For as long as she can remember, Meredith Walters, author of This Animal Body, has wandered in forests looking for animals and magic and writing stories about what she found. Her life adventures have included volunteering for a nonprofit in Mexico, studying literature at UC Berkeley, getting an MBA, and working for a social enterprise

Norman Shabel is the author of eight novels, praised by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano as “terrific, fast-paced reads about the dark side of law enforcement and the judiciary.” Many of his stories are inspired by his 55-year career as a plaintiff’s attorney and prosecutor, where he witnessed injustice and oppression on a daily basis; others

Compassiviste’s Founder Ali Horriyat left the lucrative, profit-driven world of finance in 2016 to devote himself to his vision of a society where compassion, empathy, and social impact are at the heart of our actions. In 2020, he launched Compassiviste to spread this vision. Born in Dubai, he attended schools in the UAE, France and

Raymond Paul Johnson, author of Conspiracy Ignited, leads a life rivaling the most intense thriller novel. After attending New York University, he served in the United States Air Force as a combat pilot, jet instructor, and functional test pilot and with the CIA as a paramilitary pilot in Laos and Cambodia. Following his service, he

Charles Fischer is the author of The Eunuch—a darkly comic novel set in Babylon during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II. Told from the point of view of Nergal, a eunuch slave-scribe who keeps the secrets of the king’s harem, the book is a tale of depravity and love in a time of imperial decline. Charles

Isabel Reddy began her career in clinical research as a science writer. She has been a guest columnist for several newspapers, and is currently working on her MFA in Writing at Goddard College. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and German shepherd, Mac. THAT YOU REMEMBER is her first novel.