D. T. Max was born and raised in New York City and graduated from Harvard in 1984. He has been an editor at Washington Square Press, Houghton Mifflin, and "The New York Observer," For the past eight years, he has reported mostly for "The New York Times Magazine," His work has also appeared in the "Los Angeles Times," "The Wall Street Journal," "San Francisco Chronicle," and "Chicago Tribune," He lives outside Washington, D.C., with his wife, their two young children, and a rescued beagle named Max.

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Malcolm Hillgartner is an actor, author, playwright, and professional narrator. Under the name Jahnna N. Malcolm, he and his wife, Jahnna Beecham, have written over one hundred books for young readers; their musicals have played in theaters across America. His audiobook credits include works by Dean Koontz, Nelson Algren, and William F. Buckley Jr.