About the Author

Amy Pastan is an independent writer, editor, and book producer. She is former acquisitions editor for art and humanities at the Smithsonian Institution Press. She lives in the metropolitan D.C. area.

Linda McKnight is the principal of her own design firm, McKnight Design, LLC. She was senior designer at the Smithsonian Institution Press from 1986 to 1999. She lives in the metropolitan D.C. area.