Home   |   About the Agency |   Biography |   Our Authors |   Submit to Us   Below please find a select list of our authors. Paul Austin Author of SOMETHING FOR THE PAIN: An Emergency Room Doctor's Story (Norton), a riveting memoir in which Austin reveals how his high-stress career of helping others leads to a struggle to save himself. [more] Michael Knox Beran Acclaimed historian and author of THE FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1971: Three Revolutionary Statesmen and the World They Made and JEFFERSON'S DEMONS (Free Press). Nancy Marie Brown Author of THE FAR TRAVELER: Voyage of a Viking Woman (Harcourt), the saga of an adventurous woman who explored America a thousand years ago and of the archaeologists who are bringing her world to life and THE ABACUS AND THE CROSS (forthcoming from Basic Books). [more] Cabinet Magazine Cabinet is a non-profit quarterly dedicated to creating a new culture of curiosity about the world and has been described by The New York Times as "voracious, omnivorous, and playful." PRESIDENTIAL DOODLES (Basic Books) was a collection they produced; the idea grew from a whimsical idea tossed out during a 2002 editorial meeting at the magazine. Marla Cilley (a.k.a. The Flylady) Author of the ever popular book SINK REFLECTIONS (Bantam) in which Cilley helps hundreds of thousands of her fans combat overwhelming household C.H.A.O.S. (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome). Taking a "baby-steps" approach, she offers little chores to do every day, to wipe out clutter and feelings of inadequacy. This was followed by the New York Times' best-selling BODY CLUTTER, which she co-authored with Leanne Ely. [more] Paul Collins Bestselling author of SIXPENCE HOUSE: Lost in a Town of Books; NOT EVEN WRONG: Adventures in Autism; THE TROUBLE WITH TOM: The Strange Afterlife and Times of Thomas Paine; and THE BOOK OF WILLIAM, about the rise of Shakespeare's first folio. Edits the Collins Library imprint of McSweeney's Books, and is a regular contributor to New Scientist and the Village Voice. Frans de Waal Named one of the most influential people by Time Magazine. One of the world's most renowned primotologists, and author of, among others, OUR INNER APE (Riverhead), a New York Times Notable Book; CHIMPANZEE POLITICS; and THE AGE OF EMPATHY: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society (Harmony). [more] Thomas de Zengotita Harper's contributor, anthropologist and social critic. Author of MEDIATED: How the Media Shapes Your World and the Way You Live in It (Bloomsbury). Katherine Ellison Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter, veteran foreign correspondent and author of THE MOMMY BRAIN: How Motherhood Makes Us Smarter (Basic Books) and BUZZ: A Mother, A Son and A Year of Paying Attention (forthcoming from Hyperion/Voice). [more] Susan Freinkel Freinkel is a science writer whose work has appeared in Discover, Reader's Digest, Smithsonian, The New York Times, Health, and Real Simple. She is the author of AMERICAN CHESTNUT: The Life, Death and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree and is currently working on a book about the world of plastics which will be published by Houghton Mifflin. [more] Leanne Ely Certified nutritionist and author of the successful SAVING DINNER series (Ballantine). Co-author with Marla Cilley of the New York Times' best-seller, BODY CLUTTER (Touchstone). [more] Avery Gilbert Sensory psychologist and author of WHAT THE NOSE KNOWS: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life (Crown), a finalist for the LA Times' Book Prize and the Royal Society Prize. [more] Adam Gollner A journalist with credits in The New York Times Magazine, Gourmet and Bon Appetit. Gollner is the author of the critically-acclaimed book THE FRUIT HUNTERS (Scribner's/Doubleday Canada), which won the McAuslan First Book Award in Canada and was a Finalist for the Mavis Gallant Prize. [more] Taras Grescoe Journalist and social critic. Author of THE DEVIL'S PICNIC: Around the World in Pursuit of Forbidden Fruit and BOTTOMFEEDER: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood (Bloomsbury/Harper Canada). BOTTOMFEEDER won Canada's 2008 Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize and the Mavis Gallant Prize. [more] Nathan Hodge A Washington, D.C.-based writer who specializes in defense and national security. He has reported from Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia and many other countries in the Middle East and the former Soviet Union. His work has appeared in Slate, the Financial Times, Foreign Policy, and many other newspapers and magazines. Co-author (with Sharon Weinberger) of A NUCLEAR FAMILY VACATION and author of the forthcoming THE ARMOURED SUBURBAN (Bloomsbury). [more] Hannah Holmes A self-described gleeful naturalist who has been nominated for the Aventis Science Prize. Author of THE WELL-DRESSED APE: A Natural History of Myself (Random House), revealing how we compare to other creatures, presenting new theories about why we behave as we do, and what we can fathom about our origins, evolution, and future on this planet. Backlist includes THE SECRET LIFE OF DUST and SUBURBAN SAFARI. [more] Scott Huler Author of DEFINING THE WIND: The Beaufort Scale and How a 19th Century Admiral Turned Science into Poetry; NO MAN'S LAND, retracing the steps of Odysseus; and ON THE GRID: A Plot of Land, an Average Neighborhood, and the Systems that Make our World Work (Rodale). Huler's essays are often heard on NPR. [more] Ruth Kassinger Author of PARADISE UNDER GLASS: An Amateur Creates a Conservatory Garden (William Morrow). Kassinger's science and health writing has also appeared in the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, National Geographic Explorer, Health magazine, Science Weekly, and other publications. James Morgan Author of the New York Times' Notable Book THE DISTANCE TO THE MOON and the critically acclaimed IF THESE WALLS HAD EARS: The Biography of a House as well as CHASING MATISSE: A Year in France Living My Dream (Free Press). [more] Jennifer Paddock One of the South's most exciting new voices in fiction, Paddock is the author of the acclaimed A SECRET WORD, which Jay McInerney called "a remarkably nuanced novel" and POINT CLEAR (Touchstone). Caroline Paul Author of the memoir FIGHTING FIRE and the historical novel EAST WIND, RAIN (William Morrow). [more] Sidney Perkowitz A Charles Howard Candler Professor of Physics at Emory University, Perkowitz is the author of HOLLYWOOD SCIENCE, DIGITAL PEOPLE, UNIVERSAL FOAM and EMPIRE OF LIGHT. [more] Stacy Perman Writer for Business Week, and author of the New York Times' best-selling IN-N-OUT BURGER: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain that Breaks All the Rules (HarperBusiness). Gary Andrew Poole Writes for the New York Times, Time, GQ, USA Today, Wired, and other periodicals. Poole graduated from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and is the author of THE GALLOPING GHOST: Red Grange, An American Football Legend (Houghton Mifflin) and a forthcoming biography of Manny Pacquiao (Da Capo Books). [more] Andrew Potter Author of THE AUTHENTICITY HOAX: How We Get Lost Finding Ourselves (Harper/McClelland Stewart) and coauthored the international bestseller THE REBEL SELL (called Nation of Rebels in the United States) with Joseph Heath. Potter is also a columnist with Maclean's magazine, Canada's premier newsweekly, and a features editor with Canadian Business magazine. Siobhan Roberts Writes for The New York Times' "Science Times," section, The Boston Globe's "Ideas" section, SEED, and others. Author of KING OF INFINITE SPACE (Walker). [more] Jeanne Safer, PhD Psychotherapist and author of DEATH BENEFITS (Basic) and THE NORMAL ONE. She has appeared frequently on television and radio, has written for O: The Oprah Magazine and More Magazine, and lectured on the inner life and growth of adults for general and professional audiences. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, the New York Times Book Review, the Wall Street Journal, and other publications. [more] Michael Schuman Asian Business Correspondent for Time Magazine. Author of THE MIRACLE: The Epic Story of Asia's Quest for Wealth (Harper Business). Nina Schuyler Literary novelist and author of THE PAINTING (Algonquin), which was named a Best Book by the San Francisco Chronicle. Brian Shawver Graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, Shawver is the author of two novels, THE CUBAN PROSPECT (Overlook) and AFTERMATH (Nan A. Talese Books/Doubleday). Amanda Smyth Literary novelist and author of LIME TREE CAN'T BEAR ORANGE, a 2009 Oprah Summer Pick (Harmony). Kevin Shay Literary novel and author of the THE END AS I KNOW IT (Doubleday). Shay's humor writing has appeared in print and online in McSweeney's, eCompany Now, Salon, Modern Humorist, and the anthology 101 Damnations. He was the online editor of McSweeney's in 2000 and 2001, and co-edited CREATED IN DARKNESS BY TROUBLED AMERICANS (Knopf), a collection of humor pieces from the site. Amy Stewart Best-selling author of WICKED PLANTS and FLOWER CONFIDENTIAL: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers (Algonquin). Backlist includes THE EARTH MOVED and FROM THE GROUND UP. Forthcoming: WICKED BUGS! [more] Amanda Eyre Ward Named one of five writers to watch. Beloved novelist and author of HOW TO BE LOST and SLEEP TOWARD HEAVEN, LOVE STORIES IN THIS TOWN and FORGIVE ME. Forthcoming in 2011: CLOSE MY EYES. [more] Sharon Weinberger A national security writer focusing on science and technology issues. She is the author of IMAGINARY WEAPONS: A Journey Through the Pentagon's Scientific Underworld (Nation Books) and co-author of A NUCLEAR FAMILY VACATION : Travels in the World of Atomic Weaponry (Bloomsbury). [more] Margaret Wertheim Science writer and the author of books on the cultural history of physics. These books include PYTHAGORAS' TROUSERS, a history of the relationship between physics and religion in Western culture, and THE PEARLY GATES OF CYBERSPACE: A History of Space from Dante to the Internet. Forthcoming from Walker: PHYSICS ON THE FRINGE: How Citizen Scientists Are Turning Physics on Its Head. David Sloan Wilson Renowned biologist and anthropologist. Author of EVOLUTION FOR EVERYONE: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives (Bantam), and DARWIN'S CATHEDRAL: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society. Terry Lecturer at Yale. 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