Simon Leather is professor of entomology in the Department of Crop and Environment Sciences at Harper Adams University, where he leads the newly launched Centre for Integrated Pest Management. His books include The Field Course Handbook (coauthored with Tilly Collins and Patricia Reader).

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Jackson Lears is Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of History at Rutgers University and the editor of Raritan. His books include Rebirth of a Nation: The Making of Modern America, 1877–1920; Something for Nothing: Luck in America; and Fables of Abundance: A Cultural History of Advertising in America.

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Chris Lear is the author of Sub 4:00: Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile. New Jersey's fastest high-school miler of the 1990s, Chris went on to graduate from Princeton University, where he earned all-Ivy, All-East, and All-America honors, and was a two-time cross-country captain. He currently lives in Colorado.

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An environmental historian and biographer, Linda Lear is the author of the prizewinning study Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature. A natural history enthusiast and a collector of botanical art, she and her husband tend gardens in Bethesda, Maryland, and Charleston, South Carolina.

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Jonathan Lear is John U. Nef Distinguished Service Professor in the Committee on Social Thought and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Chicago. His books include Radical Hope, Freud, and Wisdom Won from Illness.

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Jorja Leap is the author of Jumped In: What Gangs Taught Me About Violence, Drugs, Love, and Redemption. She has been a member of the UCLA faculty since 1992. A recognized expert in crisis intervention, she is the senior policy advisor on gangs and youth violence for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

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Barbara Leaming is the author of the critically acclaimed Orson Welles and the New York Times bestseller Katharine Hepburn. Her articles have appeared in Vanity Fair and The New York Times Magazine. She lives in Connecticut.

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Laurence Leamer is the bestselling author of thirteen books, including The Kennedy Women and Fantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Louisa Leaman has a degree in art history and currently writes for the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum), researching and writing about the museum's archived wedding dresses. It's the stories behind the exquisite dresses in their collection that sparked the idea for her novel The Second Chance Boutique.

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Michael Leahy is the author of Hard Lessons and When Nothing Else Matters: Michael Jordan's Last Comeback. His award-winning career has included thirteen years as a writer for the Washington Post and the Washington Post Magazine. He lives outside of Washington D.C.

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Christopher W. Leahy holds the Gerard A. Bertrand Chair of Natural History and Field Ornithology (Emeritus) at the Massachusetts Audubon Society. His books include Birds of Mongolia and The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife.

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Elhoim Leafar is a shaman, diviner, and traditional magician who is influenced by old folklore, modern pagan spirituality, and traditional Afro-Caribbean mythology. He teaches throughout New York City, making annual appearances at WitchsFest and New York Pagan Pride.

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