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  • Pain Is Not What It Seems by Anita Hickey MD

    Pain Is Not What It Seems by Anita Hickey MD

    Pain Is Not What It Seems

    Pain Is Not What It Seems by Anita Hickey MD, Morgan James Publishing, In Production

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    With a better understanding of healing, we can change the paradigm of treating and preventing chronic pain and disease.

    While conventional Western medicine tends to treat the body and mind as separate entities, scientific evidence proves that physical, spiritual, and psychological aspects of self affect one another on a profound level. This book explains the science that tells us that only when these deeper spiritual and emotional issues are addressed can true healing from suffering and pain begin.

      • Learn why simply treating symptoms is an ineffective way to address pain and illnesses, even if at first glance the problem appears to be strictly physical.
      • Reaffirm what you realize intrinsically, that you are a whole person with physical, spiritual, and psychological aspects which all affect one another
      • Learn how and why guilt, shame, and other long-repressed feelings can continue to plague a person long after the immediately apparent emotional distresses have subsided, over time creating imbalances such as anxiety, depression, insomnia, and high blood pressure – or in more serious ways, such as chronic intractable pain or other severe illnesses.

    After thirty years treating military and civilian patients with chronic and acute pain and associated disorders, Dr. Anita Hunt Hickey shares profound wisdom and insights of the “secrets” behind how to heal from intractable complex pain, which although published in scientific journals and books are not taught to most doctors nor found in standard wellness curriculums. Her astonishingly simple and transformative program provides an easy-to-follow path to healing from suffering and pain.

    Dr. Anita Hunt Hickey trained in Pain Medicine at Harvard’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Boston Children’s Hospital. She is a speaker with 30+ years’ experience treating military and civilian patients with chronic and acute pain with a focus on the use of Integrative and Holistic Pain Medicine. Her work includes participating in numerous working groups on pain management and integrative medicine for the Department of Defense and the VA and she was selected as US Navy Integrative Medicine and Pain Medicine representative for the Army Surgeon General’s task force on pain management. Dr. Hickey lives and works in Chula Vista, CA.

  • Close Encounters of the Witchy Kind

    Close Encounters of the Witchy Kind

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    Close Encounters of the Witchy Kind by Amanda M Lee, A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Fantasy, Book 6, August 27, 2018

    The truth is out there … probably.

    Hemlock Cove may be a town where real witches are pretending to be humans pretending to be witches, but something legitimately strange is afoot.

    What looks to be an aircraft of some sort goes down in Potter’s Field and, of course, every looky-loo in the area turns out to watch it burn. When the federal government shows up to take over the scene and shuts down access to the site, Bay Winchester is suspicious. Things only get worse when her boyfriend Landon Michaels is ordered to abstain from sharing information from her.

    Conspiracy theories start flying fast and furious when alien bloggers descend on the area and Aunt Tillie starts throwing around her science fiction knowledge … which is all gleaned from television, movies and books.

    In her head, Bay knows that the odds of an alien craft landing in Hemlock Cove are fairly long. In her heart, though, she can’t quite ignore the prospect … especially when certain things start happening to further Aunt Tillie’s wild suggestions.

    Bay is determined to find answers, and she’s taking her family along for the ride. This time, though, she’s going up against the federal government, and only one faction will come out victorious. The Force will be with them. Okay, Aunt Tillie will be with them. She’s a force to be reckoned with, though.

  • Be Awesome by Stacey Lee Ritz

    Be Awesome by Stacey Lee Ritz

    Be Awesome by Stacey Lee Ritz, Non-Fiction, Motivation & Inspiration / Self-Help, Rockville Publishing, Narrated by Lesley Ann Fogle, Audiobook Release Date: May 29 2017

    “You know how every once in a while you do something and a little voice inside says, “There. That’s it. That’s why you’re here.”…and you get a warm glow in your heart because you know it’s true? Do more of that.” -Jacob Nordby

    I’ve worked a lot of jobs. I’ve worked outside. In cubicles. In offices. At home. From my car. On a river. At a university. In schools. In kennels. In medicine. In food. In the woods. Behind a camera. With children. With senior citizens. In academia. And for world class jerks. I’ve been bored beyond belief. I’ve been exhausted from extremely long commutes. I’ve watched the excruciatingly slow minutes tick on the clock, knowing I had to put in my time and keep my derriere in my seat until the end of the scheduled day (even though there wasn’t a lick of work in sight). I’ve cleaned urinals. I’ve picked through trash. I’ve scrubbed gates and floors on my hands and knees using a toothbrush.

    On the flip side, I’ve found what I love. It was with me all along. The difference was, I finally opened my eyes and took notice. I didn’t change anything about who I was, or am. I just let myself (finally) be that person, and that’s when everything began to take shape. I’m here to help you find what you love to do and to encourage you to begin (or continue) your journey to your best life. Whether you’re 19 or 85, it’s never too late to start living a life you love. You’re awesome, so be awesome. Small tweaks and everyday attitudes and actions make a big difference. Discover how to live your best life by utilizing the gifts already inside of you.

    About the author:

    Stacey Ritz is a bestsellingauthor and award winning writer. An empathetic and compassionatestoryteller, Ritz wrote for a plethora of local and national newsoutlets, magazines, blogs, and websites (copywriter), prior to becoming a novelist. Her book, Covered in Pet Fur  has gained attention from RIVA Media and Animal Planet. She is the Executive Director and co-founder of Advocates 4 Animals, Inc. – a 501(c)3 non-profit animal welfare organization that has saved more than 11,000 lives (and counting). She currently resides in Ohio. Ritz is published through RockvillePublishing. You can interact with Stacey online via her blog at staceyritzbooks.com, on Pinterest, and Instagram.

    REVIEWS
    “One-of-a-kind! A book that feels like a good friend. Motivating. Inspiring. Encouraging and filled with insightful, helpful stories.” -Julie, Youth Write Now Mentor
    “The perfect book for anyone who has a goal. A great gift for graduates, athletes–anyone who has a dream.” -Runners Musings
    “A fantastic book for every age!” -Amy Beatty, Author of Treadmill Workouts: 90 Treadmill Workouts for Every Runner

    “Everyone needs a copy of this book. When I finished reading the book, I read it again. I bought copies for co-workers, friends and family. And I started thinking about my own life – my goals, my dreams. The book restored my enthusiasm toward everything I want my life to be. Get a copy of this book. You won’t be disappointed!” -Patricia Lynn, RP Editor

    “Whatever it is you want to do in this life, you can do it. Be Awesome is a must read and a book you will surely pick up again and again for years to come. Filled with motivation, stories and practical steps to reach your goals.” -Advocates 4 Animals, Inc.

    “Need motivation? Want to feel inspired? Want a dose of happiness? Want a reminder that you are AWESOME? Look no further- you’ll find it all in Stacey Ritz’s book, Be Awesome: How to Live Your Best Life. If you want to live your best life, this is a must read. I loved picking up the book each time to read and I never wanted to put it down- but each time I did, I felt happy. I felt motivated. I felt read to go after all of my goals.” -OSN

  • Royally Wed by Pamela DuMond

    Royally Wed by Pamela DuMond

    Royally Wed by Pamela DuMond, Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Narrated by Lesley Ann Fogle, Audiobook Release: April 26 2017

    From USA Today Bestselling Author Pamela DuMond…

    Ring the wedding bells, pour the champagne, and get thee to the cathedral for Royally Wed, the LOL sequel to Part-time Princess (Ladies-in-Waiting, #1)!

    Lucy Trabbicio, former cocktail waitress and down-to-earth American commoner, is about to marry the man of her dreams, Prince Nicholas of Fredonia in the posh royal wedding of the year.

    But something goes very wrong on the way to the altar. Now it’s up to Lucy, her party-hard, take-no-prisoners Ladies-in-Waiting, and Nick’s opinionated Royal Nana to solve the debacle, and get her back into sexy Prince Nick’s arms in time to be Royally Wed, as well as royally bed.

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    USA TODAY Bestselling Author Pamela DuMond discovered and pitched the Erin Brockovich story to ‘Hollywood.’ She writes stories with heart, romance, some tears and always giggles.

    LADIES-in-WAITING ROMANTIC COMEDY:

    Part-time Princess (#1)
    Royally Wed (#2)
    Royally Wed: The Poser (#3)
    Royally Wed: The Cock-up (#4)
    Ladies-in-Waiting Box Set #1 : Books 1 – 3

    MORTAL BELOVED Time Travel Romance:

    The Messenger (#1)
    The Assassin (#2)
    The Seeker (#3)
    Mortal Beloved Time Travel Romance Box Set

    THE STORY of YOU and ME

    ANNIE GRACELAND COZY MYSTERIES:

    Cupcakes, Lies, and Dead Guys (#1)
    Cupcakes, Sales, and Cocktails (#2)
    Cupcakes, Pies, and Hot Guys (#3)
    Cupcakes, Paws, and Bad Santa Claus (#4)
    Cupcakes, Diaries, and Rotten Inquiries (#5)
    Cupcakes, Bats and Scare-dy Cats (#6)
    Cupcakes, Bars, and Rock Stars (#7)
    Annie Graceland Cozy Mystery Box Set, #1
    Annie Graceland Cozy Mystery Box Set, #2

    To Live and Let Lie: A Theodore von Pumpernickel Secret Agent Cat Mystery, #1

    Self-help:

    Staying Young: Simple Techniques to Look and Feel Young.

    Pamela loves the beach, working out, TV, movies, animals, her family and friends. She belongs to RWA, LARA, and lives in Venice, California with her fur-babies.

  • Understanding Susan Sontag by Carl Rollyson

    Understanding Susan Sontag by Carl Rollyson

    Understanding Susan Sontag by Carl Rollyson, The University of South Carolina Press, Nonfiction, American History, Audiobook Release Date: April 10, 2017

     

    A comprehensive account of the author’s entire career through the lens of her recently published diaries.

    With the publication of Susan Sontag’s diaries, the development of her career can now be evaluated in a more genetic sense so that the origins of her ideas and plans for publication are made plain in the context of her role as a public intellectual who was increasingly aware of her impact on her culture. In Understanding Susan Sontag, Carl Rollyson not only provides an introduction to her essays, novels, plays, films, diaries, and uncollected work published in various periodicals; he now has a lens through which to reevaluate classic texts such as Against Interpretation and On Photography, providing both students and advanced scholars a renewed sense of her importance and impact.

    Rollyson devotes separate chapters to Sontag’s biography; her early novels; her landmark essay collections Against Interpretation and Styles of Radical Will; her films; her major mid-career books, On Photography and its sequel, Regarding the Pain of Others; and Illness as Metaphor and its sequel, AIDS and Its Metaphors, together with her groundbreaking short story, “The Way We Live Now.” Sontag’s later essay collections and biographical profiles, collected in Under the Sign of Saturn, Where the Stress Falls, and At the Same Time: Essays and Speeches, also receive a fresh assessment, as does her later work in short fiction, the novel, and drama, with a chapter discussing I, etcetera; two historical novels, The Volcano Lover and In America; and her plays, A Parsifal, Alice in Bed, and her adaptation of Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea. Chapters on her diaries and uncollected prose, along with a primary and secondary bibliography, complete this comprehensive study.

    Carl Rollyson, professor of journalism at Baruch College, the City University of New York, is the author of A Real American Character: The Life of Walter Brennan, A Private Life of Michael Foot, Amy Lowell Anew: A Biography, American Isis: The Life and Art of Sylvia Plath, Hollywood Enigma: Dana Andrews, Marilyn Monroe: A Life of the Actress, Lillian Hellman: Her Life and Legend, Beautiful Exile: The Life of Martha Gellhorn, Norman Mailer: The Last Romantic, and three studies of biography.

    Review:

    “In Understanding Susan Sontag, Carl Rollyson lucidly and critically engages Sontag’s career as a writer, filmmaker, tastemaker, and theater director. This book will introduce Sontag to students at the same time that it brings new knowledge to more advanced readers. Of particular value to the specialist are the chapter on Sontag’s posthumously published journals and an appendix that surveys Sontag’s uncollected work. Rollyson’s book makes an outstanding contribution to the Understanding Contemporary American Literature series by appealing to an audience of students, serious readers, and academics.”―Barbara Ching, Iowa State University

    About The Author:

    Carl Rollyson, Professor of Journalism at Baruch College, The City University of New York, has published more than forty books ranging in subject matter from biographies of Marilyn Monroe, Lillian Hellman, Martha Gellhorn, Norman Mailer, Rebecca West, Susan Sontag, and Jill Craigie to studies of American culture, genealogy, children’s biography, film, and literary criticism. He has authored more than 500 articles on American and European literature and history. His work has been reviewed in newspapers such as The New York Times and the London Sunday Telegraph and in journals such as American Literature and the Dictionary of Literary Biography. For four years (2003-2007) he wrote a weekly column, “On Biography,” for The New York Sun and was President of the Rebecca West Society (2003-2007). His play, THAT WOMAN: REBECCA WEST REMEMBERS, has been produced at Theatresource in New York City. Amy Lowell Anew: A Biography (awarded a “We the People” NEH grant) will be published in August 2013. . “Hollywood Enigma: Dana Andrews, a biography of Dana Andrews was published in September 2012 by University Press of Mississippi. His biography, “American Isis: The Life and Death of Sylvia Plath” was published in February 2013, the fiftieth anniversary of her death. In 2013, he also published Amy Lowell Anew: A Biography, and in 2014 Marilyn Monroe Day by Day. His biography/memoir A Private Life of Michael Foot will be published in August 2015. He is currently at work on two books, Memoirs of a Serial Biographer and a biography of William Faulkner. His reviews of biography appear regularly in The Wall Street Journal, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Raleigh News & Observer, The Kansas City Star, and The New Criterion. He is currently advisory editor for the Hollywood Legends series published by the University Press of Mississippi. He welcomes queries from those interested in contributing to the series. Read his column, “Biographology,” and his blog on http://carlrollyson.com.

  • Out of Tune edited by Jonathan Maberry

    Out of Tune edited by Jonathan Maberry

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    Out of Tune edited by Jonathan Maberry.
    A collection of ballads written by Christopher Golden, Jack Ketchum, Kelley Armstrong, Lisa Morton, Simon R. Green, Nancy Holder, Seanan McGuire, David Liss, Del Howison, Gary Braunbeck, Gregory Frost, Jeff Strand, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Jeff J. Mariotte & Marsheila Rockwell. Edited by Jonathan Maberry. Commentary by Nancy Keim Comley
    Anthologies, JournalStone, Audio Realms Publishing, Narrated by Lesley Ann Fogle and Peter Bishop, Audiobook Release Date: October 2015

    Out_of_Tune[]   Out of Tune is calling.

    A song half-heard. The murmur of a voice singing in the dark. There it is again … a few words set to an old melody filled with mystery, heartbreak and horror.

    Out of Tune gathers a collection of original dark fantasy tales inspired by folk ballads. Here you’ll find stories of strange creatures and strangers humans, treachery and love, murder and monsters.

    Out of Tune brings together some of today’s most talented writers and sets them loose in that swirling darkness at the edge of town. NY Times bestselling author and editor Jonathan Maberry unleashes his own brand of dark forces with a line-up of bestsellers and award winners. Kelley Armstrong, Jack Ketchum, Simon R. Green, Seanan McGuire, Christopher Golden, David Liss, Gregory Frost, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Jeff Strand, Lisa Morton, Jeff J. Mariotte & Marsheila Rockwell, Nancy Holder, Del Howison, and Gary Braunbeck. With commentary on each source ballad by folklorist Nancy Keim-Comley.

    Now get ready to dance to the music of the night.

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    Bios from The Contributors section of Out of Tune:

    CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is the award-winning, bestselling author of such novels as The Myth Hunters, Wildwood Road, The Boys Are Back in Town, The Ferryman, Strangewood, Of Saints and Shadows, and (with Tim Lebbon) The Map of Moments. He has also written books for teens and young adults, including Poison Ink, Soulless, and the thriller series Body of Evidence, honored by the New York Public Library and chosen as one of YALSA’s Best Books for Young Readers. Upcoming teen novels include a new series of hardcover YA fantasy novels co-authored with Tim Lebbon and entitled The Secret Journeys of Jack London. A lifelong fan of the “team-up,” Golden frequently collaborates with other writers on books, comics, and scripts. In addition to his recent work with Tim Lebbon, he co-wrote the lavishly illustrated novel Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire with Mike Mignola. With Thomas E. Sniegoski, he is the co-author of multiple novels, as well as comic book miniseries such as Talent and The Sisterhood, both currently in development as feature films. With Amber Benson, Golden co- created the online animated series Ghosts of Albion and co- wrote the book series of the same name. As an editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies The New Dead and British Invasion, among others, and has also written and co-written comic books, video games, screenplays, the online animated series Ghosts of Albion (with Amber Benson) and a network television pilot. The author is also known for his many media tie-in works, including novels, comics, and video games, in the worlds of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellboy, Angel, and X-Men, among others. www.christophergolden.com

    DAVID LISS is the author of eight novels, most recently The Day of Atonement. His previous bestselling books include The Coffee Trader and The Ethical Assassin, both of which are being developed as films, and A Conspiracy of Paper, which is now being developed for television. Liss is the author of numerous comics, including Mystery Men, Sherlock Holmes: Moriarty Lives and Angelica Tomorrow. www.davidliss.com

    DEL HOWISON Along with his wife Sue, Del owns Dark Delicacies, “America’s Home of Horror.” He is a Bram Stoker Award winning editor and multi-nominee as well as having been nominated for a Shirley Jackson and the Black Quill awards. His short story “The Lost Herd” was retitled to Sacrifice and released as the premiere episode of the horror television series Fear Itself on NBC.

    GARY BRAUNBECK is the prolific author of 25 books, as well as nearly 250 short stories. He is a multiple Bram Stoker Award winner and as won the International Horror Guild Award. He is a past-president of the Horror Writers Association. His fiction has been translated into Japanese, French, Italian, Russian and German. www.garybraunbeck.com

    GREGORY FROST is a writer of dark fantasy, SF, Young Adult, and historical thriller fiction. He has been a finalist for every major fantasy genre award. His latest novel-length work is the YA-crossover “Shadowbridge” duology; voted “one of the four best fantasy novels of the year” by the ALA. His historical thriller, Fitcher’s Brides, was a Best Novel finalist for both World Fantasy and International Horror Guild Awards. Other Frost short stories appear in Ellen Datlow’s Supernatural Noir anthology, and in V-Wars, edited by Jonathan Maberry. He directs the fiction writing program at Swarthmore College. He is the co-founder of the Liars Club. www.gregoryfrost.com

    JACK KETCHUM is an American author. He is the recipient of four Bram Stoker Awards and three further nominations. Many of his novels have been adapted to film, including The Girl Next Door and Red. www.jackketchum.net

    JONATHAN MABERRY is a NY Times bestselling author, multiple Bram Stoker Award winner, and comic book writer for Marvel, Dark Horse and IDW. His novels include Code Zero, Rot & Ruin, Fall Of Night, Ghost Road Blues, Patient Zero, The Wolfman, and many others. Nonfiction books include Ultimate Jujutsu, The Cryptopedia, Zombie Csu, and others. Several of Jonathan’s novels are in development for movies or TV including V-Wars, Extinction Machine, Rot & Ruin and Dead of Night He’s the editor/co-author of V-Wars, a vampire-themed anthology, and is editing a series of all original X-Files anthologies. He was a featured expert on The History Channel special Zombies: A Living History. Since 1978, he’s sold more than 1200 magazine feature articles, 3000 columns, two plays, greeting cards, song lyrics, and poetry. His comics include V-Wars, Rot & Ruin, Captain America: Hail Hydra, Bad Blood, Marvel Zombies Return and Marvel Universe Vs The Avengers. He lives in Del Mar, California with his wife, Sara Jo and their dog, Rosie. www.jonathanmaberry.com

    JEFFREY J. MARIOTTE is the award-winning author of more than fifty novels, including supernatural thrillers Season of the Wolf, Missing White Girl, River Runs Red, and Cold Black Hearts, horror epic The Slab, the Dark Vengeance teen horror quartet, and others. He also writes comic books, including the long-running horror/ Western comic book series Desperadoes and original graphic novel Zombie Cop. With writing partner Marsheila Rockwell, he has published short fiction and is working on more. He has worked in virtually every aspect of the book business, as a writer, editor, marketing executive, and bookseller. He lives in southeastern Arizona. www.jeffmariotte.com

    JEFF STRAND is the four-time Bram Stoker Award nominated author of such books as Pressure, Dweller, A Bad Day For Voodoo, and Wolf Hunt. He lives in Tampa, Florida, and because he cares about your ears, he lets others do the singing where folk ballads are concerned.

    KEITH R.A. DeCANDIDO is the international, best-selling, award-winning author of more than 50 novels as well as dozens of short stories, novellas, comic books, and blog entries. His many works of fiction in media universes such as Star Trek, Supernatural, World of Warcraft, Doctor Who, Spider-Man, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Farscape, Leverage, and more won him a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers in 2009. Recent and upcoming work ranges from the Sleepy Hollow novel Children of the Revolution to the acclaimed “Precinct” series of fantasy police procedurals (Dragon Precinct, Unicorn Precinct, Goblin Precinct, Gryphon Precinct and Tales from Dragon Precinct) to the Star Trek coffee table book The Klingon Art of War to the short story collection Ragnarok & Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet (which features the protagonist of “Fish Out of Water”). He has also contributed to the anthologies Bad-Ass Faeries: It’s Elemental, More Tales of Zorro, Stargate: Far Horizons, V-Wars Volumes 1 & 3, and The X-Files: The Truth is Out There, and he’s also a regular blogger for Tor.com, doing a twice-weekly rewatch of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. www.DeCandido.net

    KELLEY ARMSTRONG is a #1 New York Times bestseller. She has published eighteen fantasy novels to date, set in the world of the Women of the Otherworld and the Darkest Powers series, also two crime novels in 2007 and 2009. www.kelleyarmstrong.com

    LISA MORTON is a screenwriter, author of non-fiction books, award-winning prose writer, and Halloween expert whose work was described by the American Library Association’s Readers’ Advisory Guide to Horror as “consistently dark, unsettling, and frightening.” Her most recent releases include the novella By Insanity of Reason (co-authored with John R. Little) and the novel Zombie Apocalypse: Washington Deceased. She lives in North Hollywood, and can be found online at www.lisamorton.com.

    MARSHEILA (MARCY) ROCKWELL is the author of The Shard Axe series, the only official novels that tie into the popular MMORPG, Dungeons & Dragons Online. She has two collections out now (Tales of Sand and Sorcery and Bridges of Longing and Other Strange Passageways), and is currently hard at work on the second book in a trilogy based on Neil Gaiman’s Lady Justice comic books. “John Barleycorn Must Die” is her second published collaboration with writing partner Jeffrey J. Mariotte. The first, “A Soul in the Hand,” can be found in the Neverland’s Library anthology from Ragnarok Publications. www.marsheilarockwell.com

    NANCY HOLDER is a New York Times bestselling author (the dark fantasy series Wicked) who has written over seventy novels, and two hundred short stories, essays, and articles, many of which have appeared in “Best of” anthologies. She has received five Bram Stoker awards and a Scribe award for her supernatural fiction, as well as a Pioneer award from Romantic Times for her young adult fiction. She also received a Special Sales Award from amazon.com. She is well known for her work on such fantasy properties as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, MTV Teen Wolf, Saving Grace, Hellboy, Hulk, Highlander, and many others. She has written two retold fairy tales for Simon and Schuster’s Once Upon a Time series, and a nursery rhyme retelling (“The Lion and the Unicorn”) for Month 9 Books. Many of her MFA students have explored dark fantasy retellings in their third semester projects. She will be the Author Guest of Honor at the 2014 World Horror Convention. www.nancyholder.com

    SEANAN McGUIRE is the New York Times Bestselling fantasy author of the October Daye series, and the InCryptid series, both published by DAW Books. She won the John W. Campbell Award in 2010, and was the first person to be nominated for the Hugo Awards five times in a single year. Seanan majored in folklore and mythology at the University of California Berkeley (go Bears!), and periodically vanishes into haunted corn mazes for days at a time. She lives in Northern California, where she writes stuff. She also writes as Mira Grant, author of the Newsflesh series, and talks about horrible things at the dinner table. www.seananmcguire.com

    SIMON GREEN was born in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England (where he still resides), in 1955. He has obtained an M.A. in Modern English and American Literature from Leicester University and he also studied history and has a combined Humanities degree. His writing career started in 1973, when he was a student in London. His first actual sale was a story titled “Manslayer,” back in 1976, but it didn’t appear till much later; Awake, Awake…. was his first sale to a professional editor in 1979. Furthermore, he sold some six or seven stories to semi-pro magazines before that market disappeared practically overnight. After years of publishers’ rejection letters, he sold an incredible seven novels in 1988, just two days after he started working at Bilbo’s bookshop in Bath (this after three and a half years of being unemployed!). This was followed in 1989 by two more, and a commission to write the bestselling novelization of the Kevin Costner film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, which has sold more than 370,000 copies. www.simonrgreen.co.uk

    NANCY KEIM COMLEY has a degree in English and a Master’s in Folklore from Western Kentucky University. She has written about and been published on diverse topics such as the death, burial and funerary rites of an African American community and a storyteller in Tennessee.