HOWARD YARUSS is an economist, professor, attorney, businessman, and activist who has taught a variety of courses on economics and business and currently teaches at New York University. Prior to teaching, he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Radian Group, one of the largest guarantors of debt in the world. Yaruss graduated from Brown University, studied at the London School of Economics, and earned a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Manhattan.

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Leslie A. Rasmussen was born and raised in Los Angeles and graduated from UCLA. She went on to write television comedies for Gerald McRaney, Burt Reynolds, Roseanne Barr, Norm McDonald, Drew Carey, The Wild Thornberrys, and Sweet Valley High. After leaving the business to raise her boys, Leslie obtained a master’s degree in nutrition and ran her own business for ten years. Leslie has been published in the Huffington Post over twenty times and speaks on panels discussing female empowerment. She’s a member of the Writers Guild of America, Women in Film, and the UCLA Alumni Association. Her debut novel, After Happily Ever After, has won over fifteen awards, and her second novel, The Stories We Cannot Tell, has won eleven awards. Leslie’s newest novel, When People Leave, was released in May 2025. She has appeared in numerous media outlets and been interviewed by the likes of NPR and XM Radio.

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Jill G. Hall is author of the award-winning Anne McFarland Series about women searching for their place in the world connected by vintage finds. The Black Velvet Coat, The Silver Shoes, and The Green Lace Corset are bestselling book club favorites. Hall’s poems and personal narratives have appeared in a variety of publications and on her blog Creativity, the art of practicing a creative lifestyle.

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