Benjamin DeMott is one of America's leading social & cultural critics. He has been awarded two Guggenheim fellowships & is the author of thirteen books. The Mellon Professor of Humanities Emeritus at Amherst College, he has been a visiting professor of American studies at Yale & MIT & holds a Ph.D. in English from Harvard. He contributes frequently to the "New York Review of Books," "Harper's Magazine," & other periodicals. He has residences in Worthington, Massachusetts & Anna Maria, Florida.
Dennis Jackson has taught writing for 35 years and serves as Director of Journalism at the University of Delaware. He has edited six books on literature and writing and served as editor for three scholarly journals. He has written extensively for books, journals, newspapers, and magazines, and works as a writing coach for various media groups.�