Simon Blackburn is a professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge. He was Edna J. Doury Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, and from 1969 to 1990 was a Fellow and Tutor at Pembroke College, Oxford. He is the author of the bestselling Think and Being Good, among other books.

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Lynn H. Blackburn is the author of Beneath the Surface, Hidden Legacy, and Covert Justice, winner of the 2016 Selah Award for Mystery and Suspense and the 2016 Carol Award for Short Novel. She lives in Simpsonville, South Carolina, with her true love, Brian, and their three children.

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Olivia Blacke (she/her), author of the Record Shop Mysteries and Brooklyn Murder Mysteries, finally found a way to put her criminology degree to good use by writing quirky, unconventional, character-driven cozy mysteries.

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R. J. M. Blackett is a historian of the abolitionist movement whose books include The Captive's Quest for Freedom: Fugitive Slaves, the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, and the Politics of Slavery and Making Freedom. He is Andrew Jackson Professor of History emeritus at Vanderbilt University.

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Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone) is the Howard R. Lamar Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, where he is the faculty coordinator for the Yale Group for the Study of Native America. He is the author of Violence over the Land: Indians and Empires in the Early American West.

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Sharon Blackie is an award-winning writer of fiction and nonfiction, and a psychologist who has specialized in neuroscience, narrative, mythology, and Celtic studies. Her unique approach to working with myth, fairy tales, and folklore highlights the insights these traditions can offer us for authentic ways of being.

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Howland Blackiston has been a backyard beekeeper since 1984. The author of Building Beehives For Dummies and Beekeeping For Dummies, he has appeared on dozens of television and radio programs, including the Discovery Channel, CNBC, CNN, and NPR.

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Jimmy Blackmon is a retired army colonel, author, and speaker. He spent thirty years leading soldiers in the US Army, including six operational deployments: two tours in the Balkans, two tours in Iraq, and two tours in Afghanistan.

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Stephen Blackmoore is the author of the noir/urban fantasy Eric Carter series, about a necromancer in modern-day Los Angeles. He has also written tie-in novels for television and video games, and has worked as a key writer and creative director for table-top role-playing games. He can be found at stephenblackmoore.com.

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Susan Blackmore is a psychologist, TED lecturer, and writer researching consciousness, memes, meditation, and anomalous experiences, and is visiting professor in psychology at the University of Plymouth. Her books include The Meme Machine, Zen and the Art of Consciousness, and Seeing Myself.

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Pete Blackshaw is executive vice president of strategic services at Nielsen Online and the author of ConsumerGeneratedMedia.com, which has been named one of the top 100 marketing blogs by Advertising Age magazine.

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