Jennifer Van Wyk started her writing career with From the Ground Up. Jennifer makes her home in small-town Iowa with her high school sweetheart, three beautiful, hilarious, and amazing kids, and one crazy Jack Russell terrier.

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Jeff VanVonderen is an internationally known speaker on addictions, church, and family wellness. He has worked as a counselor in both residential and outpatient treatment settings, as well as in the religious community, taught at the college level, and is the author of several books.

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Johanna van Veen grew up in the Netherlands. She received an MA in English literature with a specialization in early modern literature, as well as an MA Book and Digital Media with a specialization in early modern book history. She enjoys spending time with her girlfriend, her sisters, and her dog.

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Greta Van Susteren is the host of MSNBC's For the Record, which airs daily at six p.m. She was previously an anchor on Fox News and has been named one of Forbes's 100 Most Powerful Women in the World for the past six years. She lives in Washington, D.C.

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Brent van Staalduinen is the author of the novel Saints, Unexpected. He is the winner of the Bristol Short Story Prize, Fiddlehead's Best Short Fiction Award, and the Lush Triumphant Literary Award. Brent lives in Hamilton, Ontario.

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Mariska van Sprundel is a freelance science journalist who has written for Runner's World and other publications. The creator of the Rational Runner, a blog about science and running, she is a running instructor for recreational runners at a Utrecht athletics club.

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Keith Van Sickle is a technology industry veteran and lifelong traveler who got his first taste of overseas life while studying in England during college. He now splits his time between Silicon Valley and Provence, delving ever deeper into what makes France so endlessly fascinating. Visit him at keithvansickle.com.

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Climber, tattoo-enthusiast, peanut-butter addict, and loyal shibe-minion, Xan van Rooyen is a genderqueer, non-binary storyteller from South Africa, currently living in Finland, where the heavy metal is soothing and the cold, dark forests inspiring.

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David Van Reybrouck is the internationally bestselling author of Congo, which was a finalist for the Cundill Prize for History, and an acclaimed playwright. He holds a doctorate from Leiden University and has taught at Bard College. He lives in Brussels, Belgium.

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Ruth E. Van Reken, herself an adult TCK and a parent and grandparent of TCKs, is the author of one of the first books written about the TCK experience, Letters Never Sent.

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James Van Praagh is a world-famous medium and the author of the New York Times bestseller Talking to Heaven.

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Scott Van Pelt is the associate director of the Wharton Graduate Communication Program at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is also a lecturer.

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