MARGARET ATWOOD is the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays. In addition to
The Handmaid’s Tale (now a Hulu series) and its sequel
The Testaments, her novels include
The Blind Assassin (winner of the Booker Prize),
Alias Grace (winner of the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy),
The Robber Bride, Cat’s Eye, The Penelopiad, The Heart Goes Last, and
Hag-Seed, a novel revisitation of Shakespeare’s play
The Tempest, for the Hogarth Shakespeare Project. Her latest book of short stories is
Stone Mattress: Nine Tales. She is also the author of the graphic novel
Angel Catbird (with co-creator Johnnie Christmas). Margaret Atwood lives in Toronto with writer Graeme Gibson.
The thrillers of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child "stand head and shoulders above their rivals" (Publishers Weekly). Preston and Child's Relic and The Cabinet of Curiosities were chosen by readers in a National Public Radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and Relic was made into a number‑one box office hit movie. They are coauthors of the famed Pendergast series, and their recent novels include Bloodless, The Scorpion’s Tail, Crooked River, Old Bones, and Verses for the Dead. In addition to his novels, Preston writes about archaeology for the New Yorker and Smithsonian magazines. Child is a Florida resident and former book editor who has published seven novels of his own, including such bestsellers as Full Wolf Moon and Deep Storm. Readers can sign up for The Pendergast File, a monthly "strangely entertaining note" from the authors, at their website, www.PrestonChild.com. The authors welcome visitors to their Facebook page, where they post regularly.
Shayna Small is an actress, singer, and educator based in New York, where she received her BFA in Drama from the Juilliard School. She has worked across a variety of media including theater, film and tv, music and voice-over.
