Michelle Herman's most recent books are the novel Devotion, Like a Song: Essays, and A Girl's Guide to Life. She is also the author of two other essay collections, two earlier novels, and a novella collection. She teaches in Ohio State's MFA program and is at work on a new novel.

Scott Raab is the author of The Whore of Akron and the forthcoming You're Welcome, Cleveland. He was a writer at large for Esquire magazine for nearly twenty years.

Nick White's fiction has appeared in the Kenyon Review, Guernica, the Hopkins Review, and elsewhere. He is an assistant professor of English at Ohio State University, and his short story collection and novel are forthcoming.

Michael Kardos is the author of the novels Before He Finds Her and The Three-Day Affair, the story collection One Last Good Time, and the textbook The Art and Craft of Fiction. He is an associate professor of English and codirector of the creative writing program at Mississippi State University.

Belle Boggs