Mac Barnett is a
New York Times bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than thirty languages. His picture books include two Caldecott Honor–winning collaborations with Jon Klassen:
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole and
Extra Yarn. Among his other popular books are
I Love You Like a Pig, illustrated by Greg Pizzoli, and
The Magic Word, illustrated by Elise Parsley. He lives in Oakland, California. You can visit him online at macbarnett.com.
SHANE HARRIS is the author of
The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State, which won the New York Public Library’s Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism and was named one of the best books of 2010 by the
Economist. Harris won the 2010 Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on National Defense. He is Senior Correspondent at the
Daily Beast, covering national security, intelligence, and cyber security. He is also an ASU fellow at New America, where he researches the future of war. Previously, he was senior writer at the
Washingtonian, and his work has appeared in the
New York Times,
Wall Street Journal,
Slate, the
Daily Beast, the
Washington Post, and numerous other publications. He has provided analysis and commentary for CNN, NPR, the BBC, and many other media organizations and radio stations.
Jean Carper is a nationally syndicated columnist and a leading authority on health and nutrition. Her columns appear in USA Weekend and King Features Syndicate.
She has authored numerous books, including the bestselling Food—Your Miracle Medicine and The Food Pharmacy.
Formerly an award-winning medical correspondent for CNN, Jean Carper lives in Washington, D.C., and Florida.
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