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Authors of the Week

Ann Hood

Ann Hood is the author of the bestselling novels, Somewhere off the Coast of Maine (1998), The Red Thread (2010), and The Knitting Circle (2007). Her memoir, Comfort: A Journey Through Grief (2008), is a New York Times Editor’s Choice and chosen as one of the top ten non-fiction books of 2008 by Entertainment Weekly. She won two Pushcart Prizes, as well as writing awards for food, travel, and spirituality.

Robert Rotstein

Robert Rotstein grew up in Culver City, California, then the location of the famed MGM Studios and so the true “Hollywood.” He earned an undergraduate degree from UCLA and graduated from the UCLA School of Law. Over the course of his career, Robert has handled lawsuits on behalf of Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Lionel Ritchie, John Sayles, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, James Cameron, and all the major motion picture studios, among others.

Marlo Thomas

Marlo Thomas is an actress, author, and activist whose body of work has continued to impact American entertainment and culture for the past half-century. She has been honored with four Emmy Awards, the Peabody, a Golden Globe, and a Grammy, and has been inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Marlo is also the recipient of the CLIO Honorary Healthcare Award, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the NAACP Pathway to Excellence Award, the Helen Caldicott Award for Nuclear Disarmament, and the National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award.

Sarah Jio

Sarah Jio is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of The Last Camellia (2013), Blackberry Winter (2012), The Bungalow (2011), and The Violets of March (2011), which was named a Library Journal Best Book for that year. Upcoming novels include Morning Glory (November 2013) and Goodnight June (summer 2014).

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