—Desiree Cooper, author of KNOW THE MOTHER

—Christine Maul Rice, author of SWARM THEORY

—Bill Wolfe

—Caleb Cage, author of DESERT MEMENTOS

—Roxana Robinson, author of SPARTA

—Helen Benedict, author of WOLF SEASON and THE LONELY SOLDIER

—Rita Dragonette, author of THE FOURTEENTH OF SEPTEMBER

—Jack Segal, former senior US diplomat and former chief political advisor to NATO forces in Afghanistan from 2001-2011

—Hypertext Magazine

—Matt Peiken for NPR Regional Spotlight