Nichole Van is a writer, photographer, designer, and generally disorganized crazy person. Originally from Utah, she currently lives on the coast of Scotland with three children and her husband. In her free time, she enjoys long walks along the Scottish lochs and braes. She does not, however, enjoy haggis.

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Nora Valters studied English literature and language at Oxford Brookes University before embarking on a career in marketing and copywriting. Her debut psychological thriller Her Biggest Fan was published in 2020. She enjoys exploring new places, painting, hiking, and is an avid reader.

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Maurizio Valsania is a professor of American history at the University of Turin. He is the author of Jefferson's Body: A Corporeal Biography.

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Fiona Valpy lives in France, having moved there from the U.K. in 2007. She left behind a career in marketing and public relations to explore new avenues and now teaches yoga and writes.

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Kevin Vallier is an associate professor of philosophy at Bowling Green State University. He is the author of three monographs, four edited volumes, and over forty peer-reviewed book chapters and journal articles. His books include Liberal Politics and Public Faith and Must Politics Be War?.

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Nationally bestselling author Diane Vallere writes smart, funny, and fashionable character-based mysteries. After two decades working for a top luxury retailer, she traded fashion accessories for accessories to murder.

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Jacques Vallee has long been regarded as the most respected and senior scientific investigator of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). In 1962, he began working as an astronomer at the University of Texas at Austin, where he codeveloped the first computer-based detailed map of Mars for NASA.

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Gabriel R. Valle is an associate professor of environmental studies at California State University, San Marcos. He received his PhD in anthropology from the University of Washington in 2016 and is coeditor of Mexican-Origin Foods, Foodways, and Social Movements: Decolonial Perspectives.

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Tuomas Valimaki is the head of Monetary Policy and Research at the Bank of Finland. As the Bank's chief economist, he is a member of the European Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee. During his two decades as a central banker, he has also worked as a visiting expert at the European Central Bank.

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Leslie Valiant is the T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of computer science and applied mathematics at Harvard University. Recipient of the Turing Award and the Nevanlinna Prize for his contributions to machine learning and computer science, he is the author of Probably Approximately Correct and Circuits of the Mind.

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Deborah Valenze is the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of History at Barnard College. A recipient of numerous fellowships, she has written several books on British culture and economic life. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York City.

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Laura Valentini is professor of philosophy and political theory at LMU Munich. Her work is situated in contemporary political, social, and legal philosophy. Her first book, Justice in a Globalized World: A Normative Framework, was published in 2011. In 2015, she was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize.

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