Susanne Pari's

novel, The Fortune Catcher, is about the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Islamic theocracy that ensued. She has written articles for several publications and is a National Public Radio commentator. Susanne is the Program Director for book group expo. She lives in Northern California where she is currently working on her next novel.

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Elaine Petrocelli

is the owner of Book Passage in Corte Madera, an independent bookstore that is reknowned for its event schedule of authors, reader events, conferences, and writing classes. Elaine has been chosen "Bookseller of the Year" by Publishers Weekly magazine, and her constantly-updated list of book recommendations is followed by readers throughout the Bay Area and the nation.

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Peter Plate

taught himself to write fiction during eight years spent squatting in abandoned buildings. He lives in San Francisco, where, at spoken word concerts and readings, he has been known to speak his novels from memory. He is the author of the new novel Soon The Rest Will Fall, One Foot Off The Gutter, Snitch Factory, Police And Thieves, Angels Of Catastrophe; and Fogtown. In 2004, Plate was named a Literary Laureate of San Francisco.

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Kim Ponders

is a former aviator with the U.S. Air Force. She writes speeches, sells organic home products, and raises children in New Hampshire. Her new novel, The Last Blue Mile, will be released in June 2007, along with the paperback edition of her first novel, The Art of Uncontrolled Flight.

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