more recently, QUESTIONS THAT DEFINE YOU and SAN FRANCISCO CONFIDENTAL.

LOIS NACHAMIE is a parenting expert and the author of BIG LESSONS FOR LITTLE PEOPLE, a guidebook to teaching youngsters basic moral tenets. She is currently working on her new book, AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU WAITED?, about the joys and perils of being an older mother.

MICHEL NISCHAN is the acclaimed chef at Heartbeat, located in the W Hotel in New York City. His cuisine focuses on pure ingredients and clean, clear flavors. He is at work on his first book.

BARACK OBAMA was the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. He was born in Kenya to an American anthropologist and a Kenyan finance minister, and was raised in Indonesia, Hawaii, and Chicago. His first book is DREAMS FROM MY FATHER: A STORY OF RACE AND INHERITANCE.

BRIAN PATRICK O’DONOGHUE is a broadcast journalist and sledding enthusiast. His first book, MY LEAD DOG WAS A LESBIAN, recounts his adventures and mishaps during the 1991 Iditarod. He is currently at work on his next book, HONEST DOGS.

BEATRICE OJAKANGAS is a well known food writer and consultant who has worn various hats in the food industry since 1960. She currently writes a weekly column for the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, and is also at work on a new cookbook project.

JANET O’NEAL is the founder of Friend Connection, the most successful independent video dating service in the country. For over ten years, she has worked one on one with thousands of clients. A frequent guest on television and radio shows, she is also the author of CRACKING THE LOVE CODE and THE IDIOT’S GUIDE TO SEDUCTION.

LORETTA PAGANINI is the Italian-born author of MY BOLOGNA: MEMORIES FROM THE KITCHEN OF ITALY. She is also a cooking instructor who has taught in Italy, Japan, Brazil, and throughout the U.S. In addition, she is the host and chef of a six-part video series on Italian cooking.

SOYUNG PAK won the 1999 Ezra Jack Keats award for children’s literature. She is the author of DEAR JUNO, hailed as "a new classic" by the Boston Globe, and the soon-to-be-published A PLACE TO GROW.

RAFAEL PALOMINO is the chef and owner of the acclaimed New York City restaurant Bistro Latino. His first cookbook, co-authored with Julia Moskin, is BISTRO LATINO. His next project will combine beloved Latin flavors for low-fat, easy-to-prepare recipes.

JULIET PAPA is an award-winning reporter for 1010 WINS radio in New York and the author of LADYKILLER, about the Argentinian serial killer who recently turned himself in to U.S. authorities. She is also the co-author of THE MAFIA HANDBOOK.

JOEL PATRAKER has been the Senior Manager and Special Project Coordinator of the world-famous Union Square Market for the past fifteen years. His new title, JOEL PATRAKER'S GREEN MARKET COOKBOOK, will advise readers on how to shop seasonally, and how to prepare the most tantalizing fare year-round.

ROSS PELTON, a medical researcher, is the author, with his wife, Taffy Clarke Pelton, of MIND FOOD AND SMART PILLS, ALTERNATIVES IN CANCER THERAPY, and the upcoming HOW TO PREVENT BREAST CANCER.

MIA PHAM is the chef/owner of Lemon Grass Restaurant and Lemon Grass Cafes in Sacramento, California. Her award-winning cuisine, along with her cookbook THE BEST OF VIETNAMESE AND THAI COOKING, feature her passion for using food as a way of communicating her culture to others. Her latest cookbook is LIFE, LOVE AND A BOWL OF PHO.

DR. CHARLOTTE PIERCE-BAKER holds a Ph.D. in Speech and Applied Linguistics and is a professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. SURVIVING THE SILENCE, an important document about black women and rape, is her new book.

DEBRA PONZEK is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and an award-winning chef, formerly of Montrachet in New York City. Her first cookbook is FRENCH FOOD, AMERICAN ACCENT, which is co-authored by Joan Schwartz. With Geralyn Delaney, she is working on THE SUMMER HOUSE COOKBOOK.

NORA POUILLON ranks with Alice Waters as an outstanding chef and advocate of using organic, seasonal, and locally produced products. Her restaurants Asia Nora and Restaurant Nora are consistently rated among the finest places to eat in the United States. She is the author of COOKING WITH NORA, which was nominated for the Julia Child Cookbook Awards and received an Award of Excellence from the IACP.

ALICE LECCESE POWERS, a freelance writer and editor, also teaches writing. She is co-editor, with Andrea Wyatt Sexton, of THE BROOKLYN READER. ITALY IN MIND, a collection of essays, stories, and poetry about Italy, and IRELAND IN MIND, a similar anthology of Irish literature, are her most recent works.

SUZY PRUDDEN is an internationally acclaimed speaker and seminar leader, author and television host. She is the author of METAFITNESS, YOUR THOUGHTS TAKING SHAPE, and CHANGE YOUR MIND, CHANGE YOUR BODY, among others. She is currently working on TAKE 2.

THOM RACINA has had successful careers as a television writer for shows like Days of Our Lives and General Hospital and was the ghostwriter for THE HAPPY HOOKER. He is the author of SNOW ANGEL, a psychological thriller, and HIDDEN AGENDA, which is set in the turbulent world of Beltway politics. His latest project SECRET WEEKEND is currently available and he is under contract for two new books
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THIERRY RAUTUREAU is chef and owner of Rover's, the world-class French restaurant tucked away in Seattle's Madison Valley. Winner of the 1998 James Beard Award for Northwest Best Chef, he is currently at work on the Rover's Cookbook.

DAN REVELES is a former documentary filmmaker who left California for Mexico in search of his roots and peace of mind. His first book is a whimsical collection of tales titled ENCHILADAS, RICE, AND BEANS. His follow-up to that title is SALSA AND CHIPS.

JEWELL PARKER RHODES is the supremely talented author of VOODOO DREAMS, a first novel about famed voodoo priestess Marie Leveau. Her new novel, MAGIC CITY, is set in Tulsa during the years directly following the first world war. CELEBRATING OURSELVES is her fiction-writing manual aimed at African Americans, and her follow-up guide to nonfiction writing is FREE WITHIN OUSELVES.

CHRIS RIBACK has worked as a journalist for ABC News, the Associated Press, and CBS Sports. Most recently, he has been assigned to the investigative unit at 20/20. His writings on government and politics have been published in numerous newspapers nationwide and his first book, co-authored with Taegan Goddard, is YOU WON, NOW WHAT?

ROBERT RINGER is the bestselling author of WINNING THROUGH INTIMIDATION and LOOKING OUT FOR #1, both of which reached the number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list, among others. He is currently at work on RATIONAL LIVING IN AN IRRATIONAL WORLD.

MARY RISLEY founded Tante Marie’s Cooking School in 1973. She has also accepted invitations to be guest instructor at several schools and gourmet cookware shops across the country, and has been featured on various television programs throughout the United States and Canada. She is at work on her first cookbook.

JAN ROBERTS-DOMINGUEZ is a newspaper food columnist and the author of THE MUSTARD BOOK and, most recently, THE ONION BOOK. She is also a talented artist whose illustrations appear in all her books.

ROBIN ROBERTSON is a chef, cooking teacher, speaker, and a vegetarian food expert. She is the author of numerous books on various vegetarian subjects, and she is currently working on several projects, including THE VEGETARIAN "MEAT & POTATOES" COOKBOOK, which will offer vegetarians a large variety of hearty, yet healthy meals.
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DAN ROCHE, an alumnus of the Iowa Writers Workshop is the author of LOVE'S LABORS: A MEMOIR OF A FIRST MARRIAGE. The book chronicles one man's experience with a "starter marriage" and his search for a new definition of the institution, itself.

Author and illustrator ANNE ROCKWELL's name is well known to everyone who brings young children and books together - parents, booksellers, teachers, and librarians around the world. Her work has won countless awrds; recent titles include THE ROBBER BABY (winner of the Redbook Magazine Award); THE ONE EYED GIANT (a Child Study Association Notable Book) and ONE BEAN (an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists).

WAYNE ROGERS is best known for his role as Trapper John on the long-running tv series M*A*S*H. He is less known as the very successful businessman he has been for over 20 years. Currently, he is working on a business book.

ANNE REED ROOTH is the Dallas-based author of THE NINTH CAR, FATAL STRANGER, THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER and FLY AWAY HOME. Her latest novel is CONFLICT OF INTEREST and it introduces a memorable new heroine, Leona Bingham.

JERILYN ROSS is president of Anxiety Disorders of America. She is also the author of TRIUMPH OVER FEAR, a book about overcoming the paralyzing anxieties that constitute the number one mental health care problem in the U.S.

JUDGE HAROLD ROTHWAX was on the bench during some of the most notorious trials in recent history. GUILTY: THE COLLAPSE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE is his indictment of the system.

MARY DORIA RUSSELL is a paleoanthropologist with specialties in bone biology and biomechanics. She is also the author of THE SPARROW, a remarkable first novel about a failed Jesuit mission to another planet and CHILDREN OF GOD, its sequel. She is working on her third book, a historical fiction set during the turbulent years of World War II.
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ELAINE ST. JAMES is a bestselling author, nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, and simplicity guru, who has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Her titles include SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE, INNER SIMPLICITY, and LIVING THE SIMPLE LIFE. Her latest in the series are SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE WITH KIDS and SIMPLIFY YOUR CHRISTMAS. She is now working on a new series of little books, which will follow the Simplify Your Life theme, and on the 365 SIMPLE REMINDERS book and calendar.

NANCY SAMALIN is the founder of Parent Guidance Workshop and an internationally recognized authority on parenting. She is also the author of LOVING YOUR CHILD IS NOT ENOUGH and, with Catherine Whitney, LOVE AND ANGER: THE PARENTAL DILEMMA and LOVING EACH ONE BEST. www.samalin.com

SUSAN SANTUCCI is an educational consultant and learning specialist whose private practice specializes in strategies for organizational skills, time management and goal setting. Her first book is MAPS TO THE DIVINE.

REBECCA "SOPHIA" SARGEANT is a spiritual teacher, psychic and fourth-generation card reader who has led seminars for many years. She is the author of MAGICAL GARDEN and is currently at work on THE LITTLE BOOK OF MONEY SPELLS.

GEORGE SHAFFNER has worked in the computer industry for nearly two decades, most recently as an innovative director of marketing and sales at Computer Resources International. He is the author of THE ARITHMETIC OF LIFE AND DEATH, a delightful primer for applying the principles of mathematics to everyday life.

ZELL SCHULMAN is a radio and television personality, the author of SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR PASSOVER, and a grandmother of six. Her new book is LET MY PEOPLE EAT.

JOAN SCHWARTZ is an accomplished writer who has co-authored cookbooks with some of the biggest names in the food business. Her most recent collaborations have been with Bobby Flay, Debra Ponzek, Antoine Bouterin, and Joel Patraker.

JUDGE GERALD SHEINDLIN is a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court who, in 1989, presided over the first case to involve the admissibility of DNA evidence. He is the author, with Catherine Whitney, of BLOOD TRAIL: TRUE CRIME MYSTERIES SOLVED BY DNA DETECTIVES. He is also the presiding judge on television’s The People’s Court, where he is duking it out for ratings with his wife, Judge Judy.

JUDGE JUDY SHEINDLIN has a reputation of being tough. DON’T PEE ON MY LEG AND TELL ME IT’S RAINING, co-authored with Josh Getlin of the L.A. TIMES, is her prescriptive and controversial look at the legal system as it affects the family. Judge Judy also stars in her own popular syndicated show, Judge Judy, and she has launched a syndicated newspaper column. Her most recent book, BEAUTY FADES, DUMB IS FOREVER, is a New York Times bestseller. She is currently at work with Bob Tore on an illustrated book for children, WIN OR LOSE BY HOW YOU CHOOSE, and is also working on her next adult project, KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID, for HarperCollins.

LYDIA SHIRE is the owner and chef of BIBA and Pignoli, both in Boston. She has won numerous awards for her cooking, including the celebrated Ivy award, and was recently named one of the five top chefs in America by the James Beard Foundation. She is at work on her first cookbook.

DIANE SIMON is the curly-haired daughter of straight-haired parents. She is also a recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Younger Scholar’s Grant and the author of HAIR: AN INQUIRY IN STRANDS. She is at work on her next project THROUGH SMOKE: THE STORY OF PERFUME.

NINA SIMONDS is the author of CLASSIC CHINESE CUISINE, CHINESE SEASONS, CHINA EXPRESS AND ASIAN NOODLES. Her most recent cookbooks are A SPOONFUL OF GINGER and ASIAN WRAPS. She is currently working on a children’s book about Chinese folklore.

CARLTON SMITH is the co-author of THE SEARCH FOR THE GREEN RIVER KILLER, with Tomas Guillen. He is also the author of BLOOD MONEY, about the John Du Pont murder case, and DEATH OF A LITTLE PRINCESS, about the tragic death of JonBenet Ramsey. In addition, he has written many true-crime titles, including SEEDS OF EVIL and the upcoming MURDER IN YOSEMITE.

KERRI SMITH is an award-winning journalist who, in 1998, began an innovative, first-person series chronicling her dramatic weight loss after years of struggling with obesity. The Pulitzer Prize-nominated series is the subject of a year-long documentary by ABC’s 20/20 and of her book, THE YEAR OF BODY TRANSFORMATION.

GARRETT SODEN, who has authored three business books and numerous magazine articles, is the author of FALLING: A BRIEF HISTORY OF AN EXTRAORDINARY SENSATION. Mixing journalism, personal observation, history, and science, the book offers fascinating insights about a universal phenomenon.

LYN STALLWORTH is a food writer and editor who is on the staff of Publisher's Weekly. Her collaborations include THE BROOKLYN COOKBOOK and THE COUNTY FAIR COOKBOOK, both co-authored with Rod Kennedy.

BRAD STERTZ is a journalist at The Detroit News. He is currently at work with Bill Vlasic, a colleague at The Detroit News, on a book entitled DETOUR: CARS, CRISIS, AND A COMPANY ONCE CALLED CHRYSLER, a comprehensive account of the corporate giant DaimlerChrysler.

GEO STONE has a degree in chemistry from Johns Hopkins and has completed graduate studies in medical pharmacology from George Washington University Medical School and NIH. He worked at the medical lab of the Washington Free Clinic, and taught Chemistry at Georgetown Day School. His controversial book, SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE: METHODS AND CONSEQUENCES has enlightened readers about this very difficult subject.

CAROL SVEC is the author of AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS: HOW TO FIND AND USE THE BEST MEDICAL INFORMATION. She has been a consumer health writer for over twenty years and has written on a wide range of health topics for such clients as the Johns Hopkins Medical School, IntelliHealth, and the Discovery Channel website, among others.

KATHLEEN TAYLOR is the author of SEX AND SALMONELLA, HOTEL SOUTH DAKOTA, and FUNERAL FOOD, all installments in a mystery series featuring a cast of oddball characters and a wise-cracking heroine who is too smart for her own good. She is currently under contract for two new books in the Tory Bauer series, COLD FRONT and FOREIGN BODY.

PAM THOMAS is a former book editor who has written or ghost written ten books, and has had articles published in several magazines. She is currently at work on FATHERLESS DAUGHTERS, a book that addresses the very serious issue of a child losing a parent.

CRAIG TOMASHOFF is a versatile journalist, based in Los Angeles with People magazine, who wrote I'M SCREAMING AS FAST AS I CAN with Linnea Quigley, the B-movie star. His latest book is YOU OUGHTA KNOW: THE ALANIS MORISSETTE STORY.

RICHARD TRUBO is a talented writer and co-author whose titles include STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN: THE LED ZEPPELIN STORY, co-authored with former Led Zeppelin road manager Richard Cole, and EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COLLEGE SPORTS RECRUITING with Jim Walsh. He is currently working with Kenneth Baum on METABOLIZE: THE PERSONALIZED PROGRAM FOR WEIGHT LOSS, HEALTH AND LONGEVITY, and with Dr. Roger Callahan on TAPPING THE HEALER WITHIN.

MICHAEL TUCKER is best known for his eight-year stint as Stuart Markowitz on L.A. Law. He is also a talented writer whose first book, I NEVER FORGET A MEAL, is a memoir of his work and his marriage (to actress Jill Eikenberry). Mike is currently working on a guide to Tantric sex.

NORMAN VAN AKEN is the chef and co-owner of Norman’s in Coral Gables, Florida, who has introduced countless diners to the culturally diverse and vibrant dishes that are his specialty. He is the author of three cookbooks, including the recent NORMAN’S NEW WORLD CUISINE, and a frequent guest on national television and radio shows.

RUTH VAN WAEREBEEK-GONZALEZ is the Belgium-born co-owner (with her husband) of a restaurant in Chile. She has extensive experience teaching and writing about the food industry, and is the author of EVERYBODY EATS WELL IN BELGIUM, the first Belgian cookbook of its kind. Her most recent book is THE CHILEAN KITCHEN and she’s working on SERIOUS BEER FOR SERIOUS FOOD.

BILL VLASIC is a journalist with The Detroit News. He is currently at work with Brad Stertz, a colleague at The Detroit News, on a book entitled DETOUR: CARS, CRISIS, AND A COMPANY CALLED CHRYSLER, a comprehensive account of the corporate giant DaimlerChrysler.

ANYA VON BREMZEN is a contributing editor at Travel & Leisure Magazine, where she publishes a regular restaurant column. She is also the spokesperson and recipe developer for Lindemans wines of Australia. She has co-authored several books with John Welchman, and her latest book is entitled LADIES AND GENTLEMEN…THE WORLD’S GREATEST DISHES.

TERRI WALSH is a dynamic personal trainer whose combination of energy, creativity, and perseverance is the basis for her book DIVA, a health and exercise guide co- authored with Catherine Whitney.

RICHARD WALTER, author of SCREENWRITING: THE ART, CRAFT, AND BUSINESS OF FILM AND TELEVISION WRITING and THE WHOLE PICTURE: STRATEGIES FOR SCREENWRITING SUCCESS IN THE NEW HOLLYWOOD, is a professor and chairman of the screenwriting department at UCLA’s film school. ESCAPE FROM FILM SCHOOL is his second novel.

FANNIE WEINSTEIN is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in a number of national publications. She is currently a correspondent for People magazine’s Miami bureau. Her first book, THE COED CALL GIRL MURDER, was co-authored with Melinda Wilson. Her new book is DON’T KILL MOMMIE.

BARBARA WEISBERG is a talanted author and historian who has received grants from the American Antiquarian Society/Readers Digest-Lila Wallace Fund and from the Parapsychology Foundation. She is currently working on AMERICAN SPIRITS a biography of the Fox sisters, thought to be the founders of American spiritualism.

CATHERINE WHITNEY has co-authored book projects with Maryann Keller, Nancy Samalin, Judge Harold Rothwax, Judge Judy Sheindlin and Judge Gerry Sheindlin, and many others, including FRAMING A LIFE with Geraldine Ferraro. Her recent collaborations include the New York Times bestsellers EAT RIGHT 4 YOUR TYPE and COOK RIGHT 4 YOUR TYPE with Dr. Peter D’Adamo. The duo are now working on another follow-up, LIVE RIGHT 4 YOUR TYPE. Her latest solo endeavor is THE CALLING, a powerful look at the cloistered life of a group of nuns.

JIM WICKWIRE was the first American to climb K-2, the world's second highest mountain. His climbing career has been profiled on 60 Minutes, an Emmy Award-winning documentary, In the Shadow of the Mountains, and in numerous books, newspapers and magazines. His first book, ADDICTED TO DANGER: A MEMOIR ABOUT FACING DEATH AND FINDING LIFE, is co-authored by Dorothy Bullitt.

STEPHANIE WINSTON writes the popular monthly column The Organized Executive. She is the author of BEST BUSINESS ORGANIZING TIPS and the bestselling GETTING ORGANIZED. Her latest title is GETTING OUT FROM UNDER.

SUSAN WYLER is a prolific cookbook author and packager, who has worked on over 60 books while publishing four of her own, including SIMPLY STEWS and COOKING FOR A CROWD. She has also worked as a food editor for Food & Wine and is a frequent guest on television and radio shows.