Terry Bisson is an American science fiction and fantasy author. His many novels include "Talking Man", "Fire on the Mountain", "Voyage to the Red Planet", "Pirates of the Universe", and "The Pickup Artist". His 1990 short story Bears Discover Fire won a Hugo and Nebula award, and his all-dialogue story They re Made out of Meat is one of the most widely-reprinted SF stories of the last several decades. He has also published several volumes of short fiction, including "Bears Discover Fire, and Other Stories"; "In the Upper Room, and Other Likely Stories"; and "Greetings".
Mumia Abu-Jamal is an award-winning journalist & author of two books, "Live from Death Row" & "Death Blossoms", which address prison life from a critical & spiritual perspective. In 1981 he was elected president of the Association of Black Journalists (Philadelphia chapter). His 1982 murder trial & subsequent conviction has raised considerable controversy & criticism for alleged constitutional violations & other improprieties. In spite of his almost two-decade long imprisonment on death row, Abu-Jamal has fought for his freedom & for his profession. He holds a BA from Goddard College & an MA from California State University, Dominguez Hills. His books have sold more than 100,000 copies &… have been translated into seven languages.