ROBERT STONE (1937-2015) was the acclaimed author of eight novels and two story collections, including Dog Soldiers, winner of the National Book Award, and Bear and His Daughter, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His memoir, Prime Green, was published in 2007.
MADISON SMARTT BELLis the author of thirteen novels, including All Soul's Rising, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award, and two short story collections.
In 2008, he received the Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is currently a professor of English at Goucher College and lives in Baltimore, Maryland.