Editor & Publisher: William R. Hearst III
Editorial Director: Blaise Zerega
Creative Director: John Goecke
Editor at Large: Mary Melton
Books Editor: David L. Ulin
Digital Editor: Beth Spotswood
California Book Club Editor: Anita Felicelli
Senior Editor: Matt Haber
Associate Editors: Jessica Blough and Ajay Orona
Assistant Editor: Elizabeth Casillas
Art Director: Brent Hatcher
Contributing Designer: Sam Walmsley
Copy Chief: Lynn Rapoport
Copy Editors: Leilah Bernstein, Gillian Glover, Kim Gooden, Stacy Hollister, and Hane C. Lee
Editorial Operations Director: Diane Paylor
Research Director: Lydia Horne
Researchers: Aralyn Beaumont, Alessandra Bergamin, Ambrose Martos,
James Reddick, and Lily Snider
Bookstore Partnerships Manager: Eliza Gislason
Marketing Operations: Matt McDonald
Member Support Director: Amy Bonetti
Chief of Staff: Cynthia Lund
Production Team: PubWorX
Editorial Board
Terry McDonell (Chair)
Phil Bronstein (Deputy Chair)
Gustavo Arellano • Michael Bauer • Frank A. Bennack Jr. • Jeff Berg • Roger Black • Stewart Brand • Mary Lee Coffey • Shelby Coffey III • William Deverell • Adam Fisher • Bill Flemion • Karen Flemion • Stacey Hadash • Jerry Harrison • W.D. Hearst • Danny Hillis • Matt Jacobson • Barry Mazur • Grace Dane Mazur • Mark Miller • Ishmael Reed • Doug Robinson • Jennifer Saffo • Paul Saffo • Rob Schultheis • Gary Snyder • Mark Wallace • Alice Waters • Tom Zito
Our Inspiration
Jim Harrison (Honorary Chair)
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