Terry Tempest Williams is the author of 14 books, including Refuge, Leap, The Open Space of Democracy, and, most recently, Finding Beauty in a Broken World.
Thor Hanson is a conservation biologist and author of The Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years in Uganda (1500 Books, 2008) and Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle (Basic Books, 2011). He lives with his wife and son on an island off the coast of Washington State.
Tim Flach is an acclaimed photographer best known for the originality that he brings to capturing animal behavior and characteristics. Flach's previous books with Abrams are Equus and Dogs.
Tim Flannery is a writer, scientist, and explorer. His books include Here on Earth and The Weather Makers, which has been translated into more than 20 languages.
Wayne Mones has been an avid birder since childhood, and leads bird walks. He has written about birding optics for Better View Desired, Bird Watcher’s Digest, and on The Perch, the Audubonmagazine blog.