Loren Mayshark’s first book Death: An Exploration won the 2016 Beverly Hills Book Award in the category of Death and Dying and was selected as the honorable mention recipient for book of the year in the 2016 Foreword INDIES Awards in the category of Grief/Grieving (Adult Nonfiction).

Laura Lipari has a lot of stories to tell in addition to her wonderful children’s stories. The 102-year-old author is a retired high school teacher of Italian and French, and served as an adjunct college professor of Spanish.

Stan Skrabut is an instructional technologist, lifelong learner, and author of the new book Read to Succeed: The Power of Books to Transform Your Life and Put You on the Path to Success. He has spent his career helping people and organizations achieve improved performance. He uses informal learning, especially reading, as a way to improve himself and his teams. His interest in informal learning inspired his dissertation topic, Study of Informal Learning among University of Wyoming Extension Educators.