Peter O'Brien has written or edited seven books, including Introduction to Literature: British, American, Canadian (Harper & Row) and Cleopatra at the Breakfast Table: Why I Studied Latin With My Teenager and How I Discovered the Daughterland (Quattro). Born in New York, he attended Notre Dame, McGill, and the Banff School of Fine Arts. He has published widely on literature, art, and family life, and exhibits and publishes his artwork internationally. Harold Heft was the author of The Shape of This Dying: Remembering Alexander Bercovitch (Mosaic) and Build a Better Book Club (Macmillan Canada, written with Peter O'Brien). He published articles and reviews in The Globe and Mail, National Post, Montreal Gazette, and Tablet, and worked as a senior communications strategist for many of Canada's leading healthcare organizations. At age 51, after a diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumor, Harold died on 23 July 2015. Suzanne Heft grew up in the U.S., the Middle East, and Europe, with her head bent over a book, riveted by stories of redemption and transformation. After graduating from the University of Toronto, she became a passionate advocate for worthy charitable causes as a fundraising executive. She is the mother of two teenage sons and the wife of Harold Heft.