Richard LeBlond: “Homesick for Nowhere”
RICHARD LEBLOND is a retired field biologist. His essays and photographs have appeared in many U.S. and international journals, including Montreal Review, Weber – The Contemporary West, Lowestoft Chronicle, Still Point Arts Quarterly, Concis, and Trampset. His work has been nominated for “Best American Travel Writing” and “Best of the Net.” His first book, “Homesick for Nowhere,” was published in 2023.
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Michael Stein: A Writer Who Can Save Your Life
MICHAEL STEIN, MD, is a physician, health policy researcher, and thought leader in the field of public health. He currently serves as the Chair and Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. He is also the author of twelve books of fiction and non-fiction and the Executive Editor of Public Health Post.
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Annette Insdorf: A Passion for Cinema
ANNETTE INSDORF is an internationally renowned educator, and author of several cinema-related books, including “Francois Truffaut, Indelible Shadows: Film and Holocaust,” “Philip Kaufman,” “Intimations: The Cinema of Wojciech Has,” and “Cinematic Overtures: How to Read Opening Scenes.” She is a Professor in the Graduate Film Program of Columbia’s School of the Arts and served as Director of Undergraduate Film Studies for 27 years.
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Julie K. Brown: In Pursuit of Justice
JULIE K. BROWN is an investigative journalist with the “Miami Herald,” best known for pursuing the sex trafficking story surrounding Jeffrey Epstein. She is the recipient of several awards including two George Polk Awards for Justice Reporting. Brown’s book, “Perversion of Justice,” based on her reporting on the Epstein case, was published by William Morrow and Company. The book served as the foundation for a limited series on HBO.
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Susan Orlean: Author + Staff Writer, The New Yorker
SUSAN ORLEAN is the author of 12 books, including “The Orchid Thief,” which was made into an Academy Award winning movie called “Adaptation,” starring Nicholas Cage, Chris Cooper, and Meryl Streep as Susan Orlean. Orlean is also a longtime staff writer for “The New Yorker” magazine.
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