Karen Le Billon, a professor at the University of British Columbia, was named one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 in 2011. A Rhodes Scholar with a PhD from Oxford University, she has published five academic books and Getting to Yum, a guide and cookbook on taste training for kids. She and her family divide their time between Canada and France.

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Danielle Lazarin's short stories have won grants from New York Foundation for the Arts and the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, the Glimmer Train Family Matters Award, and Hopwood Awards. She is graduate of the writing programs of Oberlin College and the University of Michigan's Helen Zell Writers' Program.

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Alan Lazar is a platinum-selling musician who has composed music for more than thirty films and television shows.

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After his series of television interviews revealing the work being done at Area 51 in the Nevada desert, Bob Lazar was effectively blacklisted from work in any major research facility. He nurtured his inner entrepreneur and now owns a scientific supply company.

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J. Kent Layton has studied the history of the great Atlantic liners for over three decades. His books bring together, for the first time, many fabulous images, from numerous collections around the world to complement his outstanding research on the great Atlantic vessels.

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Mark C. Layton, MBA, CST, PMP, SCPM, ("Mr. Agile") is an organizational strategist and PMI certification instructor. He is the Los Angeles chair for the Agile Leadership Network and is the founder of Platinum Edge, Inc. Mark is PMP-certified and is a recipient of Stanford University's advanced project management certification.

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Kennedy Layne is the USA Today bestselling author of numerous novels, including the Keys to Love series, the Paramour Bay Cozy Paranormal Mystery series, and the Red Starr series. She lives in the Midwest with her husband, their teenage son, and a menagerie of pets. Visit her at kennedylayne.com.

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Lauren Layne is the USA Today bestselling author of more than a dozen contemporary romance novels, including the Stiletto series and the Redemption series. Prior to becoming a writer, she worked in e-commerce and web marketing. Lauren currently lives in New York with her husband and their spoiled Pomeranian.

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Tessa Layne is the USA Today bestselling author of the Heroes of Resolution Ranch series and the Cowboys of the Flint Hills series.

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Kiese Laymon is a contributing editor at Gawker.com and has written for numerous publications, including Esquire and ESPN.com. He is also the author of a collection of essays entitled How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America.

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Joseph P. Laycock is an assistant professor of religious studies at Texas State University. His work explores American religious history and new religious movements. He is also a coeditor of the journal Nova Religio.

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Laurie Laybourn-Langton is director of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, which represents over 600,000 health professionals in the UK on climate change and a senior research fellow at IPPR.

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