Lucy Sante is the author of Low Life, Evidence, The Factory of Facts, Kill All Your Darlings, Folk Photography, The Other Paris, Maybe the People Would Be the Times, Nineteen Reservoirs, and, most recently, I Heard Her Call My Name. Her awards include a Whiting Writers Award, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Grammy (for album notes), an Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography, and Guggenheim and Cullman Center fellowships. She recently retired after 24 years teaching writing and the history of photography at Bard College.

Helene Stapinski is the author of three memoirs, Murder in Matera, Baby Plays Around and the bestselling Five-Finger Discount: A Crooked Family History, which was made into a documentary for Public Television. Her latest book, The American Way: A True Story of Nazi Escape, Superman and Marilyn Monroe was released last year by Simon & Schuster, based on a story she wrote for The New York Times. She’s a regular contributor to the Times, where she wrote the Works in Progress column for two years. Stapinski teaches journalism at her alma mater, New York University. She has also taught creative writing at Fordham and has lectured at Columbia University, where she received her MFA in Creative Writing. Her pieces have also appeared in several other newspapers and magazines.

Stapinski has performed with The Moth spoken word series and has been a fellow at the Millay Colony for the Arts. Her books have been featured on The Today Show and National Public Radio. She’s also been a radio deejay in Alaska and a drummer in a rock band. She got her start at the Hudson Reporter in Hoboken and as a columnist for The Jersey Journal.

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