Nathan Englander

is the author of the novel, Ministry of Special Cases. His short fiction has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, The Best American Short Stories, and The O. Henry Prize Stories. Englander's story collection, For The Relief Of Unbearable Urges, earned him a PEN/Malamud Award and the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts & Letters. He lives in New York City.

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Liz Epstein,

mother of two voracious readers, is pursuing her Master of Arts degree in English Literature at San Francisco State University. She teaches English at San Quentin State prison and is a private book group facilitator.

Karen Essex

is an award-winning journalist, screenwriter, and the author of the novels Kleopatra and Pharaoh. Her new novel is Leonardo's Swans. Born in New Orleans, she now teaches writing in Los Angeles. Her books have been published in twenty languages.

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