Simon & Schuster Inc.

Also guest-starring in several projects, David offers us his expertise in print, identity and book jacket design. One of David's greatest powers is to be able to visualize a masterpiece before he starts working on it. He currently works full-time designing book jackets at Simon and Schuster in New York City. Whenever David is not working, he is taking a course to further his skills in his second passion, etching, which he has a keen eye and distinctive hand for.

Katie Davies was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1978. She studied English and Drama at Warwick University and Acting at East 15. She has written for The Spectator and The Idler, and written and performed various sketches for Radio 4 comedy show, ONE. Katie is currently working on her second children's novel for Simon & Schuster, and a collection of semi-autobiographical poems for and about teenage girls, set in a comprehensive school in Northumberland, where she grew up. Katie now lives in North London with her husband, actor and comedian, Alan Davies.

Myra MacPherson is the author of three previous books, including the Vietnam War classic Long Time Passing. She was a highly regarded journalist at the Washington Post for many years, and has also written for the New York Times and numerous magazines, including Vanity Fair. She lives in Palm Desert, California, and Washington, D.C.

Dr. Albert Wu joined Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. in August 1998 as the Director of Manufacturing Technology, supervising test development, product engineering, foundry operations, and assembly engineering activities. In November 2001, he was appointed Vice President of Operations of Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Before joining Marvell, Dr. Wu served in key manufacturing technology roles in several companies, including Silicon Spice, Inc., Monolithic System Technologies, Inc. and ISSI, after leaving an R&D position at Intel Corp. Dr. Wu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University and Master of Science and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.