BOOC: Authors

Genres: Christian, Fantasy, Inspirational, Short Stories, Spirituality

Areas of Expertise: Dramatic Readings of Her Short Stories for Children and Adult Book Signings.

Bio: Barbara's lively readings from her treasure trove of tales delights, enlightens and stimulates her audiences of all ages to take action towards higher goals. This wise woman elder of our global tribe shares the realm of "Loveness" as colorfully as the illustrations in her books. Profits go to Project C.U.R.E.

Genres: History

Areas of Expertise: Oral History, Anthropology, Japanese American Internment

Bio: Dr. Gwenn M. Jensen is an oral historian and anthropologist who works with individuals and organizations to preserve their life histories. She is co-author (with Naomi Hirahara) of Silent Scars of Healing Hands: Oral Histories of Japanese American Doctors in World War II Detention Camps.

Genres: Children's Picture Books, Middle Grade/YA Non-Fiction, Bilingual

Areas of Expertise: Bilingual, History

Bio: A bilingual, poetic story of the mysterious Lines of Nazca as discovered by Maria Reiche while flying over the desert of Peru in the 1940s. Full color illustrations of authentic geoglyphs. Comes with a mini audio CD. Good for learning to read in English, Spanish, or both.

Pseudonyms: Tinisha Johnson

Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Essays, Ethnic, How-To, Mystery, Poetry, Politics, Self-Help, Short Stories, Thriller, Suspense

Areas of Expertise: African American Writers

Bio: Tinisha Nicole Johnson lives in Denver, Colorado. She's an author, writer and poet. Tinisha writes mysteries and contemporary. She's written Searchable Whereabouts, a mystery novel and Somebody Prayed For Me, an inspirationl short-story collection. She's also written several articles and poems.

Genres: Children's Picture Books, Ethnic, Middle Grade/YA Fiction

Areas of Expertise: 2007 Winner of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award

Bio: Traci L. Jones is a native Coloradoan. In her debut novel, Standing Against the Wind, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, she presents a girl with grit she never knew she had, and a boy so inspired by her that he begins to take pride in his own abilities. She lives with her husband and children in Denver, Colorado.