Samira Ahmed is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of young adult novels, middle grade fantasy, and short stories. She has taught high school English in both the suburbs of Chicago and New York City, worked in education non-profits, and spent time on the road for political campaigns.

See Full Bio

Leila Ahmed is Victor S. Thomas Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School. Her book, A Quiet Revolution: The Veil's Resurgence, from the Middle East to America, won the Grawemeyer Award in Religion for 2012.

See Full Bio

Talitha Amadea Aho is a pastor at Montclair Presbyterian Church in Oakland, California, where she is responsible for children's and youth programming. She has been in ministry to the young since she was old enough to qualify as a chaperone at PC(USA) camps and churches. She holds an MDiv and an MA in biblical studies.

See Full Bio

Born into a Cuban family who practiced Santeria, Palo, and Brujeria, Miss Aida has always been surrounded by the practice of magic. She is a natural-born medium and a Hoodoo practitioner, and has received many initiations in Santeria and Palo. Visit her at missaida.com.

See Full Bio

New York Times bestselling author G. A. Aiken lives on the West Coast and is the creator of the Dragon Kin series. When she's not writing about sexy dragons, she's writing about sexy wolves, lions, tigers, and other fang-filled predators under the name Shelly Laurenston. Visit her at gaaiken.com.

See Full Bio

Chris Aiken, MD, is the director of the Mood Treatment Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and an instructor at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He is active in medical research and has published on the treatment and diagnosis of mood disorders.

See Full Bio

Traude Ailinger is the author of the Edinburgh Murders series.

See Full Bio

Alison Aimes is the award-winning author of the sizzling contemporary romance Billionaire Blackmail as well as the sexy sci-fi romance series The Condemned. A romance genre fanatic with a PhD in modern history, she's now creating her own stories full of intrigue and passion, but always with a happy-ever-after ending.

See Full Bio

Don Aines is the son of a WWII veteran and career US Army officer, as well as a self-proclaimed World War II buff. He covers Washington County Circuit and District Courts for Herald-Mail Media. Aines resides in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

See Full Bio

Arthur Ainsberg is an author and financial industry veteran whose successful battle with Hodgkin's disease sparked his interest in medical history.

See Full Bio

Lisa Airey has worked in the wine industry for twenty years, the most recent eight in education with the Society of Wine Educators and the French Wine Society. In these roles, she has authored and/or edited wine study manuals and developed or expanded certification programs for the wine trade.

See Full Bio

Lee Airton, PhD, is assistant professor of gender and sexuality studies in education at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. They founded TheyIsMyPronoun.com, a blog on gender-neutral pronoun usage and user support, in 2012 and the No Big Deal Campaign (NBDCampaign.ca) in 2016. Learn more at LeeAirton.com.

See Full Bio