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  • Authors by last name A – L
    • Authors: A
      • A., Daniyal
      • Adams, Corrie
      • Adlam, Katherine
      • Ahern, Edward
      • Aislin, Amy
      • Akerman, Beverly
      • Allison, Irene
      • Amodeo, Merle
      • Appleby, Selina
      • Austin, Ray
    • Authors: B
      • BA – BI:
        • Bachmann, Beverley
        • Bagasar, Natasha
        • Baratta, Marisa
        • Barker, James
        • Barnes, Elizabeth
        • Barton, Lesley
        • Basmajian, Sally
        • Beattie, Leanne
        • Beck, Gary
        • Becoy, Ann
        • Beghin, Frank
        • Bell, Wanda
        • Benison, Glen
        • Bhattacharya, Susmita
      • BL onwards
        • Blevins, Susan P.
        • Boomer, Michelle
        • Boon, Carl
        • Borchert, Debra
        • Bourgon, Gordon Ray
        • Bowden, Jessica
        • Boyce, Nancy
        • Boyd, Denise
        • Bracken, Peggy
        • Brackley, Maggie
        • Bradbury, Lucy
        • Braham, Michelle
        • Breede, Claus
        • Breen, Mary J.
        • Bright, Jan
        • Brooks, Trina
        • Brown, Larry
          • Q & A with Larry Brown
        • Bruns, Holly
        • Bueno, Martin
        • Burchell, Suzanne
        • Burlakoff, Anne
    • Authors: C
      • Caballero, Cari
      • Cakmakci, Altug
        • Q & A with Altug Cakmakci
      • Campos, Darlene P.
      • Capitano, Michael
      • Carey, Alice
      • Carr, Steven
      • Chapman, Mary
      • Charpentier, Embe
      • Clark, Corinne
      • Clark, Nancy Kay
      • Clement, Mark
      • Clendening, Andrew
      • Clinning, Shauna
      • Cohen, Philip
      • Coleman, Nisha
      • Colori, Steve
      • Colson, Ken
      • Connell, Kathleen
      • Connelly, Brian
      • Conrad, Lee
      • Constantineau, Vera
      • Cook, Connie
      • Cook, Connie Lynn
      • Copeland, Gail
      • Crilly, Brandon
      • Cushing, Dave
    • Authors: D
      • Dalton, Jessamy
      • Das, Purabi
      • Davidson, Michele
      • Day, Holly
      • Dayley, Georgia
      • Deane, Casey
      • Del Papa, Matthew
      • Delacourt, John
      • Denison, John
      • Dick, Francine
      • Diemert, Jean Frances
      • DiLeone, Andrea
      • Dinnick, Michelle
      • Doctor, Farzana
        • Q & A with Farzana Doctor
      • Dodd, Carly
      • Donaldson, Glen
      • Doner-Coles, Dorothy
      • Donlan, John
        • Q & A with John Donlan
      • Dorward, Kira
      • Downs, C. T.
      • Dubal, Paul Michael
      • Duchesnay, Lisa
      • Dye, Kitty-Lydia
      • Dyer, Bernadette Gabay
    • Authors: E-F
      • Edson, Jerrod
      • Eickmeyer, Cameron
      • Etherington, Gayle
      • Evans, Jayne
      • Farleigh, Kim
      • Farley, Alexa
      • Ferrari, Meghan
      • Findlay, Morgan
      • Flewin, Larry
        • Q & A with Larry Flewin
      • Flowers-Forhan, Heather
      • Flynn, Laurie Elizabeth
      • Foster, Darryl
      • Franklin, NT
      • Frayne, Sharon
      • Frisch, Margery
    • Authors: G
      • Gale, Joanna
      • Garber, Janet
      • Gardiner, Laurie
      • Gardner, Ana
      • Garland, Moira
      • Gelberg, Luba
      • Giersbach, Walt
      • Giglio, Antonia
      • Gischia, Brad
      • Golas, Irene
      • Grace, Deborah
      • Green, Gila
      • Green, Robert
      • Grobbo, A. R.
      • Grutzmacher, Tim
      • Gumeny, Eirik
    • Authors: H
      • HA – HE:
        • Haldane, John
        • Hamilton, V. J.
        • Handler, Willie
        • Hanna, Beverley
        • Hansen, Gloria
          • Q & A with Gloria Hansen
        • Hanson, Tim
        • Harding, Karen
        • Harrington, Jim
        • Harrison, Alexandra Elizabeth
        • Hawley, Doug
        • Heatley, Paul
        • Hegarty, Patricia
        • Hendrix, Cathy
        • Hengsterman, R. E.
        • Herald, Don
      • The Rest of H:
        • Hillman, Linda
        • Hinzmann, Celynne
        • Holmes, Raymond
        • Horne, Sheila
        • Horowitz, Linda
        • House, Rebecca
        • Hudson, Allan
        • Huffman, A. J.
        • Humby, Phyllis L.
          • Q & A with Phyllis Humby
        • Hypponen, Maria
    • Authors: I – J
      • Imonti, Felix
      • Irvine, Holli
      • Jabrailova, Aliya
      • Jackley, Mark
      • James, Dirk
      • Jansing, Bryan
      • Jayne, Yvonne
      • Jennings, Susan A.
      • Jilani, Maryam
      • Johnson, Sophia L.
      • Joll, Michael
        • Q & A with Michael Joll
      • Jones, Charlene
      • Joseph, Shane
    • Authors: K
      • Karry, Laurel
      • Katsivo, Julia
      • Keane, James
      • Kicinski, Tony
      • Kidd, Brandon
      • Kirk, Donna
      • Knox, Trish
      • Koch, Diana
      • Korchynski, Dianne
        • Q & A with Dianne Korchynski
      • Koulack, David
      • Kovacs, Norbert
      • Kovala, Liisa
      • Krumboltz, Mike
    • Authors: L
      • Lafleche, Andrew
      • Lahn, Allie
      • Laing, Chris
      • Lalach, Geri
      • Laman, Rob
      • Lavictoire, Alec
      • Lawati, A
      • Lawson, Jason
      • Lean, Deborah
      • Leclair, Laurie
      • Leibow, Lisa L.
      • Levine, Tracey
      • Lewis, Sandra Marie
      • Ley, Roger
      • Lins, Artur
      • Lipton, DB
      • Liskey, Tom Darin
      • Lobera, Alex
      • Lomas, Jonathan
      • Londyn-Heath, Shelby
      • Louise, Amy
      • Lyons, Christine
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    • Authors: M
      • Ma – Mc
        • MacGregor, Alex
        • MacIntosh, Joan
        • Mackintosh, Louise
        • Malm, Emma
        • Mannix, Kim
        • Marttila, Melanie
        • Massey, Mel
        • Matcham, Lyanne
        • Mattila, Matt
        • Mc Ivor, Breanne
        • McAdams, Liz
        • McAuley, Joanne
        • McCrae, Susan
        • McDaniel, Cassie
        • Mcdermott, Edward
        • McFarland, Matthew W.
        • McGoldrick, Patricia
        • McHarge, Kathy
        • McKinnon, Hannah Mary
        • McWhinnie, Jill
      • Me onwards
        • Medd, Dave
        • Meharchand, Gemma
        • Menear, David
        • Michaels, Angela
        • Milburn, Michael
        • Miller, Fred
        • Minder, Tom
        • Mira, Michael
        • Miscione, John
        • Moore, Roger
        • Moores, David
        • Morgenstern, Yoko
        • Morrissey, Ted
        • Muir, Breanna
        • Mulder, Kym
        • Mullen, Erin
        • Mullins, Traci
        • Munroe, Aisha
        • Murray, Gail M.
    • Authors: N – O
      • Nande, Anushree
      • Nebelsky, Nydia
      • Neill, Chris GW
      • Newton, Keith
      • Nidd, Kathi
      • Nielsen, D. Sandy
      • Noble, Joan
      • O’Brien, Darren
      • O’Connor, Adrian
      • O’Connor, Linda
      • O’Flynn, Katharine
      • Oldridge, Matthew
      • Osman, Judy
      • Ottoni, Christine
    • Authors: P – Q
      • P. D., Beverley
      • Pagán, Michael J.
      • Papoutsis, C. J.
      • Parsons, Jacob
      • Paterson, Andrew
      • Paterson, Judith
      • Pazner, Nancy
      • Peck, Gail
      • Perrin, Carl
      • Pinch, Charles
      • Pluscec, Rashmi
      • Posner, Harry
      • Quinn, Patric
    • Authors: R
      • Raine, Kai
      • Rankin, C. A.
      • Rath, Heather
      • Rathlou, Nancy
      • Rede, Charra
      • Reed, Grant
      • Reinecke, A. A.
      • Richards, Aldous
      • Richmond, Erica
      • Robertson, D. B.
      • Robinson, Joshua C. D.
      • Rogers Flahie, June
      • Ronnow, Robert
      • Roots, Carol
      • Rosolen, Norm
      • Rozak, Donna
      • Russell, Paul Andrew
      • Ryan, Isolde
    • Authors: S
      • SA – SM:
        • Saleem, Naila
        • Santos, Aileen
        • Sarett, Carla
        • Savoie, Rachael
        • Schachter, Joyce
        • Schauber, Karen
        • Scott, Debbie
        • Sebastian, Ryan
        • Selin, Shannon
        • Siddeley, Susan
        • Sideris, Hilary
        • Sikora, Frank T.
          • Q & A with Frank
        • Simpson, Diane
        • Simpson, Henry
        • Smith Gray, Jennifer
        • Smith, Anna
        • Smith, Brenna
        • Smith, James
        • Smith, Jennifer M.
        • Smith, Nicolette Uma
      • SN Onwards
        • Shailer, K. L.
        • Soeder, J. H.
        • Somlo, Patty
        • Spazierer, Evelyne
        • Speare, Jim
        • Stansbury, Paul
        • Stanton, Steve
        • Stark, Deb
        • Steele, Melanie
        • Steer, Mary
        • Steinberg, Hermine G.
        • Stengos, Bieke
        • Stiff, Kaarina
        • Stout, Ian
        • Stryker, Joseph H.
        • Suite, Connie
        • Sullivan, Thomas
        • Swenson, Maddie
        • Sword, Catherine
          • Q & A with Catherine Sword
    • Authors: T
      • Tedoff, Benjamin
      • Thomas, Mark
      • Thompson, Dawn
      • Thompson, Ron
      • Thorne, Nancy
      • Thorpe, Catherine
      • Toews, Mitchell
      • Trost, Rosanne
      • Tsang, Phoebe
      • Tu, Andy
      • Turpitt, Elle
      • Tysdal, Daniel Scott
    • Authors: U – V
      • Upton, Christina
      • Vassel, Tres
      • Veilleux, J. P.
      • Vinall-Cox, Joan
        • Q & A with Joan Vinall-Cox
      • von Holstein-Rathlou, Patricia
    • Authors: W
      • WA – WH:
        • Wakula, Norah
          • Walsh, Mike
        • Walker, Anne F.
        • Walker, Sara
        • Wan, Lena
        • Watts, David
        • Watts, Rosemarie
        • Waye, J. D.
        • Wayne, Joyce
        • Weber, Michele
        • West, Richard
        • Wetzel, Gerhard
        • White, Miles
        • Whitfield, Clare Riley
        • Whitley, Julie
      • WI Onwards
        • Wiezorek, Jan
        • Willaert, Erika
        • Williams, Joya
        • Wilson, Dawn
        • Wilson, Marina
        • Winsor, Jeanette
        • Wise, Guinotte
        • Wolfe, Ted
        • Wood, Jane
        • Wood, Kathy
        • Woods, Christopher
        • Wright, A. Colin
        • Wright, S. F.
        • Wylie, Sal
        • Wythe, Laura
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      • Yordanou, Joanne
      • Young, Mark Victor
      • Zavitz, Ruth
      • Zhou, Jenny Qin
      • Ziemniak, Sandra
      • Zwarenstein, Carlyn
      • Zønn, Attila
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Irene Allison lives in the Pacific Northwest. Although she loves life, she seldom emerges from under the bed.

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