Don Winslow made an early living by guiding photo safaris in Kenya and hiking expeditions in China, directing Shakespeare productions in England, managing a movie theater, and working as a private eye and a trial consultant. After publishing his first novels, he branched into television and film with his friend Shane Salerno. Together they wrote UC/Undercover and collaborated on the screenplay of his novel, Savages, made into a feature film by Oliver Stone. The Death and Life of Bobby Z was made into a film, too.
Winslow is the international bestselling author of 25 award-winning, international bestsellers. Many are destined for the small and big screen, including his epic Cartel trilogy, The Winter of Frankie Machine, Satori, City on Fire, City of Dreams, City in Ruins, the Boone Daniels series, and Working Title (“Crime 101”). He recently wrote a series of award-winning short stories for Audible narrated by Ed Harris. Winslow has also published short stories and columns in Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Times Esquire and many others. He lives in California with his wife of 31 years.
Doug Stanton is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of In Harm’s Way, 12 Strong—originally titled Horse Soldiers—and The Odyssey of Echo Company. His writing has appeared in Esquire, The New York Times, TIME, the Washington Post, and other national publications. He has appeared on the Today Show, Morning Joe, and other major media outlets to talk about his work. In 2018, Stanton’s book was made into a movie, 12 Strong, produced by Bruckheimer Films and starring Chris Hemsworth.
Horse Soldiers was also named a 2009 “Notable Book” by the New York Times, and chosen as a “Best Book Of 2009” by Publishers Weekly, Christian Science Monitor, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com. Stanton attended Interlochen Arts Academy, Hampshire College, and received an MFA from the Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa. He created the National Writers Series in 2009 with his wife, Anne, and attorney Grant Parsons. He and Anne have three children and live in Traverse City.
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